Croatia vs Panama: Public Sector Corruption Index

Croatia
0.288
in 2025
Panama
0.284
in 2025
Croatia rank
114th
Panama rank
115th

Public Sector Corruption Index over time

  • Croatia
  • Panama
0.20.40.60.81190319642025

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 0.288 against 0.284 in Panama, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 114th and Panama ranks 115th of 176 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Panama Difference Ahead
1940s 0.899 0.404 0.495 Croatia
1990s 0.6899 0.416 0.2739 Croatia
2000s 0.3971 0.416 0.0189 Panama
2010s 0.2718 0.4105 0.1387 Panama
2020s 0.2997 0.3295 0.0298 Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector corruption index, Croatia or Panama?
Croatia, at 0.288 against 0.284 in Panama as of 2025.
What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Croatia and Panama?
0.004, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Panama?
39 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
How do Croatia and Panama rank globally for public sector corruption index?
Croatia ranks 114th and Panama ranks 115th 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).