Australia vs Luxembourg: Public Sector Corruption Index
Australia
0.02
in 2025
Luxembourg
0.021
in 2025
Australia rank
164th
Luxembourg rank
163rd
Public Sector Corruption Index over time
- Australia
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.021 against 0.02 in Australia, a difference of 0.001.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Australia ranks 164th and Luxembourg ranks 163rd of 176 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.016 | 0.02 | 0.004 | Luxembourg |
| 1910s | 0.016 | 0.02 | 0.004 | Luxembourg |
| 1920s | 0.016 | 0.02 | 0.004 | Luxembourg |
| 1930s | 0.016 | 0.02 | 0.004 | Luxembourg |
| 1940s | 0.016 | 0.0564 | 0.0404 | Luxembourg |
| 1950s | 0.01 | 0.023 | 0.013 | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 0.01 | 0.023 | 0.013 | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 0.01 | 0.023 | 0.013 | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 0.01 | 0.023 | 0.013 | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 0.01 | 0.023 | 0.013 | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 0.01 | 0.023 | 0.013 | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 0.0175 | 0.023 | 0.0055 | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 0.02 | 0.0227 | 0.0027 | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public sector corruption index, Australia or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 0.021 against 0.02 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Australia and Luxembourg?
- 0.001, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Luxembourg?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Luxembourg rank globally for public sector corruption index?
- Australia ranks 164th and Luxembourg ranks 163rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Public Sector Corruption Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which public sector employees engage in bribery and theft. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (highly corrupt).