Which has higher executive corruption index, Australia or Netherlands?

Netherlands, at 0.036 against 0.026 in Australia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?

235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Executive Corruption Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Netherlands: Executive Corruption Index

Australia

0.026

in 2025

Netherlands

0.036

in 2025

Australia rank

162nd

Netherlands rank

160th

Executive Corruption Index over time

Australia
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.036 against 0.026 in Australia, a difference of 0.01.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 235 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.

Australia ranks 162nd and Netherlands ranks 160th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 19 and Netherlands in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.025	0.741	0.716	Netherlands
1790s	0.5773	0.741	0.1637	Netherlands
1800s	0.814	0.741	0.073	Australia
1810s	0.065	0.4425	0.3775	Netherlands
1820s	0.065	0.261	0.196	Netherlands
1830s	0.065	0.261	0.196	Netherlands
1840s	0.065	0.2146	0.1496	Netherlands
1850s	0.065	0.029	0.036	Australia
1860s	0.065	0.029	0.036	Australia
1870s	0.065	0.029	0.036	Australia
1880s	0.065	0.029	0.036	Australia
1890s	0.065	0.029	0.036	Australia
1900s	0.065	0.029	0.036	Australia
1910s	0.065	0.029	0.036	Australia
1920s	0.065	0.029	0.036	Australia
1930s	0.065	0.029	0.036	Australia
1940s	0.065	0.036	0.029	Australia
1950s	0.093	0.0253	0.0677	Australia
1960s	0.093	0.024	0.069	Australia
1970s	0.093	0.0248	0.0682	Australia
1980s	0.046	0.023	0.023	Australia
1990s	0.046	0.023	0.023	Australia
2000s	0.046	0.0188	0.0272	Australia
2010s	0.0463	0.015	0.0313	Australia
2020s	0.036	0.0185	0.0175	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher executive corruption index, Australia or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 0.036 against 0.026 in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in executive corruption index between Australia and Netherlands?: 0.01, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?: 235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for executive corruption index?: Australia ranks 162nd and Netherlands ranks 160th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Executive Corruption Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Executive Corruption Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 25,488 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which high-ranking members of the executive, such as the head of government or cabinet ministers, engage in bribery and theft. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (highly corrupt).