Bhutan vs South Korea: Executive Corruption Index
Bhutan
0.066
in 2025
South Korea
0.078
in 2025
Bhutan rank
150th
South Korea rank
147th
Executive Corruption Index over time
- Bhutan
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.078 against 0.066 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.012.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Korea ahead.
Bhutan ranks 150th and South Korea ranks 147th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.3761 | 0.666 | 0.2899 | South Korea |
| 1910s | 0.248 | 0.6252 | 0.3772 | South Korea |
| 1920s | 0.2408 | 0.622 | 0.3812 | South Korea |
| 1930s | 0.23 | 0.622 | 0.392 | South Korea |
| 1940s | 0.23 | 0.6395 | 0.4095 | South Korea |
| 1950s | 0.1941 | 0.735 | 0.5409 | South Korea |
| 1960s | 0.181 | 0.594 | 0.413 | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.1706 | 0.6394 | 0.4688 | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.168 | 0.6574 | 0.4894 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.1705 | 0.4056 | 0.2351 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.1398 | 0.1484 | 0.0086 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0588 | 0.2347 | 0.1759 | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0715 | 0.0593 | 0.0122 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher executive corruption index, Bhutan or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.078 against 0.066 in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in executive corruption index between Bhutan and South Korea?
- 0.012, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and South Korea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and South Korea rank globally for executive corruption index?
- Bhutan ranks 150th 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).