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Netherlands vs United States: Public Sector Corruption Index

Netherlands
0.023
in 2025
United States
0.029
in 2025
Netherlands rank
162nd
United States rank
161st

Public Sector Corruption Index over time

  • Netherlands
  • United States
00.10.20.30.4178919072025

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.029 against 0.023 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.006.

That makes United States's figure about 1.3 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 235 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United States ahead.

Netherlands ranks 162nd and United States ranks 161st of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and United States in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands United States Difference Ahead
1780s 0.108 0.17 0.062 United States
1790s 0.247 0.17 0.077 Netherlands
1800s 0.386 0.17 0.216 Netherlands
1810s 0.1696 0.17 0.0004 United States
1820s 0.099 0.17 0.071 United States
1830s 0.099 0.17 0.071 United States
1840s 0.0908 0.17 0.0792 United States
1850s 0.017 0.17 0.153 United States
1860s 0.017 0.17 0.153 United States
1870s 0.017 0.17 0.153 United States
1880s 0.017 0.17 0.153 United States
1890s 0.017 0.17 0.153 United States
1900s 0.017 0.17 0.153 United States
1910s 0.017 0.0776 0.0606 United States
1920s 0.017 0.0854 0.0684 United States
1930s 0.017 0.055 0.038 United States
1940s 0.029 0.055 0.026 United States
1950s 0.015 0.049 0.034 United States
1960s 0.015 0.049 0.034 United States
1970s 0.015 0.0413 0.0263 United States
1980s 0.023 0.043 0.02 United States
1990s 0.023 0.033 0.01 United States
2000s 0.023 0.033 0.01 United States
2010s 0.023 0.0442 0.0212 United States
2020s 0.023 0.0422 0.0192 United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector corruption index, Netherlands or United States?
United States, at 0.029 against 0.023 in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Netherlands and United States?
0.006, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States?
235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and United States rank globally for public sector corruption index?
Netherlands ranks 162nd and United States ranks 161st 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).