Italy vs South Korea: Political corruption index
Italy
0.157
in 2025
South Korea
0.156
in 2025
Italy rank
140th
South Korea rank
141st
Political corruption index over time
- Italy
- South Korea
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.157 against 0.156 in South Korea, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1861 it was South Korea ahead.
Italy ranks 140th and South Korea ranks 141st of 176 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.3293 | 0.6017 | 0.2723 | South Korea |
| 1870s | 0.336 | 0.6004 | 0.2644 | South Korea |
| 1880s | 0.336 | 0.675 | 0.339 | South Korea |
| 1890s | 0.336 | 0.6615 | 0.3255 | South Korea |
| 1900s | 0.336 | 0.63 | 0.294 | South Korea |
| 1910s | 0.336 | 0.6012 | 0.2652 | South Korea |
| 1920s | 0.4083 | 0.6 | 0.1917 | South Korea |
| 1930s | 0.451 | 0.6 | 0.149 | South Korea |
| 1940s | 0.334 | 0.5692 | 0.2352 | South Korea |
| 1950s | 0.194 | 0.623 | 0.429 | South Korea |
| 1960s | 0.186 | 0.559 | 0.373 | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.186 | 0.5706 | 0.3846 | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.3185 | 0.5409 | 0.2224 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.2804 | 0.3359 | 0.0555 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.2615 | 0.169 | 0.0925 | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.2004 | 0.1824 | 0.018 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.1537 | 0.1438 | 0.0098 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political corruption index, Italy or South Korea?
- Italy, at 0.157 against 0.156 in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political corruption index between Italy and South Korea?
- 0.001, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2025.
- How do Italy and South Korea rank globally for political corruption index?
- Italy ranks 140th and South Korea ranks 141st 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.