Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Control of Corruption - Governance estimate

Malawi
-0.6487 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Sierra Leone
-0.7023 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Malawi rank
144th
Sierra Leone rank
147th

Control of Corruption - Governance estimate over time

  • Malawi
  • Sierra Leone
-1-0.8-0.6-0.4199620102024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports -0.6487 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.7023 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0536 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 144th and Sierra Leone ranks 147th of 204 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s -0.4145 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6556 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2411 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Malawi
2000s -0.7141 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8639 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1498 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Malawi
2010s -0.6739 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7047 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0307 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Malawi
2020s -0.5682 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5527 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0155 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher control of corruption - governance estimate, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
Malawi, at -0.6487 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.7023 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in control of corruption - governance estimate between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
0.0536 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for control of corruption - governance estimate?
Malawi ranks 144th and Sierra Leone ranks 147th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 5,167 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

Control of Corruption (CC) captures perceptions of the extent to which public power is used for private gain, including both petty and grand corruption, as well as capture of the state by elites and private interests. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.