El Salvador vs North Korea: Political Corruption Index
El Salvador
0.682
in 2025
North Korea
0.67
in 2025
El Salvador rank
60th
North Korea rank
62nd
Political Corruption Index over time
- El Salvador
- North Korea
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.682 against 0.67 in North Korea, a difference of 0.012.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1945 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 60th and North Korea ranks 62nd of 176 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 8 and North Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.858 | 0.7188 | 0.1392 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.858 | 0.6308 | 0.2272 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.8506 | 0.624 | 0.2266 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.8599 | 0.624 | 0.2359 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.7966 | 0.631 | 0.1656 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.7452 | 0.6916 | 0.0536 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.7323 | 0.7096 | 0.0227 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.6436 | 0.6814 | 0.0378 | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.6988 | 0.6615 | 0.0373 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political corruption index, El Salvador or North Korea?
- El Salvador, at 0.682 against 0.67 in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political corruption index between El Salvador and North Korea?
- 0.012, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and North Korea?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and North Korea rank globally for political corruption index?
- El Salvador ranks 60th and North Korea ranks 62nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.