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

Zimbabwe, at 0.857 against 0.84 in Liberia as of 2025.

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

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.

Liberia vs Zimbabwe: Public Sector Corruption Index

Liberia

0.84

in 2025

Zimbabwe

0.857

in 2025

Liberia rank

27th

Zimbabwe rank

25th

Public Sector Corruption Index over time

Liberia
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.857 against 0.84 in Liberia, a difference of 0.017.

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

Liberia ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 11 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.52	0.121	0.399	Liberia
1910s	0.52	0.121	0.399	Liberia
1920s	0.52	0.1144	0.4056	Liberia
1930s	0.563	0.11	0.453	Liberia
1940s	0.5966	0.11	0.4866	Liberia
1950s	0.619	0.11	0.509	Liberia
1960s	0.619	0.1165	0.5025	Liberia
1970s	0.619	0.123	0.496	Liberia
1980s	0.778	0.199	0.579	Liberia
1990s	0.9206	0.3146	0.606	Liberia
2000s	0.8651	0.8326	0.0325	Liberia
2010s	0.807	0.8078	0.0008	Zimbabwe
2020s	0.84	0.8463	0.0063	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector corruption index, Liberia or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 0.857 against 0.84 in Liberia as of 2025.
What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Liberia and Zimbabwe?: 0.017, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Zimbabwe?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Liberia and Zimbabwe rank globally for public sector corruption index?: Liberia ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th 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

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).