Austria vs Poland: Political Corruption Index
Austria
0.095
in 2025
Poland
0.081
in 2025
Austria rank
148th
Poland rank
150th
Political Corruption Index over time
- Austria
- Poland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.095 against 0.081 in Poland, a difference of 0.014.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 168 shared years of data; in 1790 it was Poland ahead.
Austria ranks 148th and Poland ranks 150th of 176 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.058 | 0.8495 | 0.7915 | Poland |
| 1800s | 0.058 | 0.317 | 0.259 | Poland |
| 1810s | 0.058 | 0.4477 | 0.3897 | Poland |
| 1820s | 0.058 | 0.482 | 0.424 | Poland |
| 1830s | 0.058 | 0.6868 | 0.6288 | Poland |
| 1840s | 0.058 | 0.765 | 0.707 | Poland |
| 1850s | 0.058 | 0.765 | 0.707 | Poland |
| 1860s | 0.0635 | 0.765 | 0.7015 | Poland |
| 1910s | 0.087 | 0.099 | 0.012 | Poland |
| 1920s | 0.058 | 0.1647 | 0.1067 | Poland |
| 1930s | 0.071 | 0.1645 | 0.0935 | Poland |
| 1940s | 0.042 | 0.158 | 0.116 | Poland |
| 1950s | 0.0446 | 0.158 | 0.1134 | Poland |
| 1960s | 0.048 | 0.158 | 0.11 | Poland |
| 1970s | 0.0557 | 0.1789 | 0.1232 | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.0741 | 0.179 | 0.1049 | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.065 | 0.084 | 0.019 | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.0759 | 0.084 | 0.0081 | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.0533 | 0.0916 | 0.0383 | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.1 | 0.12 | 0.02 | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political corruption index, Austria or Poland?
- Austria, at 0.095 against 0.081 in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political corruption index between Austria and Poland?
- 0.014, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Poland?
- 168 years are reported by both, from 1790 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Poland rank globally for political corruption index?
- Austria ranks 148th and Poland ranks 150th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Corruption 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.