Croatia vs Maldives: Public Sector Corruption Index
Croatia
0.288
in 2025
Maldives
0.312
in 2025
Croatia rank
114th
Maldives rank
112th
Public Sector Corruption Index over time
- Croatia
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 0.312 against 0.288 in Croatia, a difference of 0.024.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 114th and Maldives ranks 112th of 176 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.899 | 0.508 | 0.391 | Croatia |
| 1990s | 0.6899 | 0.5476 | 0.1423 | Croatia |
| 2000s | 0.3971 | 0.4346 | 0.0375 | Maldives |
| 2010s | 0.2718 | 0.3934 | 0.1216 | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.2997 | 0.3117 | 0.012 | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public sector corruption index, Croatia or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 0.312 against 0.288 in Croatia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Croatia and Maldives?
- 0.024, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Maldives?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Maldives rank globally for public sector corruption index?
- Croatia ranks 114th and Maldives ranks 112th 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).