Political corruption - Country rankings

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Political corruption index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 27 countries was 0.133 index points. The highest value was in Hungary: 0.514 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
Hungary 0.514 1 1960 - 2023
Romania 0.339 2 1960 - 2023
Bulgaria 0.334 3 1960 - 2023
Croatia 0.256 4 1991 - 2023
Greece 0.253 5 1960 - 2023
Slovakia 0.197 6 1993 - 2023
Cyprus 0.196 7 1960 - 2023
Malta 0.192 8 1960 - 2023
Portugal 0.175 9 1960 - 2023
Italy 0.167 10 1960 - 2023
Czechia 0.137 11 1960 - 2023
Poland 0.134 12 1960 - 2023
Lithuania 0.126 13 1990 - 2023
Austria 0.122 14 1960 - 2023
Spain 0.073 15 1960 - 2023
Latvia 0.07 16 1990 - 2023
Slovenia 0.061 17 1989 - 2023
France 0.047 18 1960 - 2023
Estonia 0.038 19 1990 - 2023
Ireland 0.032 20 1960 - 2023
Belgium 0.031 21 1960 - 2023
Luxembourg 0.026 22 1960 - 2023
Netherlands 0.02 23 1960 - 2023
Finland 0.016 24 1960 - 2023
Germany 0.015 25 1960 - 2023
Sweden 0.01 26 1960 - 2023
Denmark 0.003 27 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. Hungary
2. Romania
3. Bulgaria
4. Croatia
5. Greece
6. Slovakia
7. Cyprus
8. Malta
9. Portugal
10. Italy
11. Czechia
12. Poland
13. Lithuania
14. Austria
15. Spain
16. Latvia
17. Slovenia
18. France
19. Estonia
20. Ireland
21. Belgium
22. Luxembourg
23. Netherlands
24. Finland
25. Germany
26. Sweden
27. Denmark
0.514
0.339
0.334
0.256
0.253
0.197
0.196
0.192
0.175
0.167
0.137
0.134
0.126
0.122
0.073
0.070
0.061
0.047
0.038
0.032
0.031
0.026
0.020
0.016
0.015
0.010
0.003
0
0.1
0.3
0.4
0.51


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