El Salvador vs Kenya: Public sector corruption index
El Salvador
0.562
in 2025
Kenya
0.577
in 2025
El Salvador rank
82nd
Kenya rank
79th
Public sector corruption index over time
- El Salvador
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.577 against 0.562 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.015.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 82nd and Kenya ranks 79th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 9 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.642 | 0.118 | 0.524 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.642 | 0.118 | 0.524 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0.642 | 0.145 | 0.497 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.7203 | 0.145 | 0.5753 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.714 | 0.145 | 0.569 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.699 | 0.165 | 0.534 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.699 | 0.3599 | 0.3391 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.699 | 0.7526 | 0.0536 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.6355 | 0.8413 | 0.2058 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.5492 | 0.796 | 0.2468 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.6121 | 0.7158 | 0.1037 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.6281 | 0.6203 | 0.0078 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.6415 | 0.574 | 0.0675 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public sector corruption index, El Salvador or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.577 against 0.562 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in public sector corruption index between El Salvador and Kenya?
- 0.015, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kenya?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Kenya rank globally for public sector corruption index?
- El Salvador ranks 82nd and Kenya ranks 79th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.