Russia vs Uganda: Executive Corruption Index
Russia
0.81
in 2025
Uganda
0.822
in 2025
Russia rank
22nd
Uganda rank
20th
Executive Corruption Index over time
- Russia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.822 against 0.81 in Russia, a difference of 0.012.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 22nd and Uganda ranks 20th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.401 | 0.34 | 0.061 | Russia |
| 1910s | 0.3727 | 0.34 | 0.0327 | Russia |
| 1920s | 0.269 | 0.34 | 0.071 | Uganda |
| 1930s | 0.2875 | 0.34 | 0.0525 | Uganda |
| 1940s | 0.3082 | 0.34 | 0.0318 | Uganda |
| 1950s | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.03 | Uganda |
| 1960s | 0.4033 | 0.3947 | 0.0086 | Russia |
| 1970s | 0.453 | 0.9101 | 0.4571 | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0.4479 | 0.5809 | 0.133 | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.6981 | 0.4574 | 0.2407 | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.6937 | 0.7203 | 0.0266 | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.6511 | 0.7448 | 0.0937 | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.74 | 0.7492 | 0.0092 | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher executive corruption index, Russia or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.822 against 0.81 in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in executive corruption index between Russia and Uganda?
- 0.012, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Uganda?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Uganda rank globally for executive corruption index?
- Russia ranks 22nd and Uganda ranks 20th 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).