Sri Lanka vs Zambia: Legislative Corruption Score

Sri Lanka
0.319
in 2025
Zambia
0.351
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
73rd
Zambia rank
71st

Legislative Corruption Score over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Zambia
-1012190019622025

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.351 against 0.319 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.032.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1926 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 73rd and Zambia ranks 71st of 174 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Zambia Difference Ahead
1920s 2.5 2.13 0.364 Sri Lanka
1930s 2.17 2.13 0.032 Sri Lanka
1940s 1.93 2.13 0.2012 Zambia
1950s 1.43 2.13 0.699 Zambia
1960s 1.43 1.91 0.4807 Zambia
1970s 1.16 1.27 0.112 Zambia
1980s 0.0186 0.933 0.9144 Zambia
1990s -0.363 0.2701 0.6331 Zambia
2000s -0.9295 1.19 2.12 Zambia
2010s -1.35 0.7789 2.13 Zambia
2020s -0.9255 0.2688 1.19 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative corruption score, Sri Lanka or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.351 against 0.319 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Sri Lanka and Zambia?
0.032, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zambia?
100 years are reported by both, from 1926 to 2025.
How do Sri Lanka and Zambia rank globally for legislative corruption score?
Sri Lanka ranks 73rd and Zambia ranks 71st 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.