What is legislative corruption score in Israel?

Legislative corruption score in Israel was 1.37 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest legislative corruption score recorded in Israel?

The highest recorded value was 1.37 in 2025.

What is the lowest legislative corruption score recorded in Israel?

The lowest recorded value was 0.075 in 1975.

How does Israel rank for legislative corruption score?

Israel ranks 28th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.

Is legislative corruption score rising or falling in Israel?

Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Israel data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Legislative Corruption Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Legislative Corruption Score in Israel

Name: Legislative Corruption Score in Israel
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Israel: Legislative Corruption Score was 1.37 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

1.37

Change on year

up 17.5%

World rank

28th

of 174 countries

All-time high

1.37

in 2025

All-time low

0.075

in 1975

Years of data

1948–2025

Legislative Corruption Score in Israel, 1948–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Israel recorded 1.37 for legislative corruption score in 2025. That is the highest value across all 78 years on record.

That represents a change of up 17.5% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, legislative corruption score in Israel peaked at 1.37 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.075, in 1975.

That places Israel 28th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 78 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	0.979	0.979	0.979	2
1950s	0.979	0.979	0.979	10
1960s	0.979	0.979	0.979	10
1970s	0.7493	0.075	0.979	10
1980s	0.816	0.816	0.816	10
1990s	0.816	0.816	0.816	10
2000s	0.8864	0.816	1.17	10
2010s	1.17	1.17	1.17	10
2020s	1.2	1.17	1.37	6

Countries ranked near Israel

25 Austria 1.47 compare
26 Chile 1.43 compare
26 Latvia 1.43 compare
29 France 1.31 compare
30 Slovenia 1.22 compare
31 Hong Kong 1.21 compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

More social development data for Israel

Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1,274 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1,265 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.694 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.822 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.758 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.694 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.455 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.588 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is legislative corruption score in Israel?: Legislative corruption score in Israel was 1.37 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest legislative corruption score recorded in Israel?: The highest recorded value was 1.37 in 2025.
What is the lowest legislative corruption score recorded in Israel?: The lowest recorded value was 0.075 in 1975.
How does Israel rank for legislative corruption score?: Israel ranks 28th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
Is legislative corruption score rising or falling in Israel?: Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Israel data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Legislative Corruption Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Legislative Corruption Score
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 174 places, 17,541 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which members of the legislature abuse their position for financial gain, such as bribes, government contracts, future employment, or stealing from the state. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.