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
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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

Indicator
Political Corruption 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

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