Malawi vs Sao Tome and Principe: Control of Corruption

Malawi
-0.3883
in 2011
Sao Tome and Principe
-0.3687
in 2011
Malawi rank
17th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
15th

Control of Corruption over time

  • Malawi
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-1-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.2-0199620032011

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports -0.3687 against -0.3883 in Malawi, a difference of 0.0196.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Malawi ranks 17th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 15th of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s -0.2042 -0.2655 0.0613 Malawi
2000s -0.5994 -0.481 0.1184 Sao Tome and Principe
2010s -0.4077 -0.4035 0.0042 Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher control of corruption, Malawi or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at -0.3687 against -0.3883 in Malawi as of 2011.
What is the difference in control of corruption between Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0196, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for control of corruption?
Malawi ranks 17th 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

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.