Kenya vs South Africa: Control of Corruption

Kenya
14 number of surveys/polls
in 2011
South Africa
15 number of surveys/polls
in 2011
Kenya rank
2nd
South Africa rank
1st

Control of Corruption over time

  • Kenya
  • South Africa
2.557.51012.515199620032011

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 15 number of surveys/polls against 14 number of surveys/polls in Kenya, a difference of 1 number of surveys/polls.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 1st of 53 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 4 number of surveys/polls 6 number of surveys/polls 2 number of surveys/polls South Africa
2000s 10.89 number of surveys/polls 11.56 number of surveys/polls 0.6667 number of surveys/polls South Africa
2010s 14 number of surveys/polls 15 number of surveys/polls 1 number of surveys/polls South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher control of corruption, Kenya or South Africa?
South Africa, at 15 number of surveys/polls against 14 number of surveys/polls in Kenya as of 2011.
What is the difference in control of corruption between Kenya and South Africa?
1 number of surveys/polls, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for control of corruption?
Kenya ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 1st of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Institute, published as Control of Corruption (number of surveys/polls). 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 (number of surveys/polls)
Unit
number of surveys/polls
Source
World Bank Institute
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 688 data points, 1996–2011
Last refreshed

See definition GV.CONT.CO.ES. This is the number of surveys/polls used to derive the GV.CONT.CO.ES.