Benin vs Romania: Executive Corruption Index
Benin
0.113
in 2025
Romania
0.161
in 2025
Benin rank
140th
Romania rank
137th
Executive Corruption Index over time
- Benin
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.161 against 0.113 in Benin, a difference of 0.048.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.4 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 140th and Romania ranks 137th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 12 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.374 | 0.29 | 0.084 | Benin |
| 1910s | 0.374 | 0.2646 | 0.1094 | Benin |
| 1920s | 0.374 | 0.297 | 0.077 | Benin |
| 1930s | 0.374 | 0.318 | 0.056 | Benin |
| 1940s | 0.374 | 0.2484 | 0.1256 | Benin |
| 1950s | 0.374 | 0.373 | 0.001 | Benin |
| 1960s | 0.623 | 0.4026 | 0.2204 | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.6903 | 0.447 | 0.2433 | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.505 | 0.4588 | 0.0462 | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.5881 | 0.473 | 0.1151 | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.6306 | 0.5757 | 0.0549 | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.4166 | 0.336 | 0.0806 | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.1062 | 0.1837 | 0.0775 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher executive corruption index, Benin or Romania?
- Romania, at 0.161 against 0.113 in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in executive corruption index between Benin and Romania?
- 0.048, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Romania?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Romania rank globally for executive corruption index?
- Benin ranks 140th and Romania ranks 137th 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).