Equatorial Guinea vs Somalia: Political corruption index

Equatorial Guinea
0.858
in 2025
Somalia
0.87
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
18th
Somalia rank
16th

Political corruption index over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Somalia
0.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.87 against 0.858 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 18th and Somalia ranks 16th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 9 and Somalia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Somalia Difference Ahead
1900s 0.545 0.2954 0.2496 Equatorial Guinea
1910s 0.545 0.287 0.258 Equatorial Guinea
1920s 0.545 0.2894 0.2556 Equatorial Guinea
1930s 0.545 0.295 0.25 Equatorial Guinea
1940s 0.545 0.2918 0.2532 Equatorial Guinea
1950s 0.476 0.292 0.184 Equatorial Guinea
1960s 0.5327 0.4617 0.071 Equatorial Guinea
1970s 0.9133 0.5151 0.3982 Equatorial Guinea
1980s 0.8662 0.643 0.2232 Equatorial Guinea
1990s 0.853 0.8935 0.0405 Somalia
2000s 0.8495 0.9438 0.0943 Somalia
2010s 0.855 0.9298 0.0748 Somalia
2020s 0.8538 0.8913 0.0375 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political corruption index, Equatorial Guinea or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.87 against 0.858 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in political corruption index between Equatorial Guinea and Somalia?
0.012, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Somalia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Somalia rank globally for political corruption index?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 18th and Somalia ranks 16th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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

Indicator
Political corruption index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 25,295 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed