Italy vs Romania: Executive Corruption Index
Italy
0.179
in 2025
Romania
0.161
in 2025
Italy rank
135th
Romania rank
137th
Executive Corruption Index over time
- Italy
- Romania
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.179 against 0.161 in Romania, a difference of 0.018.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Romania ahead.
Italy ranks 135th and Romania ranks 137th of 176 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.251 | 0.29 | 0.039 | Romania |
| 1910s | 0.251 | 0.2646 | 0.0136 | Romania |
| 1920s | 0.2839 | 0.297 | 0.0131 | Romania |
| 1930s | 0.315 | 0.318 | 0.003 | Romania |
| 1940s | 0.1963 | 0.2484 | 0.0521 | Romania |
| 1950s | 0.093 | 0.373 | 0.28 | Romania |
| 1960s | 0.093 | 0.4026 | 0.3096 | Romania |
| 1970s | 0.093 | 0.447 | 0.354 | Romania |
| 1980s | 0.145 | 0.4588 | 0.3138 | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.11 | 0.473 | 0.363 | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.1349 | 0.5757 | 0.4408 | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.0832 | 0.336 | 0.2528 | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.1028 | 0.1837 | 0.0808 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher executive corruption index, Italy or Romania?
- Italy, at 0.179 against 0.161 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in executive corruption index between Italy and Romania?
- 0.018, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Romania?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Romania rank globally for executive corruption index?
- Italy ranks 135th and Romania ranks 137th 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).