Which has higher public sector corruption index, Equatorial Guinea or Guinea?

Equatorial Guinea, at 0.9 against 0.885 in Guinea as of 2025.

What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Equatorial Guinea and Guinea?

0.015, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Guinea?

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.

Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea: Public Sector Corruption Index

Equatorial Guinea

0.9

in 2025

Guinea

0.885

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea rank

11th

Guinea rank

13th

Public Sector Corruption Index over time

Equatorial Guinea
Guinea

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.9 against 0.885 in Guinea, a difference of 0.015.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 11th and Guinea ranks 13th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Guinea in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.384	0.636	0.252	Guinea
1910s	0.384	0.636	0.252	Guinea
1920s	0.384	0.636	0.252	Guinea
1930s	0.384	0.636	0.252	Guinea
1940s	0.384	0.636	0.252	Guinea
1950s	0.384	0.6469	0.2629	Guinea
1960s	0.4136	0.5811	0.1675	Guinea
1970s	0.7812	0.539	0.2422	Equatorial Guinea
1980s	0.841	0.7094	0.1316	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	0.841	0.922	0.081	Guinea
2000s	0.825	0.9366	0.1116	Guinea
2010s	0.809	0.8449	0.0359	Guinea
2020s	0.8242	0.885	0.0608	Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector corruption index, Equatorial Guinea or Guinea?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.9 against 0.885 in Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Equatorial Guinea and Guinea?: 0.015, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Guinea?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Guinea rank globally for public sector corruption index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 11th and Guinea ranks 13th 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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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: 30 October 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).