Egypt vs North Korea: Public Sector Corruption Index
Egypt
0.792
in 2025
North Korea
0.808
in 2025
Egypt rank
34th
North Korea rank
31st
Public Sector Corruption Index over time
- Egypt
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.808 against 0.792 in Egypt, a difference of 0.016.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1945 it was North Korea ahead.
Egypt ranks 34th and North Korea ranks 31st of 176 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.35 | 0.8816 | 0.5316 | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.4831 | 0.893 | 0.4099 | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.575 | 0.882 | 0.307 | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.643 | 0.882 | 0.239 | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.754 | 0.882 | 0.128 | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.852 | 0.9112 | 0.0592 | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.891 | 0.8984 | 0.0074 | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.7998 | 0.8272 | 0.0274 | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.7885 | 0.808 | 0.0195 | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public sector corruption index, Egypt or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.808 against 0.792 in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Egypt and North Korea?
- 0.016, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and North Korea?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and North Korea rank globally for public sector corruption index?
- Egypt ranks 34th and North Korea ranks 31st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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
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).