Which has higher public sector corruption index, Portugal or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 0.116 against 0.115 in Portugal as of 2025.

What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Portugal and United Arab Emirates?

0.001, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Arab Emirates?

55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.

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.

Portugal vs United Arab Emirates: Public Sector Corruption Index

Portugal

0.115

in 2025

United Arab Emirates

0.116

in 2025

Portugal rank

143rd

United Arab Emirates rank

142nd

Public Sector Corruption Index over time

Portugal
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.116 against 0.115 in Portugal, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Portugal ranks 143rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 142nd of 176 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.148	0.267	0.119	United Arab Emirates
1980s	0.131	0.2482	0.1172	United Arab Emirates
1990s	0.1094	0.1997	0.0903	United Arab Emirates
2000s	0.095	0.1608	0.0658	United Arab Emirates
2010s	0.0883	0.116	0.0277	United Arab Emirates
2020s	0.1105	0.116	0.0055	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public sector corruption index, Portugal or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 0.116 against 0.115 in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in public sector corruption index between Portugal and United Arab Emirates?: 0.001, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Arab Emirates?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Portugal and United Arab Emirates rank globally for public sector corruption index?: Portugal ranks 143rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 142nd 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: 30 October 2026

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).