Barbados vs Poland: Public Sector Corruption Index

Barbados
0.065
in 2025
Poland
0.051
in 2025
Barbados rank
153rd
Poland rank
156th

Public Sector Corruption Index over time

  • Barbados
  • Poland
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.065 against 0.051 in Poland, a difference of 0.014.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.3 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.

Barbados ranks 153rd and Poland ranks 156th of 176 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Poland Difference Ahead
1910s 0.084 0.172 0.088 Poland
1920s 0.084 0.1922 0.1082 Poland
1930s 0.084 0.1967 0.1127 Poland
1940s 0.084 0.256 0.172 Poland
1950s 0.084 0.256 0.172 Poland
1960s 0.084 0.256 0.172 Poland
1970s 0.084 0.3026 0.2186 Poland
1980s 0.084 0.3056 0.2216 Poland
1990s 0.084 0.115 0.031 Poland
2000s 0.084 0.1146 0.0306 Poland
2010s 0.0919 0.1265 0.0346 Poland
2020s 0.073 0.1275 0.0545 Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector corruption index, Barbados or Poland?
Barbados, at 0.065 against 0.051 in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Barbados and Poland?
0.014, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Poland?
103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Poland rank globally for public sector corruption index?
Barbados ranks 153rd and Poland ranks 156th 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

Indicator
Public Sector Corruption Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 25,541 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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).