What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Central African Republic and Tajikistan?

0.005, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Tajikistan?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Central African Republic vs Tajikistan: Public Sector Corruption Index

Central African Republic

0.872

in 2025

Tajikistan

0.867

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

18th

Tajikistan rank

20th

Public Sector Corruption Index over time

Central African Republic
Tajikistan

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 0.872 against 0.867 in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 18th and Tajikistan ranks 20th of 176 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Tajikistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.8302	0.8204	0.0098	Central African Republic
2000s	0.8458	0.8939	0.0481	Tajikistan
2010s	0.8433	0.9066	0.0633	Tajikistan
2020s	0.8665	0.8702	0.0037	Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector corruption index, Central African Republic or Tajikistan?: Central African Republic, at 0.872 against 0.867 in Tajikistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Central African Republic and Tajikistan?: 0.005, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Tajikistan?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Tajikistan rank globally for public sector corruption index?: Central African Republic ranks 18th and Tajikistan ranks 20th 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).