Benin vs Italy: Public Sector Corruption Index
Benin
0.12
in 2025
Italy
0.112
in 2025
Benin rank
141st
Italy rank
144th
Public Sector Corruption Index over time
- Benin
- Italy
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.12 against 0.112 in Italy, a difference of 0.008.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 141st and Italy ranks 144th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 11 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.333 | 0.263 | 0.07 | Benin |
| 1910s | 0.333 | 0.263 | 0.07 | Benin |
| 1920s | 0.333 | 0.332 | 0.001 | Benin |
| 1930s | 0.333 | 0.393 | 0.06 | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.333 | 0.2963 | 0.0367 | Benin |
| 1950s | 0.333 | 0.151 | 0.182 | Benin |
| 1960s | 0.48 | 0.151 | 0.329 | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.437 | 0.151 | 0.286 | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.2714 | 0.1842 | 0.0872 | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.6186 | 0.1886 | 0.43 | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.6729 | 0.1766 | 0.4963 | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.5681 | 0.1569 | 0.4112 | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.1048 | 0.1447 | 0.0398 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public sector corruption index, Benin or Italy?
- Benin, at 0.12 against 0.112 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Benin and Italy?
- 0.008, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Italy?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Italy rank globally for public sector corruption index?
- Benin ranks 141st and Italy ranks 144th 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).