Which has higher executive corruption index, Dominican Republic or Panama?

Dominican Republic, at 0.501 against 0.47 in Panama as of 2025.

What is the difference in executive corruption index between Dominican Republic and Panama?

0.031, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Panama?

123 years are reported by both, from 1903 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.

Dominican Republic vs Panama: Executive Corruption Index

Dominican Republic

0.501

in 2025

Panama

0.47

in 2025

Dominican Republic rank

87th

Panama rank

90th

Executive Corruption Index over time

Dominican Republic
Panama

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.501 against 0.47 in Panama, a difference of 0.031.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 87th and Panama ranks 90th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 12 and Panama in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.94	0.354	0.586	Dominican Republic
1910s	0.8867	0.354	0.5327	Dominican Republic
1920s	0.9048	0.354	0.5508	Dominican Republic
1930s	0.965	0.354	0.611	Dominican Republic
1940s	0.965	0.354	0.611	Dominican Republic
1950s	0.965	0.354	0.611	Dominican Republic
1960s	0.9043	0.3954	0.5089	Dominican Republic
1970s	0.8717	0.561	0.3107	Dominican Republic
1980s	0.8437	0.5811	0.2626	Dominican Republic
1990s	0.8096	0.4755	0.3341	Dominican Republic
2000s	0.719	0.466	0.253	Dominican Republic
2010s	0.672	0.4656	0.2064	Dominican Republic
2020s	0.445	0.4847	0.0397	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher executive corruption index, Dominican Republic or Panama?: Dominican Republic, at 0.501 against 0.47 in Panama as of 2025.
What is the difference in executive corruption index between Dominican Republic and Panama?: 0.031, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Panama?: 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Panama rank globally for executive corruption index?: Dominican Republic ranks 87th and Panama ranks 90th 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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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).