Israel vs Italy: Public Sector Corruption Index
Israel
0.104
in 2025
Italy
0.112
in 2025
Israel rank
145th
Italy rank
144th
Public Sector Corruption Index over time
- Israel
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.112 against 0.104 in Israel, a difference of 0.008.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 145th and Italy ranks 144th of 176 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.191 | 0.151 | 0.04 | Israel |
| 1950s | 0.191 | 0.151 | 0.04 | Israel |
| 1960s | 0.191 | 0.151 | 0.04 | Israel |
| 1970s | 0.191 | 0.151 | 0.04 | Israel |
| 1980s | 0.142 | 0.1842 | 0.0422 | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.093 | 0.1886 | 0.0956 | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.093 | 0.1766 | 0.0836 | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.0913 | 0.1569 | 0.0656 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.0843 | 0.1447 | 0.0603 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public sector corruption index, Israel or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.112 against 0.104 in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Israel and Italy?
- 0.008, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Italy?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Italy rank globally for public sector corruption index?
- Israel ranks 145th and Italy ranks 144th 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).