Australia vs Burkina Faso: Legislative Corruption Score
Australia
1.72
in 2025
Burkina Faso
1.73
in 2025
Australia rank
16th
Burkina Faso rank
15th
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- Australia
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1.73 against 1.72 in Australia, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and Burkina Faso ranks 15th of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Burkina Faso in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.54 | 2.41 | 0.871 | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 1.54 | 2.41 | 0.871 | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 1.54 | 2.41 | 0.871 | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 1.54 | 2.16 | 0.6194 | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 1.54 | 2.4 | 0.863 | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 1.54 | 0.7213 | 0.8207 | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.54 | 0.802 | 0.74 | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.59 | 0.9951 | 0.593 | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.72 | 1.29 | 0.4253 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, Australia or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 1.73 against 1.72 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Australia and Burkina Faso?
- 0.01, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Burkina Faso?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Burkina Faso rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- Australia ranks 16th and Burkina Faso ranks 15th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Legislative Corruption Score. 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 members of the legislature abuse their position for financial gain, such as bribes, government contracts, future employment, or stealing from the state. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.