Which has higher public sector corruption index, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 0.907 against 0.901 in Mauritania as of 2025.

What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?

0.006, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?

122 years are reported by both, from 1904 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.

Mauritania vs Papua New Guinea: Public Sector Corruption Index

Mauritania

0.901

in 2025

Papua New Guinea

0.907

in 2025

Mauritania rank

10th

Papua New Guinea rank

8th

Public Sector Corruption Index over time

Mauritania
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.907 against 0.901 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Mauritania ranks 10th and Papua New Guinea ranks 8th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.669	0.718	0.049	Papua New Guinea
1910s	0.669	0.718	0.049	Papua New Guinea
1920s	0.669	0.718	0.049	Papua New Guinea
1930s	0.669	0.718	0.049	Papua New Guinea
1940s	0.669	0.718	0.049	Papua New Guinea
1950s	0.669	0.718	0.049	Papua New Guinea
1960s	0.6969	0.718	0.0211	Papua New Guinea
1970s	0.7094	0.718	0.0086	Papua New Guinea
1980s	0.844	0.718	0.126	Mauritania
1990s	0.922	0.718	0.204	Mauritania
2000s	0.8874	0.718	0.1694	Mauritania
2010s	0.8611	0.718	0.1431	Mauritania
2020s	0.8745	0.8438	0.0307	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector corruption index, Mauritania or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 0.907 against 0.901 in Mauritania as of 2025.
What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?: 0.006, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Papua New Guinea?: 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for public sector corruption index?: Mauritania ranks 10th and Papua New Guinea ranks 8th 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).