North Korea vs Kuwait: Legislative Corruption Score
North Korea
0.86
in 2025
Kuwait
0.837
in 2024
North Korea rank
51st
Kuwait rank
54th
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- North Korea
- Kuwait
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.86 against 0.837 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.023.
Across all 53 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 51st and Kuwait ranks 54th of 174 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 | -0.87 | 1.96 | North Korea |
| 1970s | 1.09 | -0.904 | 1.99 | North Korea |
| 1980s | 1.09 | -1.01 | 2.09 | North Korea |
| 1990s | 1.09 | -0.847 | 1.93 | North Korea |
| 2000s | 1.09 | -0.847 | 1.93 | North Korea |
| 2010s | 1.08 | -0.7705 | 1.85 | North Korea |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 0.2654 | 0.7848 | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, North Korea or Kuwait?
- North Korea, at 0.86 against 0.837 in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between North Korea and Kuwait?
- 0.023, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Kuwait?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Kuwait rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- North Korea ranks 51st and Kuwait ranks 54th 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.