Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Comoros
Comoros: Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.774 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Comoros, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 0.774 for political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index in Comoros peaked at 0.814 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.113, in 1900.
Comoros ranks 40th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.113 | — |
| 1901 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.175 | +54.9% |
| 1947 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.184 | +5.1% |
| 1949 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.184 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.193 | +4.9% |
| 1959 | 0.193 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.204 | +5.7% |
| 1961 | 0.204 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.212 | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.212 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.212 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.212 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.212 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.212 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.253 | +19.3% |
| 1969 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.329 | +30.0% |
| 1973 | 0.321 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.307 | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.379 | +23.5% |
| 1976 | 0.449 | +18.5% |
| 1977 | 0.441 | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.441 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.659 | +49.4% |
| 1980 | 0.73 | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.791 | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.791 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.791 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.791 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.791 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.791 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.782 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.792 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.792 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.744 | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.729 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.71 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.729 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.729 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.73 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.693 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.693 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.727 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.727 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.758 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.77 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.801 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.814 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.803 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.772 | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.809 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.809 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.774 | -4.3% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.774 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7175, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.774 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6615, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.113 | 0.113 | 0.113 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.113 | 0.113 | 0.113 | 4 |
| 1940s | 0.1795 | 0.175 | 0.184 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.1858 | 0.184 | 0.193 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2186 | 0.204 | 0.253 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3832 | 0.253 | 0.659 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7904 | 0.782 | 0.792 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7286 | 0.71 | 0.744 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7359 | 0.693 | 0.801 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7968 | 0.772 | 0.814 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More social development data for Comoros
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,338 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0026 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,338 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index in Comoros?
- Political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index in Comoros was 0.774 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.814 in 2020.
- What is the lowest political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.113 in 1900.
- How does Comoros rank for political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index?
- Comoros ranks 40th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.