Bhutan vs Portugal: Executive Corruption Index
Bhutan
0.066
in 2025
Portugal
0.076
in 2025
Bhutan rank
150th
Portugal rank
148th
Executive Corruption Index over time
- Bhutan
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.076 against 0.066 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.01.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 150th and Portugal ranks 148th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 8 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.3761 | 0.262 | 0.1141 | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 0.248 | 0.262 | 0.014 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.2408 | 0.25 | 0.0092 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.23 | 0.2099 | 0.0201 | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 0.23 | 0.2 | 0.03 | Bhutan |
| 1950s | 0.1941 | 0.2 | 0.0059 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.181 | 0.2 | 0.019 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.1706 | 0.137 | 0.0336 | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 0.168 | 0.0798 | 0.0882 | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.1705 | 0.0656 | 0.1049 | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 0.1398 | 0.0518 | 0.088 | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.0588 | 0.0509 | 0.0079 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.0715 | 0.0938 | 0.0223 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher executive corruption index, Bhutan or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.076 against 0.066 in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in executive corruption index between Bhutan and Portugal?
- 0.01, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Portugal?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Portugal rank globally for executive corruption index?
- Bhutan ranks 150th and Portugal ranks 148th 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).