How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Serbia?

221 years are reported by both, from 1804 to 2025.

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.

Russia vs Serbia: Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index

Russia

0.783

in 2025

Serbia

0.794

in 2025

Russia rank

38th

Serbia rank

35th

Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time

Russia
Serbia

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 0.794 against 0.783 in Russia, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 221 shared years of data; in 1804 it was Russia ahead.

Russia ranks 38th and Serbia ranks 35th of 176 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 9 and Serbia in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russia	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1800s	0.822	0.777	0.045	Russia
1810s	0.822	0.7509	0.0711	Russia
1820s	0.8435	0.73	0.1135	Russia
1830s	0.865	0.6573	0.2077	Russia
1840s	0.8362	0.654	0.1822	Russia
1850s	0.77	0.6554	0.1146	Russia
1860s	0.6138	0.6487	0.0349	Serbia
1870s	0.439	0.6696	0.2306	Serbia
1880s	0.439	0.6682	0.2292	Serbia
1890s	0.439	0.6896	0.2506	Serbia
1900s	0.4285	0.6898	0.2613	Serbia
1910s	0.3727	0.6842	0.3115	Serbia
1920s	0.2358	0.681	0.4452	Serbia
1930s	0.2041	0.6774	0.4733	Serbia
1940s	0.2036	0.6285	0.4249	Serbia
1950s	0.2222	0.6386	0.4164	Serbia
1960s	0.2928	0.648	0.3552	Serbia
1970s	0.334	0.6642	0.3302	Serbia
1980s	0.3704	0.6812	0.3108	Serbia
1990s	0.7013	0.8725	0.1712	Serbia
2000s	0.7505	0.6506	0.0999	Russia
2010s	0.7228	0.6598	0.063	Russia
2020s	0.7517	0.7212	0.0305	Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index, Russia or Serbia?: Serbia, at 0.794 against 0.783 in Russia as of 2025.
What is the difference in political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index between Russia and Serbia?: 0.011, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Serbia?: 221 years are reported by both, from 1804 to 2025.
How do Russia and Serbia rank globally for political corruption index vs. electoral democracy index?: Russia ranks 38th and Serbia ranks 35th 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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Indicator: Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 25,295 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.