China vs Nepal: Political Corruption Index
China
0.554
in 2025
Nepal
0.561
in 2025
China rank
84th
Nepal rank
83rd
Political Corruption Index over time
- China
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.561 against 0.554 in China, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was China ahead.
China ranks 84th and Nepal ranks 83rd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, China averaged higher in 15 and Nepal in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.925 | 0.767 | 0.158 | China |
| 1790s | 0.925 | 0.767 | 0.158 | China |
| 1800s | 0.925 | 0.767 | 0.158 | China |
| 1810s | 0.925 | 0.767 | 0.158 | China |
| 1820s | 0.925 | 0.767 | 0.158 | China |
| 1830s | 0.925 | 0.767 | 0.158 | China |
| 1840s | 0.925 | 0.787 | 0.138 | China |
| 1850s | 0.925 | 0.817 | 0.108 | China |
| 1860s | 0.9334 | 0.817 | 0.1164 | China |
| 1870s | 0.937 | 0.817 | 0.12 | China |
| 1880s | 0.937 | 0.817 | 0.12 | China |
| 1890s | 0.937 | 0.817 | 0.12 | China |
| 1900s | 0.937 | 0.817 | 0.12 | China |
| 1910s | 0.8585 | 0.817 | 0.0415 | China |
| 1920s | 0.8228 | 0.817 | 0.0058 | China |
| 1930s | 0.752 | 0.817 | 0.065 | Nepal |
| 1940s | 0.7578 | 0.817 | 0.0592 | Nepal |
| 1950s | 0.2633 | 0.7578 | 0.4945 | Nepal |
| 1960s | 0.2554 | 0.8291 | 0.5737 | Nepal |
| 1970s | 0.2791 | 0.849 | 0.5699 | Nepal |
| 1980s | 0.4546 | 0.8427 | 0.3881 | Nepal |
| 1990s | 0.5565 | 0.8255 | 0.269 | Nepal |
| 2000s | 0.5736 | 0.7745 | 0.2009 | Nepal |
| 2010s | 0.4988 | 0.6849 | 0.1861 | Nepal |
| 2020s | 0.5023 | 0.6185 | 0.1162 | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political corruption index, China or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 0.561 against 0.554 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political corruption index between China and Nepal?
- 0.007, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nepal?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do China and Nepal rank globally for political corruption index?
- China ranks 84th and Nepal ranks 83rd 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.