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Political Corruption Index by African country
Chad has the highest political corruption score (V-Dem) of any African country, at 0.952, ahead of Cameroon and South Sudan.
V-Dem expert-coded index of political corruption across government on a 0-1 scale (higher is more corrupt). 54 of 54 countries, ranked · OWID GOVERNANCE, 2025.
Chad
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South SudanBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Political Corruption Index | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 0.952 | |
| 2 | Cameroon | 0.939 | |
| 3 | South Sudan | 0.893 | |
| 4 | Uganda | 0.889 | |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.886 | |
| 6 | Madagascar | 0.882 | |
| 7 | Liberia | 0.877 | |
| 8 | Somalia | 0.87 | |
| 9 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.858 | |
| 10 | Central African Republic | 0.854 | |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 0.852 | |
| 12 | Burundi | 0.845 | |
| 13 | Republic of the Congo | 0.841 | |
| 14 | Nigeria | 0.834 | |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.828 | |
| 16 | Mauritania | 0.825 | |
| 17 | Libya | 0.811 | |
| 18 | Guinea | 0.808 | |
| 19 | Comoros | 0.774 | |
| 20 | Togo | 0.757 | |
| 21 | Eritrea | 0.752 | |
| 22 | Egypt | 0.729 | |
| 23 | Gabon | 0.72 | |
| 24 | Mali | 0.72 | |
| 25 | Sudan | 0.719 | |
| 26 | Djibouti | 0.706 | |
| 27 | Mozambique | 0.695 | |
| 28 | Morocco | 0.671 | |
| 29 | Algeria | 0.662 | |
| 30 | Malawi | 0.628 | |
| 31 | Ghana | 0.615 | |
| 32 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.598 | |
| 33 | Niger | 0.591 | |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 0.571 | |
| 35 | Angola | 0.57 | |
| 36 | Kenya | 0.564 | |
| 37 | Eswatini | 0.554 | |
| 38 | South Africa | 0.538 | |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 0.529 | |
| 40 | Lesotho | 0.472 | |
| 41 | Zambia | 0.428 | |
| 42 | Rwanda | 0.418 | |
| 43 | Tunisia | 0.41 | |
| 44 | Senegal | 0.404 | |
| 45 | Burkina Faso | 0.373 | |
| 46 | Mauritius | 0.356 | |
| 47 | Tanzania | 0.329 | |
| 48 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.289 | |
| 49 | Cabo Verde | 0.288 | |
| 50 | Namibia | 0.274 | |
| 51 | Gambia | 0.271 | |
| 52 | Botswana | 0.204 | |
| 53 | Benin | 0.191 | |
| 54 | Seychelles | 0.054 |
Uganda
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Madagascar
Liberia
Somalia
Equatorial Guinea
Central African Republic
Zimbabwe
Burundi
Republic of the Congo
Nigeria
Guinea-Bissau
Mauritania
Libya
Guinea
Comoros
Togo
Eritrea
Egypt
Gabon
Mali
Sudan
Djibouti
Mozambique
Morocco
Algeria
Malawi
Ghana
Cote d'Ivoire
Niger
Sierra Leone
Angola
Kenya
Eswatini
South Africa
Ethiopia
Lesotho
Zambia
Rwanda
Tunisia
Senegal
Burkina Faso
Mauritius
Tanzania
Sao Tome and Principe
Cabo Verde
Namibia
Gambia
Botswana
Benin
SeychellesGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Political Corruption Index figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest political corruption score (V-Dem)?
Chad has the highest political corruption score (V-Dem) in Africa at 0.952 (2025), followed by Cameroon and South Sudan.
Which African country has the lowest political corruption score (V-Dem)?
Seychelles has the lowest political corruption score (V-Dem) of the 54 African countries with data, at 0.054 (2025).
How many African countries report Political Corruption Index data?
54 of 54 African countries have a recent Political Corruption Index figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=political_corruption_index&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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