Syria vs Zimbabwe: Legislative Corruption Score
Syria
-1.68
in 2024
Zimbabwe
-1.57
in 2025
Syria rank
150th
Zimbabwe rank
148th
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- Syria
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports -1.57 against -1.68 in Syria, a difference of 0.11.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Syria ahead.
Syria ranks 150th and Zimbabwe ranks 148th of 174 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1.43 | 0.651 | 0.778 | Syria |
| 1920s | 0.76 | 0.651 | 0.109 | Syria |
| 1930s | 0.9765 | 0.651 | 0.3255 | Syria |
| 1940s | 0.726 | 0.651 | 0.075 | Syria |
| 1950s | 0.6341 | 0.651 | 0.0169 | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 0.1304 | 0.5752 | 0.4448 | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | -1.33 | 0.272 | 1.6 | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | -1.92 | -0.731 | 1.19 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | -1.92 | -0.9713 | 0.9517 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | -1.24 | -1.66 | 0.4153 | Syria |
| 2010s | -1.76 | -1.6 | 0.1565 | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | -2.02 | -1.4 | 0.6272 | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, Syria or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at -1.57 against -1.68 in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Syria and Zimbabwe?
- 0.11, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Zimbabwe?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2024.
- How do Syria and Zimbabwe rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- Syria ranks 150th and Zimbabwe ranks 148th 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.