Ecuador vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Political corruption index
Ecuador
0.652
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
0.67
in 2025
Ecuador rank
64th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
62nd
Political corruption index over time
- Ecuador
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 0.67 against 0.652 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.018.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1945 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 64th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 62nd of 176 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.7982 | 0.7188 | 0.0794 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0.7656 | 0.6308 | 0.1348 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.7628 | 0.624 | 0.1388 | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0.7138 | 0.624 | 0.0898 | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0.6311 | 0.631 | 0.0001 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.6642 | 0.6916 | 0.0274 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 0.6961 | 0.7096 | 0.0135 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 0.6736 | 0.6814 | 0.0078 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 0.643 | 0.6615 | 0.0185 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political corruption index, Ecuador or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 0.67 against 0.652 in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political corruption index between Ecuador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.018, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for political corruption index?
- Ecuador ranks 64th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 62nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political corruption index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.