South Korea vs Spain: Political corruption index
South Korea
0.156
in 2025
Spain
0.113
in 2025
South Korea rank
141st
Spain rank
144th
Political corruption index over time
- South Korea
- Spain
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.156 against 0.113 in Spain, a difference of 0.043.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.4 times Spain's.
Across all 237 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 141st and Spain ranks 144th of 176 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.565 | 0.522 | 0.043 | South Korea |
| 1790s | 0.565 | 0.522 | 0.043 | South Korea |
| 1800s | 0.624 | 0.5277 | 0.0963 | South Korea |
| 1810s | 0.624 | 0.5084 | 0.1156 | South Korea |
| 1820s | 0.624 | 0.4666 | 0.1574 | South Korea |
| 1830s | 0.624 | 0.5508 | 0.0732 | South Korea |
| 1840s | 0.657 | 0.58 | 0.077 | South Korea |
| 1850s | 0.675 | 0.5472 | 0.1278 | South Korea |
| 1860s | 0.609 | 0.5356 | 0.0734 | South Korea |
| 1870s | 0.6004 | 0.505 | 0.0954 | South Korea |
| 1880s | 0.675 | 0.489 | 0.186 | South Korea |
| 1890s | 0.6615 | 0.485 | 0.1765 | South Korea |
| 1900s | 0.63 | 0.485 | 0.145 | South Korea |
| 1910s | 0.6012 | 0.485 | 0.1162 | South Korea |
| 1920s | 0.6 | 0.4738 | 0.1262 | South Korea |
| 1930s | 0.6 | 0.3196 | 0.2804 | South Korea |
| 1940s | 0.5692 | 0.4488 | 0.1204 | South Korea |
| 1950s | 0.623 | 0.493 | 0.13 | South Korea |
| 1960s | 0.559 | 0.479 | 0.08 | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.5706 | 0.3326 | 0.238 | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.5409 | 0.0398 | 0.5011 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.3359 | 0.038 | 0.2979 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.169 | 0.038 | 0.131 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.1824 | 0.0467 | 0.1357 | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.1438 | 0.0662 | 0.0777 | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political corruption index, South Korea or Spain?
- South Korea, at 0.156 against 0.113 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political corruption index between South Korea and Spain?
- 0.043, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Spain?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Spain rank globally for political corruption index?
- South Korea ranks 141st and Spain ranks 144th 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.