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Political Corruption Index by Country

Name: Political Corruption Index by Country
Creator: V-Dem Dataset
License: https://www.v-dem.net/about/faq/

175 countries • 0-1 index • V-Dem Dataset

Top country

Venezuela

Lowest country

Denmark

Source

V-Dem Dataset

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What It Measures

V-Dem's 0-1 political corruption index, where higher values indicate more political corruption.

At a Glance

World average

0.48

Middle country

0.51

Low end

0.00

High end

0.97

Countries

175

Data source

V-Dem Dataset

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Highest & Lowest Political Corruption Index

Highest Political Corruption Index

#1Venezuela0.97 #2Chad0.95 #3Nicaragua0.94 #4Cameroon0.94 #5Cambodia0.90 #6Yemen0.90 #7Turkmenistan0.90 #8South Sudan0.89 #9Tajikistan0.89 #10Iraq0.89

Highest Political Corruption Index
Rank	Country	Value
#1	Venezuela	0.97
#2	Chad	0.95
#3	Nicaragua	0.94
#4	Cameroon	0.94
#5	Cambodia	0.90
#6	Yemen	0.90
#7	Turkmenistan	0.90
#8	South Sudan	0.89
#9	Tajikistan	0.89
#10	Iraq	0.89

Lowest Political Corruption Index

#175Denmark0.00 #174Sweden0.01 #173Norway0.01 #172Singapore0.01 #171New Zealand0.01 #170Iceland0.01 #169Switzerland0.02 #168Germany0.02 #167Luxembourg0.03 #166Estonia0.03

Lowest Political Corruption Index
Rank	Country	Value
#175	Denmark	0.00
#174	Sweden	0.01
#173	Norway	0.01
#172	Singapore	0.01
#171	New Zealand	0.01
#170	Iceland	0.01
#169	Switzerland	0.02
#168	Germany	0.02
#167	Luxembourg	0.03
#166	Estonia	0.03

Worth a Double Take

Biggest ranking jump: #128 Timor-Leste is 0.04 higher than #129 Taiwan (0.25 vs 0.21).

Another sharp ranking jump: #142 Bhutan is 0.03 higher than #143 Spain (0.15 vs 0.11).

Another sharp ranking jump: #4 Cameroon is 0.03 higher than #5 Cambodia (0.94 vs 0.90).

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Metric briefing

Political Corruption Index by Country

175 countries • 0-1 index • V-Dem Dataset

Top country

Venezuela

Lowest country

Denmark

Source

V-Dem Dataset

Ready to play?

Think you can call the next one?

Use this Political Corruption Index briefing as a warm-up, then jump into a fast country round.

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What It Measures

V-Dem's 0-1 political corruption index, where higher values indicate more political corruption.

At a Glance

World average

0.48

Middle country

0.51

Low end

0.00

High end

0.97

Countries

175

Data source

V-Dem Dataset

World Map

Color spread

9 active bands · busiest band: 30 countries

175/249 countries mapped

< 0.129 countries

0.1 – 0.214 countries

0.2 – 0.316 countries

0.3 – 0.411 countries

0.4 – 0.630 countries

0.6 – 0.720 countries

0.7 – 0.822 countries

0.8 – 0.927 countries

0.9+6 countries

No data · 74 countries

Highest & Lowest Political Corruption Index

Highest Political Corruption Index

#1Venezuela0.97 #2Chad0.95 #3Nicaragua0.94 #4Cameroon0.94 #5Cambodia0.90 #6Yemen0.90 #7Turkmenistan0.90 #8South Sudan0.89 #9Tajikistan0.89 #10Iraq0.89

Highest Political Corruption Index
Rank	Country	Value
#1	Venezuela	0.97
#2	Chad	0.95
#3	Nicaragua	0.94
#4	Cameroon	0.94
#5	Cambodia	0.90
#6	Yemen	0.90
#7	Turkmenistan	0.90
#8	South Sudan	0.89
#9	Tajikistan	0.89
#10	Iraq	0.89

Lowest Political Corruption Index

#175Denmark0.00 #174Sweden0.01 #173Norway0.01 #172Singapore0.01 #171New Zealand0.01 #170Iceland0.01 #169Switzerland0.02 #168Germany0.02 #167Luxembourg0.03 #166Estonia0.03

Lowest Political Corruption Index
Rank	Country	Value
#175	Denmark	0.00
#174	Sweden	0.01
#173	Norway	0.01
#172	Singapore	0.01
#171	New Zealand	0.01
#170	Iceland	0.01
#169	Switzerland	0.02
#168	Germany	0.02
#167	Luxembourg	0.03
#166	Estonia	0.03

Global Distribution

Number of countries in each value range

Distribution of Political Corruption Index across countries
Range	Countries
0.00 – 0.08	27
0.08 – 0.16	10
0.16 – 0.24	10
0.24 – 0.33	15
0.33 – 0.41	9
0.41 – 0.49	15
0.49 – 0.57	8
0.57 – 0.65	17
0.65 – 0.73	14
0.73 – 0.81	20
0.81 – 0.89	18
0.89 – 2	12

Worth a Double Take

Biggest ranking jump: #128 Timor-Leste is 0.04 higher than #129 Taiwan (0.25 vs 0.21).

Another sharp ranking jump: #142 Bhutan is 0.03 higher than #143 Spain (0.15 vs 0.11).

Another sharp ranking jump: #4 Cameroon is 0.03 higher than #5 Cambodia (0.94 vs 0.90).

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Highest & Lowest Political Corruption Index

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Lowest Political Corruption Index

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