Cape Verde vs Costa Rica: Executive Corruption Index
Cape Verde
0.229
in 2025
Costa Rica
0.228
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
122nd
Costa Rica rank
123rd
Executive Corruption Index over time
- Cape Verde
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 0.229 against 0.228 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 122nd and Costa Rica ranks 123rd of 176 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.852 | 0.432 | 0.42 | Cape Verde |
| 1910s | 0.852 | 0.4494 | 0.4026 | Cape Verde |
| 1920s | 0.852 | 0.381 | 0.471 | Cape Verde |
| 1930s | 0.852 | 0.381 | 0.471 | Cape Verde |
| 1940s | 0.852 | 0.3717 | 0.4803 | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | 0.852 | 0.229 | 0.623 | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 0.852 | 0.2053 | 0.6467 | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 0.54 | 0.15 | 0.39 | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 0.228 | 0.15 | 0.078 | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 0.2023 | 0.133 | 0.0693 | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 0.203 | 0.1554 | 0.0476 | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 0.1935 | 0.1738 | 0.0197 | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 0.2135 | 0.1927 | 0.0208 | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher executive corruption index, Cape Verde or Costa Rica?
- Cape Verde, at 0.229 against 0.228 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in executive corruption index between Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
- 0.001, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Costa Rica rank globally for executive corruption index?
- Cape Verde ranks 122nd and Costa Rica ranks 123rd 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).