Botswana vs Spain: Legislative Corruption Score
Botswana
0.787
in 2025
Spain
0.81
in 2025
Botswana rank
56th
Spain rank
55th
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- Botswana
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.81 against 0.787 in Botswana, a difference of 0.023.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 56th and Spain ranks 55th of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.57 | -1.47 | 3.04 | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.316 | -0.6647 | 0.9807 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.4038 | 1.28 | 0.8782 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.755 | 1.31 | 0.554 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.755 | 1.31 | 0.554 | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 1.27 | 0.171 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.9723 | 1.21 | 0.2342 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, Botswana or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.81 against 0.787 in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Botswana and Spain?
- 0.023, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Spain?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Spain rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- Botswana ranks 56th and Spain ranks 55th 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.