Political corruption - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Political corruption index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 14 countries was 0.473 index points. The highest value was in Nicaragua: 0.905 index points and the lowest value was in Canada: 0.027 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
Nicaragua 0.905 1 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 0.773 2 1960 - 2023
Haiti 0.766 3 1960 - 2023
Honduras 0.75 4 1960 - 2023
El Salvador 0.701 5 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0.634 6 1960 - 2023
Cuba 0.593 7 1960 - 2023
Mexico 0.541 8 1960 - 2023
Panama 0.5 9 1960 - 2023
Jamaica 0.207 10 1960 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0.092 11 1960 - 2023
Barbados 0.067 12 1960 - 2023
USA 0.061 13 1960 - 2023
Canada 0.027 14 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. Nicaragua
2. Guatemala
3. Haiti
4. Honduras
5. El Salvador
6. Domin. Rep.
7. Cuba
8. Mexico
9. Panama
10. Jamaica
11. Tr.&Tobago
12. Barbados
13. USA
14. Canada
0.905
0.773
0.766
0.750
0.701
0.634
0.593
0.541
0.500
0.207
0.092
0.067
0.061
0.027
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