Political Corruption Index in Togo
Togo: Political Corruption Index was 0.757 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political Corruption Index in Togo, 1916–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Togo recorded 0.757 for political corruption index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index in Togo peaked at 0.853 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.256, in 1956.
Togo ranks 45th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 110 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.407 | 0.407 | 0.407 | 4 |
| 1920s | 0.407 | 0.407 | 0.407 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.407 | 0.407 | 0.407 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3841 | 0.326 | 0.414 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3064 | 0.256 | 0.326 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4605 | 0.324 | 0.714 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.714 | 0.714 | 0.714 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6658 | 0.665 | 0.673 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8204 | 0.7 | 0.853 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7992 | 0.776 | 0.809 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7498 | 0.736 | 0.766 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7605 | 0.741 | 0.777 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More social development data for Togo
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 54,167 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 12,661 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.351 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.579 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.533 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.351 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.233 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.157 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political corruption index in Togo?
- Political corruption index in Togo was 0.757 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.853 in 1997.
- What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.256 in 1956.
- How does Togo rank for political corruption index?
- Togo ranks 45th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Corruption 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.