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
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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.

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Indicator
Political corruption index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 25,295 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed