Canada vs Switzerland: Legislative Corruption Score

Canada
1.68
in 2025
Switzerland
1.66
in 2025
Canada rank
19th
Switzerland rank
22nd

Legislative Corruption Score over time

  • Canada
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 1.68 against 1.66 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.018.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 178 shared years of data; in 1848 it was Switzerland ahead.

Canada ranks 19th and Switzerland ranks 22nd 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
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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.