France vs Luxembourg: Public Sector Corruption Index

France
0.019
in 2025
Luxembourg
0.021
in 2025
France rank
166th
Luxembourg rank
163rd

Public Sector Corruption Index over time

  • France
  • Luxembourg
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 0.021 against 0.019 in France, a difference of 0.002.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was France ahead.

France ranks 166th and Luxembourg ranks 163rd of 176 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1900s 0.045 0.02 0.025 France
1910s 0.045 0.02 0.025 France
1920s 0.045 0.02 0.025 France
1930s 0.045 0.02 0.025 France
1940s 0.107 0.0564 0.0506 France
1950s 0.041 0.023 0.018 France
1960s 0.041 0.023 0.018 France
1970s 0.041 0.023 0.018 France
1980s 0.041 0.023 0.018 France
1990s 0.041 0.023 0.018 France
2000s 0.041 0.023 0.018 France
2010s 0.041 0.023 0.018 France
2020s 0.0292 0.0227 0.0065 France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector corruption index, France or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 0.021 against 0.019 in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in public sector corruption index between France and Luxembourg?
0.002, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Luxembourg?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do France and Luxembourg rank globally for public sector corruption index?
France ranks 166th and Luxembourg ranks 163rd 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).