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