Kuwait vs Portugal: Legislative Corruption Score
Kuwait
0.837
in 2024
Portugal
0.838
in 2025
Kuwait rank
54th
Portugal rank
53rd
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- Kuwait
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.838 against 0.837 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.001.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 54th and Portugal ranks 53rd of 174 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.87 | 0.141 | 1.01 | Portugal |
| 1970s | -0.904 | 0.141 | 1.04 | Portugal |
| 1980s | -1.01 | 1 | 2.01 | Portugal |
| 1990s | -0.847 | 1 | 1.85 | Portugal |
| 2000s | -0.847 | 1 | 1.85 | Portugal |
| 2010s | -0.7705 | 0.9512 | 1.72 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.2654 | 0.8502 | 0.5848 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, Kuwait or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.838 against 0.837 in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Kuwait and Portugal?
- 0.001, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Portugal?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Portugal rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- Kuwait ranks 54th and Portugal ranks 53rd 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.