Luxembourg vs Netherlands: Public Sector Corruption Index
Luxembourg
0.021
in 2025
Netherlands
0.023
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
163rd
Netherlands rank
162nd
Public Sector Corruption Index over time
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.023 against 0.021 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.002.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 163rd and Netherlands ranks 162nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 8 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.02 | 0.017 | 0.003 | Luxembourg |
| 1910s | 0.02 | 0.017 | 0.003 | Luxembourg |
| 1920s | 0.02 | 0.017 | 0.003 | Luxembourg |
| 1930s | 0.02 | 0.017 | 0.003 | Luxembourg |
| 1940s | 0.0564 | 0.029 | 0.0274 | Luxembourg |
| 1950s | 0.023 | 0.015 | 0.008 | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 0.023 | 0.015 | 0.008 | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 0.023 | 0.015 | 0.008 | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 0.023 | 0.023 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.023 | 0.023 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0.023 | 0.023 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.023 | 0.023 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0.0227 | 0.023 | 0.0003 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public sector corruption index, Luxembourg or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.023 against 0.021 in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Luxembourg and Netherlands?
- 0.002, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Netherlands?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Netherlands rank globally for public sector corruption index?
- Luxembourg ranks 163rd and Netherlands ranks 162nd 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).