Australia vs Germany: Legislative Corruption Score

Australia
1.72
in 2025
Germany
1.71
in 2025
Australia rank
16th
Germany rank
17th

Legislative Corruption Score over time

  • Australia
  • Germany
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 1.72 against 1.71 in Germany, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 119 shared years of data; in 1848 it was Germany ahead.

Australia ranks 16th and Germany ranks 17th of 174 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Legislative Corruption Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 17,541 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.