Denmark vs Sweden: Executive Corruption Index
Denmark
0.003
in 2025
Sweden
0.004
in 2025
Denmark rank
176th
Sweden rank
175th
Executive Corruption Index over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.004 against 0.003 in Denmark, a difference of 0.001.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 176th and Sweden ranks 175th of 176 countries.
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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).