France vs South Korea: Executive Corruption Index

France
0.068
in 2025
South Korea
0.078
in 2025
France rank
149th
South Korea rank
147th

Executive Corruption Index over time

  • France
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.078 against 0.068 in France, a difference of 0.01.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was South Korea ahead.

France ranks 149th and South Korea ranks 147th of 176 countries.

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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

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).