Which has higher political corruption index, Nicaragua or Venezuela?

Venezuela, at 0.968 against 0.942 in Nicaragua as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Venezuela?

188 years are reported by both, from 1838 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.

Nicaragua vs Venezuela: Political Corruption Index

Nicaragua

0.942

in 2025

Venezuela

0.968

in 2025

Nicaragua rank

3rd

Venezuela rank

1st

Political Corruption Index over time

Nicaragua
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 0.968 against 0.942 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.026.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 3rd and Venezuela ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 13 and Venezuela in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.839	0.216	0.623	Nicaragua
1840s	0.839	0.3527	0.4863	Nicaragua
1850s	0.787	0.5752	0.2118	Nicaragua
1860s	0.543	0.5014	0.0416	Nicaragua
1870s	0.543	0.549	0.006	Venezuela
1880s	0.543	0.549	0.006	Venezuela
1890s	0.8764	0.549	0.3274	Nicaragua
1900s	0.883	0.5662	0.3168	Nicaragua
1910s	0.8842	0.5069	0.3773	Nicaragua
1920s	0.8784	0.5276	0.3508	Nicaragua
1930s	0.8971	0.4385	0.4586	Nicaragua
1940s	0.9386	0.2932	0.6454	Nicaragua
1950s	0.942	0.4518	0.4902	Nicaragua
1960s	0.942	0.5364	0.4056	Nicaragua
1970s	0.9324	0.6382	0.2942	Nicaragua
1980s	0.6	0.713	0.113	Venezuela
1990s	0.6417	0.7004	0.0587	Venezuela
2000s	0.7807	0.9208	0.1401	Venezuela
2010s	0.8665	0.943	0.0765	Venezuela
2020s	0.9332	0.9678	0.0347	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political corruption index, Nicaragua or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 0.968 against 0.942 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in political corruption index between Nicaragua and Venezuela?: 0.026, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Venezuela?: 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do Nicaragua and Venezuela rank globally for political corruption index?: Nicaragua ranks 3rd and Venezuela ranks 1st 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.