New Zealand vs Seychelles: Legislative Corruption Score

New Zealand
1.89
in 2025
Seychelles
1.99
in 2025
New Zealand rank
13th
Seychelles rank
11th

Legislative Corruption Score over time

  • New Zealand
  • Seychelles
0123185319392025

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 1.99 against 1.89 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 13th and Seychelles ranks 11th of 174 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Seychelles Difference Ahead
1940s 2.49 0.64 1.85 New Zealand
1950s 2.49 0.64 1.85 New Zealand
1960s 2.49 0.64 1.85 New Zealand
1970s 2.49 0.0896 2.4 New Zealand
1980s 2.49 -0.373 2.87 New Zealand
1990s 2.49 -0.373 2.87 New Zealand
2000s 2.49 -0.1564 2.65 New Zealand
2010s 2.49 0.7401 1.75 New Zealand
2020s 2.43 1.85 0.5747 New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative corruption score, New Zealand or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 1.99 against 1.89 in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative corruption score between New Zealand and Seychelles?
0.1, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Seychelles?
76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Seychelles rank globally for legislative corruption score?
New Zealand ranks 13th and Seychelles ranks 11th 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

Indicator
Legislative Corruption Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 17,541 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.