Which has higher executive corruption index, Bulgaria or China?

Bulgaria, at 0.543 against 0.534 in China as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and China?

148 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2025.

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.

Bulgaria vs China: Executive Corruption Index

Bulgaria

0.543

in 2025

China

0.534

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

78th

China rank

81st

Executive Corruption Index over time

Bulgaria
China

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.543 against 0.534 in China, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 148 shared years of data; in 1878 it was China ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 78th and China ranks 81st of 176 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	China	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.304	0.96	0.656	China
1880s	0.304	0.96	0.656	China
1890s	0.304	0.96	0.656	China
1900s	0.304	0.96	0.656	China
1910s	0.3123	0.9142	0.6019	China
1920s	0.282	0.8652	0.5832	China
1930s	0.252	0.8316	0.5796	China
1940s	0.3181	0.8229	0.5048	China
1950s	0.335	0.5167	0.1817	China
1960s	0.335	0.5548	0.2198	China
1970s	0.335	0.5502	0.2152	China
1980s	0.355	0.6657	0.3107	China
1990s	0.1871	0.67	0.4829	China
2000s	0.2897	0.6571	0.3674	China
2010s	0.3719	0.5827	0.2108	China
2020s	0.3713	0.5318	0.1605	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher executive corruption index, Bulgaria or China?: Bulgaria, at 0.543 against 0.534 in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in executive corruption index between Bulgaria and China?: 0.009, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and China?: 148 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and China rank globally for executive corruption index?: Bulgaria ranks 78th and China ranks 81st 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bulgaria vs China: Executive Corruption Index. Statizoid, drawing on V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://social-development.statizoid.com/compare/executive-corruption-index/bulgaria/china/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://social-development.statizoid.com/compare/executive-corruption-index/bulgaria/china/">Bulgaria vs China: Executive Corruption Index</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Executive Corruption Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 25,488 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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).