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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Zimbabwe: Public Sector Corruption Index

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.844
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.857
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
26th
Zimbabwe rank
25th

Public Sector Corruption Index over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Zimbabwe
0.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.857 against 0.844 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.013.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 26th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th of 176 countries.

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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

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).