Nigeria vs Papua New Guinea: Public sector corruption index
Nigeria
0.91
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.907
in 2025
Nigeria rank
7th
Papua New Guinea rank
8th
Public sector corruption index over time
- Nigeria
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.91 against 0.907 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 7th and Papua New Guinea ranks 8th of 176 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.867 | 0.718 | 0.149 | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 0.867 | 0.718 | 0.149 | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 0.867 | 0.718 | 0.149 | Nigeria |
| 1940s | 0.867 | 0.718 | 0.149 | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 0.8668 | 0.718 | 0.1488 | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 0.8703 | 0.718 | 0.1523 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.8824 | 0.718 | 0.1644 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.9168 | 0.718 | 0.1988 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.9319 | 0.718 | 0.2139 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.949 | 0.718 | 0.231 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.9223 | 0.718 | 0.2043 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.9052 | 0.8438 | 0.0613 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public sector corruption index, Nigeria or Papua New Guinea?
- Nigeria, at 0.91 against 0.907 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.003, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for public sector corruption index?
- Nigeria ranks 7th and Papua New Guinea ranks 8th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.