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

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

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

0, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

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

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 Somalia: Public Sector Corruption Index

Equatorial Guinea

0.9

in 2025

Somalia

0.9

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea rank

11th

Somalia rank

11th

Public Sector Corruption Index over time

Equatorial Guinea
Somalia

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.9 against 0.9 in Somalia, a difference of 0.

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

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

Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 7 and Somalia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.384	0.3538	0.0302	Equatorial Guinea
1910s	0.384	0.346	0.038	Equatorial Guinea
1920s	0.384	0.346	0.038	Equatorial Guinea
1930s	0.384	0.346	0.038	Equatorial Guinea
1940s	0.384	0.3628	0.0212	Equatorial Guinea
1950s	0.384	0.3875	0.0035	Somalia
1960s	0.4136	0.4716	0.058	Somalia
1970s	0.7812	0.4998	0.2814	Equatorial Guinea
1980s	0.841	0.532	0.309	Equatorial Guinea
1990s	0.841	0.902	0.061	Somalia
2000s	0.825	0.9258	0.1008	Somalia
2010s	0.809	0.9131	0.1041	Somalia
2020s	0.8242	0.8955	0.0713	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector corruption index, Equatorial Guinea or Somalia?: Equatorial Guinea, at 0.9 against 0.9 in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Equatorial Guinea and Somalia?: 0, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Somalia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Somalia rank globally for public sector corruption index?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 11th and Somalia ranks 11th 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).