Which has higher public sector corruption index, Burundi or Guinea-Bissau?

Guinea-Bissau, at 0.877 against 0.874 in Burundi as of 2025.

What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Burundi and Guinea-Bissau?

0.003, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Guinea-Bissau?

110 years are reported by both, from 1916 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.

Burundi vs Guinea-Bissau: Public Sector Corruption Index

Burundi

0.874

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau

0.877

in 2025

Burundi rank

16th

Guinea-Bissau rank

15th

Public Sector Corruption Index over time

Burundi
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.877 against 0.874 in Burundi, a difference of 0.003.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Burundi ranks 16th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.246	0.327	0.081	Guinea-Bissau
1920s	0.246	0.327	0.081	Guinea-Bissau
1930s	0.246	0.327	0.081	Guinea-Bissau
1940s	0.246	0.327	0.081	Guinea-Bissau
1950s	0.246	0.327	0.081	Guinea-Bissau
1960s	0.2801	0.327	0.0469	Guinea-Bissau
1970s	0.2456	0.565	0.3194	Guinea-Bissau
1980s	0.185	0.7961	0.6111	Guinea-Bissau
1990s	0.2979	0.87	0.5721	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	0.5883	0.9135	0.3252	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	0.9195	0.8827	0.0368	Burundi
2020s	0.8162	0.8777	0.0615	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector corruption index, Burundi or Guinea-Bissau?: Guinea-Bissau, at 0.877 against 0.874 in Burundi as of 2025.
What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Burundi and Guinea-Bissau?: 0.003, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Guinea-Bissau?: 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
How do Burundi and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for public sector corruption index?: Burundi ranks 16th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th 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).