Germany vs Ireland: Executive Corruption Index

Germany
0.02
in 2025
Ireland
0.017
in 2025
Germany rank
167th
Ireland rank
169th

Executive Corruption Index over time

  • Germany
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.02 against 0.017 in Ireland, a difference of 0.003.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 167th and Ireland ranks 169th 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).