Italy vs United States: Legislative Corruption Score
Italy
0.999
in 2025
United States
1.05
in 2025
Italy rank
41st
United States rank
39th
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- Italy
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1.05 against 0.999 in Italy, a difference of 0.051.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 165 shared years of data; in 1861 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 41st and United States ranks 39th of 174 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.1301 | 0.961 | 0.8309 | United States |
| 1870s | -0.062 | 0.961 | 1.02 | United States |
| 1880s | -0.062 | 0.961 | 1.02 | United States |
| 1890s | -0.062 | 0.961 | 1.02 | United States |
| 1900s | -0.062 | 0.961 | 1.02 | United States |
| 1910s | -0.062 | 1.1 | 1.16 | United States |
| 1920s | -0.6087 | 1.18 | 1.79 | United States |
| 1930s | -0.843 | 1.19 | 2.03 | United States |
| 1940s | 0.0216 | 1.24 | 1.21 | United States |
| 1950s | 0.814 | 1.26 | 0.449 | United States |
| 1960s | 0.814 | 1.33 | 0.5149 | United States |
| 1970s | 0.814 | 1.31 | 0.492 | United States |
| 1980s | -0.4804 | 1.14 | 1.62 | United States |
| 1990s | -0.1378 | 1.1 | 1.23 | United States |
| 2000s | 0.101 | 1.1 | 0.995 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.3093 | 1.07 | 0.7605 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.862 | 1.05 | 0.188 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, Italy or United States?
- United States, at 1.05 against 0.999 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Italy and United States?
- 0.051, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2025.
- How do Italy and United States rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- Italy ranks 41st and United States ranks 39th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.