Benin vs Taiwan: Public Sector Corruption Index

Benin
0.12
in 2025
Taiwan
0.155
in 2025
Benin rank
141st
Taiwan rank
139th

Public Sector Corruption Index over time

  • Benin
  • Taiwan
00.20.40.6190019622025

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 0.155 against 0.12 in Benin, a difference of 0.035.

That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.3 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 141st and Taiwan ranks 139th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 10 and Taiwan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Taiwan Difference Ahead
1900s 0.333 0.057 0.276 Benin
1910s 0.333 0.057 0.276 Benin
1920s 0.333 0.057 0.276 Benin
1930s 0.333 0.057 0.276 Benin
1940s 0.333 0.3 0.033 Benin
1950s 0.333 0.3901 0.0571 Taiwan
1960s 0.48 0.349 0.131 Benin
1970s 0.437 0.3239 0.1131 Benin
1980s 0.2714 0.2876 0.0162 Taiwan
1990s 0.6186 0.208 0.4106 Benin
2000s 0.6729 0.154 0.5189 Benin
2010s 0.5681 0.1507 0.4174 Benin
2020s 0.1048 0.1662 0.0613 Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector corruption index, Benin or Taiwan?
Taiwan, at 0.155 against 0.12 in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Benin and Taiwan?
0.035, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Taiwan?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Benin and Taiwan rank globally for public sector corruption index?
Benin ranks 141st and Taiwan ranks 139th 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).