Corruption

5 metrics in Corruption. Each one has a world map, a chart over time and a free download.

Political corruption index (V-Dem)

Where is political corruption most widespread?

Venezuela 0.968
Chad 0.952

2025 175 countries

Executive corruption index (V-Dem)

Where do leaders and ministers take the most bribes?

Venezuela 0.979
Chad 0.976

2025 175 countries

Public sector corruption index (V-Dem)

Where do public officials take the most bribes?

Venezuela 0.985
Chad 0.968

2025 175 countries

Judicial corruption score (V-Dem)

Where can court decisions be bought?

New Zealand 3.74
Denmark 3.62

2025 175 countries

Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)

Which countries are seen as the most corrupt?

Denmark 90
Finland 88

2024 180 countries

About the author

Hello there, I’m Klaus Jürgen Folz. I studied Mechanical Engineering at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) in Brazil, and I work in Austria as a lead Python and Power BI developer. I built Data Mechanics because good decisions start with facts. Public data is often scattered, hard to find or locked behind paywalls, and too much of what we read about the world is biased. Here, every number is shown as it was published, next to its source, so anyone can check it, compare countries and leaders, and draw their own conclusions.

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