Executive Corruption Index in Palestine
Palestine: Executive Corruption Index was 0.091 in 1948. ▬ Flat
Executive Corruption Index in Palestine, 1918–1948
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 0.091 for executive corruption index in 1948. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, executive corruption index in Palestine peaked at 0.091 in 1918 and was at its lowest, 0.091, in 1918.
Palestine ranks 143rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Executive Corruption Index in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 0.091 | — |
| 1919 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.091 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6485, 14% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.091 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.572, 16% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.091 | 0.091 | 0.091 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.091 | 0.091 | 0.091 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.091 | 0.091 | 0.091 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.091 | 0.091 | 0.091 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More social development data for Palestine
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 48,323 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (1995)
- Electoral democracy 0 (1947)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (1995)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (1995)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0089 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 48,323 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.356 (1948)
Frequently asked questions
- What is executive corruption index in Palestine?
- Executive corruption index in Palestine was 0.091 in 1948, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest executive corruption index recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.091 in 1918.
- What is the lowest executive corruption index recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.091 in 1918.
- How does Palestine rank for executive corruption index?
- Palestine ranks 143rd out of 176 countries with data for 1948.
- Is executive corruption index rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Executive Corruption Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which high-ranking members of the executive, such as the head of government or cabinet ministers, engage in bribery and theft. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (highly corrupt).