Lesotho vs South Africa: Corruption Perceptions Index
Corruption Perceptions Index over time
- Lesotho
- South Africa
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 45 score against 43 score in South Africa, a difference of 2 score.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2005 it was South Africa ahead.
Lesotho ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 9th of 52 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.28 score | 4.76 score | 1.48 score | South Africa |
| 2010s | 17.34 score | 17.19 score | 0.1453 score | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corruption perceptions index, Lesotho or South Africa?
- Lesotho, at 45 score against 43 score in South Africa as of 2012.
- What is the difference in corruption perceptions index between Lesotho and South Africa?
- 2 score, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Africa?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2012.
- How do Lesotho and South Africa rank globally for corruption perceptions index?
- Lesotho ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 9th of 52 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Transparency International, published as Corruption Perceptions Index (score). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This information is from the http://www.transparency.org Transparency International web site. More information may be available there. CPI Score relates to perceptions of the degree of corruption as seen by business people and country analysts, and ranges between 0 (highly corrupt) and 10 (highly clean). Data for 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index scores countries on a scale from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). Confidence range provides a range of possible values of the CPI score. This reflects how a country's score may vary, depending on measurement precision. Nominally, with 5 percent probability the score is above this range and with another 5 percent it is below.