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Political Corruption Index by African country
Chad has the highest reported political corruption score (V-Dem) among the 54 countries shown, at 0.952 (2025).
V-Dem expert-coded index of political corruption across government on a 0-1 scale (higher is more corrupt). 54 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.
Chad
Cameroon
South SudanBy region
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| # | 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
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The table includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
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