Maldives vs Sri Lanka: Executive Corruption Index
Maldives
0.265
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.28
in 2025
Maldives rank
120th
Sri Lanka rank
117th
Executive Corruption Index over time
- Maldives
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.28 against 0.265 in Maldives, a difference of 0.015.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 120th and Sri Lanka ranks 117th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 11 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.807 | 0.075 | 0.732 | Maldives |
| 1910s | 0.807 | 0.075 | 0.732 | Maldives |
| 1920s | 0.7908 | 0.075 | 0.7158 | Maldives |
| 1930s | 0.78 | 0.075 | 0.705 | Maldives |
| 1940s | 0.78 | 0.0894 | 0.6906 | Maldives |
| 1950s | 0.78 | 0.147 | 0.633 | Maldives |
| 1960s | 0.7842 | 0.147 | 0.6372 | Maldives |
| 1970s | 0.8032 | 0.2131 | 0.5901 | Maldives |
| 1980s | 0.823 | 0.3032 | 0.5198 | Maldives |
| 1990s | 0.823 | 0.4358 | 0.3872 | Maldives |
| 2000s | 0.7258 | 0.5532 | 0.1726 | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.5802 | 0.6343 | 0.0541 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.2747 | 0.6468 | 0.3722 | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher executive corruption index, Maldives or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.28 against 0.265 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in executive corruption index between Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 0.015, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Sri Lanka rank globally for executive corruption index?
- Maldives ranks 120th and Sri Lanka ranks 117th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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).