Madagascar vs Myanmar: Political Corruption Index

Madagascar
0.882
in 2025
Myanmar
0.859
in 2025
Madagascar rank
14th
Myanmar rank
17th

Political Corruption Index over time

  • Madagascar
  • Myanmar
0.20.40.60.81178919072025

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.882 against 0.859 in Myanmar, a difference of 0.023.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 209 shared years of data; in 1817 it was Myanmar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 14th and Myanmar ranks 17th of 176 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 6 and Myanmar in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Myanmar Difference Ahead
1810s 0.436 0.759 0.323 Myanmar
1820s 0.4731 0.759 0.2859 Myanmar
1830s 0.662 0.759 0.097 Myanmar
1840s 0.662 0.759 0.097 Myanmar
1850s 0.662 0.759 0.097 Myanmar
1860s 0.7192 0.713 0.0062 Madagascar
1870s 0.829 0.644 0.185 Madagascar
1880s 0.829 0.5299 0.2991 Madagascar
1890s 0.6776 0.348 0.3296 Madagascar
1900s 0.2286 0.348 0.1194 Myanmar
1910s 0.215 0.348 0.133 Myanmar
1920s 0.1961 0.3305 0.1344 Myanmar
1930s 0.194 0.331 0.137 Myanmar
1940s 0.2008 0.3618 0.161 Myanmar
1950s 0.2299 0.4159 0.186 Myanmar
1960s 0.6342 0.7138 0.0796 Myanmar
1970s 0.6362 0.816 0.1798 Myanmar
1980s 0.7392 0.8352 0.096 Myanmar
1990s 0.7486 0.878 0.1294 Myanmar
2000s 0.7684 0.878 0.1096 Myanmar
2010s 0.8757 0.5626 0.3131 Madagascar
2020s 0.8828 0.7275 0.1553 Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political corruption index, Madagascar or Myanmar?
Madagascar, at 0.882 against 0.859 in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in political corruption index between Madagascar and Myanmar?
0.023, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Myanmar?
209 years are reported by both, from 1817 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Myanmar rank globally for political corruption index?
Madagascar ranks 14th and Myanmar ranks 17th 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.