Latvia vs Seychelles: Public Sector Corruption Index

Latvia
0.085
in 2025
Seychelles
0.093
in 2025
Latvia rank
151st
Seychelles rank
148th

Public Sector Corruption Index over time

  • Latvia
  • Seychelles
0.10.20.30.4190319642025

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 0.093 against 0.085 in Latvia, a difference of 0.008.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Seychelles ahead.

Latvia ranks 151st and Seychelles ranks 148th of 176 countries.

Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Seychelles Difference Ahead
1920s 0.095 0.146 0.051 Seychelles
1930s 0.095 0.146 0.051 Seychelles
1990s 0.1671 0.298 0.1309 Seychelles
2000s 0.115 0.2737 0.1587 Seychelles
2010s 0.0838 0.1814 0.0976 Seychelles
2020s 0.085 0.085 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector corruption index, Latvia or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 0.093 against 0.085 in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Latvia and Seychelles?
0.008, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Seychelles?
56 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
How do Latvia and Seychelles rank globally for public sector corruption index?
Latvia ranks 151st and Seychelles ranks 148th 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).