Equatorial Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Political Corruption Index

Equatorial Guinea
0.858
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.852
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
18th
Zimbabwe rank
20th

Political Corruption Index over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Zimbabwe
0.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.858 against 0.852 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 20th of 176 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1900s 0.545 0.189 0.356 Equatorial Guinea
1910s 0.545 0.189 0.356 Equatorial Guinea
1920s 0.545 0.1857 0.3593 Equatorial Guinea
1930s 0.545 0.183 0.362 Equatorial Guinea
1940s 0.545 0.183 0.362 Equatorial Guinea
1950s 0.476 0.183 0.293 Equatorial Guinea
1960s 0.5327 0.2085 0.3242 Equatorial Guinea
1970s 0.9133 0.234 0.6793 Equatorial Guinea
1980s 0.8662 0.466 0.4002 Equatorial Guinea
1990s 0.853 0.534 0.319 Equatorial Guinea
2000s 0.8495 0.8027 0.0468 Equatorial Guinea
2010s 0.855 0.7642 0.0908 Equatorial Guinea
2020s 0.8538 0.831 0.0228 Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political corruption index, Equatorial Guinea or Zimbabwe?
Equatorial Guinea, at 0.858 against 0.852 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
What is the difference in political corruption index between Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe?
0.006, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for political corruption index?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 20th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – 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

Indicator
Political Corruption Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 25,295 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.