Barbados vs South Korea: Executive Corruption Index
Barbados
0.089
in 2025
South Korea
0.078
in 2025
Barbados rank
144th
South Korea rank
147th
Executive Corruption Index over time
- Barbados
- South Korea
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.089 against 0.078 in South Korea, a difference of 0.011.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Korea ahead.
Barbados ranks 144th and South Korea ranks 147th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.359 | 0.666 | 0.307 | South Korea |
| 1910s | 0.359 | 0.6252 | 0.2662 | South Korea |
| 1920s | 0.359 | 0.622 | 0.263 | South Korea |
| 1930s | 0.359 | 0.622 | 0.263 | South Korea |
| 1940s | 0.359 | 0.6395 | 0.2805 | South Korea |
| 1950s | 0.2598 | 0.735 | 0.4752 | South Korea |
| 1960s | 0.111 | 0.594 | 0.483 | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.111 | 0.6394 | 0.5284 | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.111 | 0.6574 | 0.5464 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.1222 | 0.4056 | 0.2834 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.125 | 0.1484 | 0.0234 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.1511 | 0.2347 | 0.0836 | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0688 | 0.0593 | 0.0095 | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher executive corruption index, Barbados or South Korea?
- Barbados, at 0.089 against 0.078 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in executive corruption index between Barbados and South Korea?
- 0.011, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Korea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and South Korea rank globally for executive corruption index?
- Barbados ranks 144th and South Korea ranks 147th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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).