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