Bhutan vs Italy: Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Bhutan
0.148
in 2025
Italy
0.157
in 2025
Bhutan rank
143rd
Italy rank
140th
Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Bhutan
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.157 against 0.148 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.009.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 143rd and Italy ranks 140th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.346 | 0.336 | 0.01 | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 0.255 | 0.336 | 0.081 | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.2526 | 0.4083 | 0.1557 | Italy |
| 1930s | 0.249 | 0.451 | 0.202 | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.249 | 0.334 | 0.085 | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.2128 | 0.194 | 0.0188 | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 0.177 | 0.186 | 0.009 | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.1746 | 0.186 | 0.0114 | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.174 | 0.3185 | 0.1445 | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.1699 | 0.2804 | 0.1105 | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.1453 | 0.2615 | 0.1162 | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.0986 | 0.2004 | 0.1018 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.1275 | 0.1537 | 0.0262 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index, Bhutan or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.157 against 0.148 in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index between Bhutan and Italy?
- 0.009, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Italy?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Italy rank globally for political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index?
- Bhutan ranks 143rd and Italy ranks 140th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.