Which has higher political corruption index, Italy or South Korea?

Italy, at 0.157 against 0.156 in South Korea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?

165 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – 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.

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?: V-Dem (2026) – 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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Indicator: Political Corruption Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 25,295 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.