Which has higher public sector corruption index, Afghanistan or Cuba?

Afghanistan, at 0.881 against 0.873 in Cuba as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Cuba?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Public Sector Corruption Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Cuba: Public Sector Corruption Index

Afghanistan

0.881

in 2025

Cuba

0.873

in 2025

Afghanistan rank

14th

Cuba rank

17th

Public Sector Corruption Index over time

Afghanistan
Cuba

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.881 against 0.873 in Cuba, a difference of 0.008.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Cuba ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 14th and Cuba ranks 17th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Cuba in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Cuba	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.17	0.56	0.39	Cuba
1790s	0.17	0.56	0.39	Cuba
1800s	0.17	0.56	0.39	Cuba
1810s	0.17	0.56	0.39	Cuba
1820s	0.17	0.56	0.39	Cuba
1830s	0.17	0.56	0.39	Cuba
1840s	0.17	0.56	0.39	Cuba
1850s	0.17	0.56	0.39	Cuba
1860s	0.17	0.56	0.39	Cuba
1870s	0.17	0.56	0.39	Cuba
1880s	0.396	0.56	0.164	Cuba
1890s	0.396	0.5682	0.1722	Cuba
1900s	0.428	0.5675	0.1395	Cuba
1910s	0.4388	0.5776	0.1388	Cuba
1920s	0.45	0.565	0.115	Cuba
1930s	0.45	0.669	0.219	Cuba
1940s	0.45	0.5808	0.1308	Cuba
1950s	0.45	0.7155	0.2655	Cuba
1960s	0.45	0.635	0.185	Cuba
1970s	0.501	0.635	0.134	Cuba
1980s	0.555	0.635	0.08	Cuba
1990s	0.7112	0.8198	0.1086	Cuba
2000s	0.8787	0.866	0.0127	Afghanistan
2010s	0.8966	0.8715	0.0251	Afghanistan
2020s	0.6795	0.873	0.1935	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector corruption index, Afghanistan or Cuba?: Afghanistan, at 0.881 against 0.873 in Cuba as of 2025.
What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Afghanistan and Cuba?: 0.008, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Cuba?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Cuba rank globally for public sector corruption index?: Afghanistan ranks 14th and Cuba ranks 17th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Public Sector 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: Public Sector Corruption Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 25,541 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which public sector employees engage in bribery and theft. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (highly corrupt).