Which has higher public sector corruption index, Afghanistan or Equatorial Guinea?

Equatorial Guinea, at 0.9 against 0.881 in Afghanistan as of 2025.

What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea?

0.019, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

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

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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 Equatorial Guinea: Public Sector Corruption Index

Afghanistan

0.881

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea

0.9

in 2025

Afghanistan rank

14th

Equatorial Guinea rank

11th

Public Sector Corruption Index over time

Afghanistan
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.9 against 0.881 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.019.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 14th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 11th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 9 and Equatorial Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.428	0.384	0.044	Afghanistan
1910s	0.4388	0.384	0.0548	Afghanistan
1920s	0.45	0.384	0.066	Afghanistan
1930s	0.45	0.384	0.066	Afghanistan
1940s	0.45	0.384	0.066	Afghanistan
1950s	0.45	0.384	0.066	Afghanistan
1960s	0.45	0.4136	0.0364	Afghanistan
1970s	0.501	0.7812	0.2802	Equatorial Guinea
1980s	0.555	0.841	0.286	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	0.7112	0.841	0.1298	Equatorial Guinea
2000s	0.8787	0.825	0.0537	Afghanistan
2010s	0.8966	0.809	0.0876	Afghanistan
2020s	0.6795	0.8242	0.1447	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector corruption index, Afghanistan or Equatorial Guinea?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.9 against 0.881 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea?: 0.019, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for public sector corruption index?: Afghanistan ranks 14th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 11th 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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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: 30 October 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).