Which has higher public sector corruption index, Lebanon or Liberia?

Lebanon, at 0.86 against 0.84 in Liberia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Liberia?

108 years are reported by both, from 1918 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.

Lebanon vs Liberia: Public Sector Corruption Index

Lebanon

0.86

in 2025

Liberia

0.84

in 2025

Lebanon rank

24th

Liberia rank

27th

Public Sector Corruption Index over time

Lebanon
Liberia

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 0.86 against 0.84 in Liberia, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 24th and Liberia ranks 27th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lebanon	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.681	0.52	0.161	Lebanon
1920s	0.681	0.52	0.161	Lebanon
1930s	0.681	0.563	0.118	Lebanon
1940s	0.6347	0.5966	0.0381	Lebanon
1950s	0.4852	0.619	0.1338	Liberia
1960s	0.439	0.619	0.18	Liberia
1970s	0.5932	0.619	0.0258	Liberia
1980s	0.7114	0.778	0.0666	Liberia
1990s	0.794	0.9206	0.1266	Liberia
2000s	0.7695	0.8651	0.0956	Liberia
2010s	0.7542	0.807	0.0528	Liberia
2020s	0.8232	0.84	0.0168	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector corruption index, Lebanon or Liberia?: Lebanon, at 0.86 against 0.84 in Liberia as of 2025.
What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Lebanon and Liberia?: 0.02, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Liberia?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Lebanon and Liberia rank globally for public sector corruption index?: Lebanon ranks 24th and Liberia ranks 27th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Lebanon vs Liberia: Public Sector Corruption Index. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 08 November 2026, from https://social-development.statizoid.com/compare/public-sector-corruption-index/lebanon/liberia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://social-development.statizoid.com/compare/public-sector-corruption-index/lebanon/liberia/">Lebanon vs Liberia: Public Sector Corruption Index</a> — Statizoid

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: 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).