Australia vs Taiwan: Executive Corruption Index
Australia
0.026
in 2025
Taiwan
0.043
in 2025
Australia rank
162nd
Taiwan rank
159th
Executive Corruption Index over time
- Australia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.043 against 0.026 in Australia, a difference of 0.017.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.7 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Taiwan ahead.
Australia ranks 162nd and Taiwan ranks 159th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.065 | 0.164 | 0.099 | Taiwan |
| 1910s | 0.065 | 0.164 | 0.099 | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 0.065 | 0.164 | 0.099 | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 0.065 | 0.1808 | 0.1158 | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 0.065 | 0.4669 | 0.4019 | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 0.093 | 0.5828 | 0.4898 | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 0.093 | 0.522 | 0.429 | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 0.093 | 0.4908 | 0.3978 | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 0.046 | 0.4125 | 0.3665 | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 0.046 | 0.3376 | 0.2916 | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 0.046 | 0.2128 | 0.1668 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.0463 | 0.1497 | 0.1034 | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 0.036 | 0.0302 | 0.0058 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher executive corruption index, Australia or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.043 against 0.026 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in executive corruption index between Australia and Taiwan?
- 0.017, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Taiwan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Taiwan rank globally for executive corruption index?
- Australia ranks 162nd and Taiwan ranks 159th 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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About this data
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).