Which has higher control of corruption, Burkina Faso or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at -0.3687 against -0.3803 in Burkina Faso as of 2011.

What is the difference in control of corruption between Burkina Faso and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.0116, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sao Tome and Principe?

13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

"World Bank Institute. ", published as Control of Corruption (estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Sao Tome and Principe: Control of Corruption

Burkina Faso

-0.3803

in 2011

Sao Tome and Principe

-0.3687

in 2011

Burkina Faso rank

16th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

15th

Control of Corruption over time

Burkina Faso
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports -0.3687 against -0.3803 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0116.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 15th of 53 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	-0.0109	-0.2655	0.2546	Burkina Faso
2000s	-0.2026	-0.481	0.2784	Burkina Faso
2010s	-0.3823	-0.4035	0.0211	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher control of corruption, Burkina Faso or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at -0.3687 against -0.3803 in Burkina Faso as of 2011.
What is the difference in control of corruption between Burkina Faso and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.0116, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sao Tome and Principe?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for control of corruption?: Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 15th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: "World Bank Institute. ", published as Control of Corruption (estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Control of Corruption (estimate)
Source: "World Bank Institute. "
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 53 places, 688 data points, 1996–2011
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Control of corruption measures the extent to which public power is exercised for private gain, including petty and grand forms of corruption, as well as “capture” of the state by elites and private interests. Further documentation and research using the World Governance Indicators (WGI) is available at www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance.