Peru vs Venezuela: Legislative Corruption Score
Peru
-2.11
in 2025
Venezuela
-2.19
in 2025
Peru rank
163rd
Venezuela rank
166th
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- Peru
- Venezuela
How they compare
Peru currently reports -2.11 against -2.19 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.08.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Venezuela ahead.
Peru ranks 163rd and Venezuela ranks 166th of 174 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 9 and Venezuela in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.211 | 1.01 | 0.796 | Venezuela |
| 1840s | -0.509 | 0.5856 | 1.09 | Venezuela |
| 1850s | -1.23 | -1.04 | 0.1871 | Venezuela |
| 1860s | -2.26 | -0.519 | 1.74 | Venezuela |
| 1870s | -2.26 | -0.749 | 1.51 | Venezuela |
| 1880s | -1.27 | -0.749 | 0.5188 | Venezuela |
| 1890s | -1.41 | -0.749 | 0.661 | Venezuela |
| 1900s | -0.565 | -0.749 | 0.184 | Peru |
| 1910s | -0.565 | -0.6756 | 0.1106 | Peru |
| 1920s | -1.23 | -0.756 | 0.478 | Venezuela |
| 1930s | -1.1 | 0.1345 | 1.24 | Venezuela |
| 1940s | -0.972 | 1.22 | 2.19 | Venezuela |
| 1950s | -0.351 | -0.716 | 0.365 | Peru |
| 1960s | -0.231 | -0.632 | 0.401 | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.127 | -1.31 | 1.43 | Peru |
| 1990s | -0.7844 | -0.9938 | 0.2094 | Peru |
| 2000s | -0.896 | -2.03 | 1.14 | Peru |
| 2010s | -1.13 | -1.58 | 0.4529 | Peru |
| 2020s | -1.61 | -1.89 | 0.2868 | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, Peru or Venezuela?
- Peru, at -2.11 against -2.19 in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Peru and Venezuela?
- 0.08, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Venezuela?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Venezuela rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- Peru ranks 163rd and Venezuela ranks 166th 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.