Myanmar vs Somalia: Political corruption index

Myanmar
0.859
in 2025
Somalia
0.87
in 2025
Myanmar rank
17th
Somalia rank
16th

Political corruption index over time

  • Myanmar
  • Somalia
0.20.40.60.81178919072025

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.87 against 0.859 in Myanmar, a difference of 0.011.

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

Myanmar ranks 17th and Somalia ranks 16th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Somalia Difference Ahead
1900s 0.348 0.2954 0.0526 Myanmar
1910s 0.348 0.287 0.061 Myanmar
1920s 0.3305 0.2894 0.0411 Myanmar
1930s 0.331 0.295 0.036 Myanmar
1940s 0.3618 0.2918 0.07 Myanmar
1950s 0.4159 0.292 0.1239 Myanmar
1960s 0.7138 0.4617 0.2521 Myanmar
1970s 0.816 0.5151 0.3009 Myanmar
1980s 0.8352 0.643 0.1922 Myanmar
1990s 0.878 0.8935 0.0155 Somalia
2000s 0.878 0.9438 0.0658 Somalia
2010s 0.5626 0.9298 0.3672 Somalia
2020s 0.7275 0.8913 0.1638 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political corruption index, Myanmar or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.87 against 0.859 in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in political corruption index between Myanmar and Somalia?
0.011, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Somalia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Myanmar and Somalia rank globally for political corruption index?
Myanmar ranks 17th 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