Lesotho vs Syria: Public Sector Corruption Index
Lesotho
0.657
in 2025
Syria
0.652
in 2025
Lesotho rank
67th
Syria rank
68th
Public Sector Corruption Index over time
- Lesotho
- Syria
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.657 against 0.652 in Syria, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 67th and Syria ranks 68th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.159 | 0.152 | 0.007 | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 0.159 | 0.263 | 0.104 | Syria |
| 1930s | 0.159 | 0.263 | 0.104 | Syria |
| 1940s | 0.159 | 0.2339 | 0.0749 | Syria |
| 1950s | 0.159 | 0.166 | 0.007 | Syria |
| 1960s | 0.1866 | 0.2724 | 0.0858 | Syria |
| 1970s | 0.596 | 0.537 | 0.059 | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.599 | 0.802 | 0.203 | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.529 | 0.802 | 0.273 | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.6825 | 0.8648 | 0.1823 | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.599 | 0.9101 | 0.3111 | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.6458 | 0.8447 | 0.1988 | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public sector corruption index, Lesotho or Syria?
- Lesotho, at 0.657 against 0.652 in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Lesotho and Syria?
- 0.005, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Syria?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Syria rank globally for public sector corruption index?
- Lesotho ranks 67th and Syria ranks 68th 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
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).