South Korea vs Portugal: Executive Corruption Index

South Korea
0.078
in 2025
Portugal
0.076
in 2025
South Korea rank
147th
Portugal rank
148th

Executive Corruption Index over time

  • South Korea
  • Portugal
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.078 against 0.076 in Portugal, a difference of 0.002.

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

South Korea ranks 147th and Portugal ranks 148th 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
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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).