Liberia vs Madagascar: Political corruption index

Liberia
0.877
in 2025
Madagascar
0.882
in 2025
Liberia rank
15th
Madagascar rank
14th

Political corruption index over time

  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
0.20.40.60.81181719212025

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.882 against 0.877 in Liberia, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 178 shared years of data; in 1848 it was Madagascar ahead.

Liberia ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 14th of 176 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 11 and Madagascar in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Madagascar Difference Ahead
1840s 0.419 0.662 0.243 Madagascar
1850s 0.419 0.662 0.243 Madagascar
1860s 0.4438 0.7192 0.2754 Madagascar
1870s 0.632 0.829 0.197 Madagascar
1880s 0.617 0.829 0.212 Madagascar
1890s 0.617 0.6776 0.0606 Madagascar
1900s 0.617 0.2286 0.3884 Liberia
1910s 0.617 0.215 0.402 Liberia
1920s 0.617 0.1961 0.4209 Liberia
1930s 0.629 0.194 0.435 Liberia
1940s 0.6884 0.2008 0.4876 Liberia
1950s 0.728 0.2299 0.4981 Liberia
1960s 0.728 0.6342 0.0938 Liberia
1970s 0.7217 0.6362 0.0855 Liberia
1980s 0.8698 0.7392 0.1306 Liberia
1990s 0.8672 0.7486 0.1186 Liberia
2000s 0.8729 0.7684 0.1045 Liberia
2010s 0.8538 0.8757 0.0219 Madagascar
2020s 0.8708 0.8828 0.012 Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political corruption index, Liberia or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 0.882 against 0.877 in Liberia as of 2025.
What is the difference in political corruption index between Liberia and Madagascar?
0.005, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Madagascar?
178 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2025.
How do Liberia and Madagascar rank globally for political corruption index?
Liberia ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 14th 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