Political Corruption (V-Dem)
Political Corruption. V-Dem Institute — Varieties of Democracy, 2018–2025.
Source: V-Dem Institute — Varieties of Democracy Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 Unit: index 0–1 Parsed: 2026-06-28 Open source ↗
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Avg (2025)
0.5
0.00pp vs 2024
Improving
0
of 179 tracked
Declining
0
period over period
Stable
179
±0.5pp band
Political Corruption
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2018–2025.
AmericasEurope & Central AsiaSub-Saharan AfricaEast Asia & PacificMiddle East & North AfricaSouth AsiaAdvanced / other
Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 0.8 | +0.11pp |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | 0.3 | +0.10pp |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | 0.5 | +0.10pp |
| 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 0.8 | +0.09pp |
| 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 0.8 | +0.08pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇾 Syria | 0.6 | -0.18pp |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 0.3 | -0.18pp |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 0.8 | -0.14pp |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | 0.7 | -0.12pp |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 0.4 | -0.10pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.00pp
Americas 0.00pp
Middle East & North Africa 0.00pp
Advanced / other 0.00pp
East Asia & Pacific 0.00pp
Europe & Central Asia 0.00pp
South Asia -0.10pp
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 48 | 0.6 | 0.00pp |
| Americas | 27 | 0.5 | 0.00pp |
| Middle East & North Africa | 20 | 0.5 | 0.00pp |
| South Asia | 8 | 0.5 | -0.10pp |
| Advanced / other | 4 | 0.5 | 0.00pp |
| East Asia & Pacific | 23 | 0.4 | 0.00pp |
| Europe & Central Asia | 49 | 0.3 | 0.00pp |