Political corruption - Country rankings

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Political corruption index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 41 countries was 0.24 index points. The highest value was in Turkey: 0.842 index points and the lowest value was in Denmark: 0.003 index points. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: index points; Source: Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
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Countries Political corruption, 2023 Global rank Available data
Turkey 0.842 1 1960 - 2023
Russia 0.785 2 1960 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.748 3 1991 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 0.732 4 1992 - 2023
Serbia 0.66 5 1960 - 2023
Ukraine 0.608 6 1990 - 2023
Albania 0.594 7 1960 - 2023
Montenegro 0.515 8 1998 - 2023
Hungary 0.514 9 1960 - 2023
Belarus 0.421 10 1990 - 2023
Romania 0.339 11 1960 - 2023
Bulgaria 0.334 12 1960 - 2023
Croatia 0.256 13 1991 - 2023
Greece 0.253 14 1960 - 2023
Moldova 0.234 15 1990 - 2023
Slovakia 0.197 16 1993 - 2023
Cyprus 0.196 17 1960 - 2023
Malta 0.192 18 1960 - 2023
Portugal 0.175 19 1960 - 2023
Italy 0.167 20 1960 - 2023
Czechia 0.137 21 1960 - 2023
Poland 0.134 22 1960 - 2023
Lithuania 0.126 23 1990 - 2023
Austria 0.122 24 1960 - 2023
Spain 0.073 25 1960 - 2023
Latvia 0.07 26 1990 - 2023
Slovenia 0.061 27 1989 - 2023
UK 0.054 28 1960 - 2023
France 0.047 29 1960 - 2023
Estonia 0.038 30 1990 - 2023
Ireland 0.032 31 1960 - 2023
Belgium 0.031 32 1960 - 2023
Luxembourg 0.026 33 1960 - 2023
Iceland 0.025 34 1960 - 2023
Switzerland 0.023 35 1960 - 2023
Netherlands 0.02 36 1960 - 2023
Finland 0.016 37 1960 - 2023
Germany 0.015 38 1960 - 2023
Norway 0.01 39 1960 - 2023
Sweden 0.01 40 1960 - 2023
Denmark 0.003 41 1960 - 2023



Definition: Composite index that measures corruption in the executive, legislative, and judicial realms. Higher values mean less corruption.

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1. Turkey
2. Russia
3. North Macedonia
4. Bosnia & Herz.
5. Serbia
6. Ukraine
7. Albania
8. Montenegro
9. Hungary
10. Belarus
11. Romania
12. Bulgaria
13. Croatia
14. Greece
15. Moldova
16. Slovakia
17. Cyprus
18. Malta
19. Portugal
20. Italy
21. Czechia
22. Poland
23. Lithuania
24. Austria
25. Spain
26. Latvia
27. Slovenia
28. UK
29. France
30. Estonia
31. Ireland
32. Belgium
33. Luxembourg
34. Iceland
35. Switzerland
36. Netherlands
37. Finland
38. Germany
39. Norway
40. Sweden
41. Denmark
0.842
0.785
0.748
0.732
0.660
0.608
0.594
0.515
0.514
0.421
0.339
0.334
0.256
0.253
0.234
0.197
0.196
0.192
0.175
0.167
0.137
0.134
0.126
0.122
0.073
0.070
0.061
0.054
0.047
0.038
0.032
0.031
0.026
0.025
0.023
0.020
0.016
0.015
0.010
0.010
0.003
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.84


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