Kuwait vs Vatican: Political Corruption Index

Kuwait
0.346
in 2025
Vatican
0.366
in 1870
Kuwait rank
109th
Vatican rank
107th

Political Corruption Index over time

  • Kuwait
  • Vatican
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How they compare

Vatican currently reports 0.366 against 0.346 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.02.

That makes Vatican's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Vatican ahead.

Kuwait ranks 109th and Vatican ranks 107th of 176 countries.

Vatican has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Vatican Difference Ahead
1780s 0.316 0.41 0.094 Vatican
1790s 0.316 0.3962 0.0802 Vatican
1800s 0.316 0.414 0.098 Vatican
1810s 0.316 0.41 0.094 Vatican
1820s 0.316 0.41 0.094 Vatican
1830s 0.316 0.41 0.094 Vatican
1840s 0.316 0.3893 0.0733 Vatican
1850s 0.316 0.431 0.115 Vatican
1860s 0.316 0.3725 0.0565 Vatican
1870s 0.316 0.366 0.05 Vatican

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political corruption index, Kuwait or Vatican?
Vatican, at 0.366 against 0.346 in Kuwait as of 1870.
What is the difference in political corruption index between Kuwait and Vatican?
0.02, with Vatican ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Vatican?
78 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 1870.
How do Kuwait and Vatican rank globally for political corruption index?
Kuwait ranks 109th and Vatican ranks 107th 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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About this data

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

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