El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea: Political Corruption Index
El Salvador
0.682
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.684
in 2025
El Salvador rank
60th
Papua New Guinea rank
58th
Political Corruption Index over time
- El Salvador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.684 against 0.682 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 60th and Papua New Guinea ranks 58th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 11 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.815 | 0.553 | 0.262 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.815 | 0.553 | 0.262 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.824 | 0.553 | 0.271 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.8644 | 0.553 | 0.3114 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.866 | 0.553 | 0.313 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.858 | 0.6502 | 0.2078 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.8506 | 0.661 | 0.1896 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.8599 | 0.6315 | 0.2284 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.7966 | 0.612 | 0.1846 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.7452 | 0.612 | 0.1332 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.7323 | 0.612 | 0.1203 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.6436 | 0.6723 | 0.0287 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.6988 | 0.7048 | 0.006 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political corruption index, El Salvador or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.684 against 0.682 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political corruption index between El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.002, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for political corruption index?
- El Salvador ranks 60th and Papua New Guinea ranks 58th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Corruption Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.