Which has higher public sector corruption index, Laos or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 0.698 against 0.694 in Laos as of 2025.

What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Laos and Sierra Leone?

0.004, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sierra Leone?

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.

Laos vs Sierra Leone: Public Sector Corruption Index

Laos

0.694

in 2025

Sierra Leone

0.698

in 2025

Laos rank

52nd

Sierra Leone rank

51st

Public Sector Corruption Index over time

Laos
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.698 against 0.694 in Laos, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 52nd and Sierra Leone ranks 51st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 8 and Sierra Leone in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.663	0.287	0.376	Laos
1910s	0.663	0.287	0.376	Laos
1920s	0.663	0.3734	0.2896	Laos
1930s	0.663	0.411	0.252	Laos
1940s	0.6708	0.411	0.2598	Laos
1950s	0.7232	0.4215	0.3017	Laos
1960s	0.762	0.5393	0.2227	Laos
1970s	0.7309	0.6375	0.0934	Laos
1980s	0.692	0.723	0.031	Sierra Leone
1990s	0.692	0.694	0.002	Sierra Leone
2000s	0.692	0.7064	0.0144	Sierra Leone
2010s	0.6927	0.7687	0.076	Sierra Leone
2020s	0.6827	0.7088	0.0262	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector corruption index, Laos or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.698 against 0.694 in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Laos and Sierra Leone?: 0.004, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sierra Leone?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Laos and Sierra Leone rank globally for public sector corruption index?: Laos ranks 52nd and Sierra Leone ranks 51st 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).