Italy vs Jamaica: Legislative Corruption Score
Italy
0.999
in 2025
Jamaica
1.07
in 2025
Italy rank
41st
Jamaica rank
38th
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- Italy
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.07 against 0.999 in Italy, a difference of 0.071.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Jamaica ahead.
Italy ranks 41st and Jamaica ranks 38th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.062 | 0.006 | 0.068 | Jamaica |
| 1910s | -0.062 | 0.006 | 0.068 | Jamaica |
| 1920s | -0.6087 | 0.006 | 0.6147 | Jamaica |
| 1930s | -0.843 | 0.006 | 0.849 | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 0.0216 | 0.2556 | 0.234 | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 0.814 | 0.5085 | 0.3055 | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.814 | 0.603 | 0.211 | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.814 | 0.605 | 0.209 | Italy |
| 1980s | -0.4804 | 0.605 | 1.09 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | -0.1378 | 0.605 | 0.7428 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.101 | 0.605 | 0.504 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.3093 | 0.9291 | 0.6198 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.862 | 1.07 | 0.206 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, Italy or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 1.07 against 0.999 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Italy and Jamaica?
- 0.071, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Jamaica?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Jamaica rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- Italy ranks 41st and Jamaica ranks 38th 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.