Congo vs Malawi: Public Sector Corruption Index

Congo

0.684

in 2025

Malawi

0.686

in 2025

Congo rank

56th

Malawi rank

54th

Public Sector Corruption Index over time

Congo
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.686 against 0.684 in Congo, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 56th and Malawi ranks 54th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Public Sector Corruption Index in Congo
Public Sector Corruption Index in Malawi
Full country ranking

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).