India vs Pakistan: Public Sector Corruption Index
India
0.692
in 2025
Pakistan
0.7
in 2025
India rank
53rd
Pakistan rank
50th
Public Sector Corruption Index over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.7 against 0.692 in India, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Pakistan ahead.
India ranks 53rd and Pakistan ranks 50th of 176 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.115 | 0.282 | 0.167 | Pakistan |
| 1950s | 0.14 | 0.3265 | 0.1865 | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 0.2424 | 0.33 | 0.0876 | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 0.372 | 0.6081 | 0.2361 | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 0.372 | 0.5828 | 0.2108 | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.544 | 0.8181 | 0.2741 | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.587 | 0.809 | 0.222 | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.622 | 0.8563 | 0.2343 | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.7023 | 0.7975 | 0.0952 | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public sector corruption index, India or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 0.7 against 0.692 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in public sector corruption index between India and Pakistan?
- 0.008, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for public sector corruption index?
- India ranks 53rd and Pakistan ranks 50th 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).