Ethiopia vs Hungary: Political corruption index
Ethiopia
0.529
in 2025
Hungary
0.488
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
87th
Hungary rank
89th
Political corruption index over time
- Ethiopia
- Hungary
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.529 against 0.488 in Hungary, a difference of 0.041.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 87th and Hungary ranks 89th of 176 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.848 | 0.228 | 0.62 | Ethiopia |
| 1790s | 0.848 | 0.228 | 0.62 | Ethiopia |
| 1800s | 0.848 | 0.228 | 0.62 | Ethiopia |
| 1810s | 0.848 | 0.228 | 0.62 | Ethiopia |
| 1820s | 0.848 | 0.228 | 0.62 | Ethiopia |
| 1830s | 0.848 | 0.228 | 0.62 | Ethiopia |
| 1840s | 0.848 | 0.2234 | 0.6246 | Ethiopia |
| 1850s | 0.848 | 0.204 | 0.644 | Ethiopia |
| 1860s | 0.848 | 0.2293 | 0.6187 | Ethiopia |
| 1870s | 0.848 | 0.297 | 0.551 | Ethiopia |
| 1880s | 0.848 | 0.297 | 0.551 | Ethiopia |
| 1890s | 0.848 | 0.297 | 0.551 | Ethiopia |
| 1900s | 0.828 | 0.297 | 0.531 | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | 0.828 | 0.2979 | 0.5301 | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 0.828 | 0.2736 | 0.5544 | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 0.7669 | 0.271 | 0.4959 | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 0.6764 | 0.3767 | 0.2997 | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 0.663 | 0.3896 | 0.2734 | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 0.6612 | 0.3536 | 0.3076 | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.5961 | 0.3771 | 0.219 | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.5143 | 0.4461 | 0.0682 | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.523 | 0.2528 | 0.2702 | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.5578 | 0.2772 | 0.2806 | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.5638 | 0.4325 | 0.1313 | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.5483 | 0.4912 | 0.0572 | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political corruption index, Ethiopia or Hungary?
- Ethiopia, at 0.529 against 0.488 in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political corruption index between Ethiopia and Hungary?
- 0.041, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Hungary?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Hungary rank globally for political corruption index?
- Ethiopia ranks 87th and Hungary ranks 89th 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.