Colombia vs El Salvador: Legislative Corruption Score

Colombia
-0.6
in 2025
El Salvador
-0.637
in 2025
Colombia rank
104th
El Salvador rank
106th

Legislative Corruption Score over time

  • Colombia
  • El Salvador
-2.5-2-1.5-1-0.5182119232025

How they compare

Colombia currently reports -0.6 against -0.637 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.037.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 104th and El Salvador ranks 106th of 174 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 19 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia El Salvador Difference Ahead
1830s -0.894 -1.63 0.734 Colombia
1840s -0.894 -1.63 0.734 Colombia
1850s -0.894 -1.63 0.734 Colombia
1860s -0.894 -1.63 0.734 Colombia
1870s -0.894 -1.63 0.734 Colombia
1880s -0.894 -1.63 0.734 Colombia
1890s -0.894 -1.63 0.734 Colombia
1900s -1.24 -1.63 0.393 Colombia
1910s -1.24 -1.63 0.391 Colombia
1920s -1.24 -1.63 0.391 Colombia
1930s -1.24 -2.3 1.06 Colombia
1940s -1.24 -2.38 1.14 Colombia
1950s -1.07 -2.38 1.31 Colombia
1960s -0.886 -2.37 1.48 Colombia
1970s -0.8744 -2.37 1.49 Colombia
1980s -0.782 -2.08 1.3 Colombia
1990s -0.782 -1.69 0.9098 Colombia
2000s -0.7799 -1.24 0.4586 Colombia
2010s -0.7243 -0.5535 0.1708 El Salvador
2020s -0.6 -0.792 0.192 Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative corruption score, Colombia or El Salvador?
Colombia, at -0.6 against -0.637 in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Colombia and El Salvador?
0.037, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
174 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for legislative corruption score?
Colombia ranks 104th and El Salvador ranks 106th 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

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.