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

Guinea-Bissau, at 0.877 against 0.873 in Cuba as of 2025.

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

0.004, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

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

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.

Cuba vs Guinea-Bissau: Public Sector Corruption Index

Cuba

0.873

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau

0.877

in 2025

Cuba rank

17th

Guinea-Bissau rank

15th

Public Sector Corruption Index over time

Cuba
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.877 against 0.873 in Cuba, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 17th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 8 and Guinea-Bissau in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.5675	0.327	0.2405	Cuba
1910s	0.5776	0.327	0.2506	Cuba
1920s	0.565	0.327	0.238	Cuba
1930s	0.669	0.327	0.342	Cuba
1940s	0.5808	0.327	0.2538	Cuba
1950s	0.7155	0.327	0.3885	Cuba
1960s	0.635	0.327	0.308	Cuba
1970s	0.635	0.565	0.07	Cuba
1980s	0.635	0.7961	0.1611	Guinea-Bissau
1990s	0.8198	0.87	0.0502	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	0.866	0.9135	0.0475	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	0.8715	0.8827	0.0112	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	0.873	0.8777	0.0047	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector corruption index, Cuba or Guinea-Bissau?: Guinea-Bissau, at 0.877 against 0.873 in Cuba as of 2025.
What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Cuba and Guinea-Bissau?: 0.004, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Guinea-Bissau?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cuba and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for public sector corruption index?: Cuba ranks 17th 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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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).