Kuwait vs Spain: Legislative Corruption Score
Kuwait
0.837
in 2024
Spain
0.81
in 2025
Kuwait rank
54th
Spain rank
55th
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- Kuwait
- Spain
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.837 against 0.81 in Spain, a difference of 0.027.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 54th and Spain ranks 55th of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.87 | -1.47 | 0.597 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | -0.904 | -1.38 | 0.4783 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | -1.01 | 1.26 | 2.27 | Spain |
| 1990s | -0.847 | 1.31 | 2.16 | Spain |
| 2000s | -0.847 | 1.31 | 2.16 | Spain |
| 2010s | -0.7705 | 1.27 | 2.04 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.2654 | 1.29 | 1.02 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, Kuwait or Spain?
- Kuwait, at 0.837 against 0.81 in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Kuwait and Spain?
- 0.027, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Spain?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Spain rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- Kuwait ranks 54th and Spain ranks 55th 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.