Political corruption - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Political corruption index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 18 countries was 0.589 index points. The highest value was in Yemen: 0.926 index points and the lowest value was in the United Arab Emirates: 0.119 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
Yemen 0.926 1 1960 - 2023
Syria 0.897 2 1960 - 2023
Libya 0.82 3 1960 - 2023
Iraq 0.808 4 1960 - 2023
Iran 0.796 5 1960 - 2023
Lebanon 0.772 6 1960 - 2023
Egypt 0.731 7 1960 - 2023
Djibouti 0.685 8 1960 - 2023
Algeria 0.67 9 1960 - 2023
Morocco 0.627 10 1960 - 2023
Bahrain 0.578 11 2005 - 2023
Jordan 0.492 12 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 0.416 13 1960 - 2023
Qatar 0.376 14 1960 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0.323 15 1960 - 2023
Kuwait 0.314 16 1960 - 2023
Oman 0.257 17 1960 - 2023
UA Emirates 0.119 18 1971 - 2023



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

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1. Yemen
2. Syria
3. Libya
4. Iraq
5. Iran
6. Lebanon
7. Egypt
8. Djibouti
9. Algeria
10. Morocco
11. Bahrain
12. Jordan
13. Tunisia
14. Qatar
15. Saudi Arabia
16. Kuwait
17. Oman
18. UA Emirates
0.926
0.897
0.820
0.808
0.796
0.772
0.731
0.685
0.670
0.627
0.578
0.492
0.416
0.376
0.323
0.314
0.257
0.119
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0.2
0.5
0.7
0.93


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