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Norway vs United Kingdom: Public Sector Corruption Index

Norway
0.012
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.018
in 2025
Norway rank
170th
United Kingdom rank
168th

Public Sector Corruption Index over time

  • Norway
  • United Kingdom
00.10.20.30.4178919072025

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.018 against 0.012 in Norway, a difference of 0.006.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.5 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Norway ranks 170th and United Kingdom ranks 168th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 9 and United Kingdom in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1780s 0.121 0.445 0.324 United Kingdom
1790s 0.121 0.445 0.324 United Kingdom
1800s 0.121 0.445 0.324 United Kingdom
1810s 0.08 0.445 0.365 United Kingdom
1820s 0.039 0.445 0.406 United Kingdom
1830s 0.039 0.445 0.406 United Kingdom
1840s 0.039 0.445 0.406 United Kingdom
1850s 0.039 0.1912 0.1522 United Kingdom
1860s 0.039 0.163 0.124 United Kingdom
1870s 0.039 0.014 0.025 Norway
1880s 0.039 0.014 0.025 Norway
1890s 0.039 0.014 0.025 Norway
1900s 0.039 0.014 0.025 Norway
1910s 0.039 0.0122 0.0268 Norway
1920s 0.039 0.008 0.031 Norway
1930s 0.039 0.008 0.031 Norway
1940s 0.032 0.008 0.024 Norway
1950s 0.0132 0.008 0.0052 Norway
1960s 0.007 0.008 0.001 United Kingdom
1970s 0.007 0.019 0.012 United Kingdom
1980s 0.007 0.019 0.012 United Kingdom
1990s 0.007 0.019 0.012 United Kingdom
2000s 0.007 0.019 0.012 United Kingdom
2010s 0.008 0.0172 0.0092 United Kingdom
2020s 0.012 0.018 0.006 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector corruption index, Norway or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.018 against 0.012 in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Norway and United Kingdom?
0.006, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Kingdom?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Norway and United Kingdom rank globally for public sector corruption index?
Norway ranks 170th and United Kingdom ranks 168th 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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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).