Political corruption - Country rankings

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Political corruption index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 19 countries was 0.586 index points. The highest value was in Venezuela: 0.967 index points and the lowest value was in Chile: 0.07 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
Venezuela 0.967 1 1960 - 2023
Nicaragua 0.905 2 1960 - 2023
Paraguay 0.776 3 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 0.773 4 1960 - 2023
Haiti 0.766 5 1960 - 2023
Honduras 0.75 6 1960 - 2023
El Salvador 0.701 7 1960 - 2023
Ecuador 0.658 8 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0.634 9 1960 - 2023
Bolivia 0.603 10 1960 - 2023
Cuba 0.593 11 1960 - 2023
Peru 0.583 12 1960 - 2023
Mexico 0.541 13 1960 - 2023
Panama 0.5 14 1960 - 2023
Brazil 0.449 15 1960 - 2023
Argentina 0.401 16 1960 - 2023
Colombia 0.394 17 1960 - 2023
Uruguay 0.075 18 1960 - 2023
Chile 0.07 19 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. Venezuela
2. Nicaragua
3. Paraguay
4. Guatemala
5. Haiti
6. Honduras
7. El Salvador
8. Ecuador
9. Domin. Rep.
10. Bolivia
11. Cuba
12. Peru
13. Mexico
14. Panama
15. Brazil
16. Argentina
17. Colombia
18. Uruguay
19. Chile
0.967
0.905
0.776
0.773
0.766
0.750
0.701
0.658
0.634
0.603
0.593
0.583
0.541
0.500
0.449
0.401
0.394
0.075
0.070
0
0.2
0.5
0.7
0.97


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