Legislative Corruption Score in Israel
Israel: Legislative Corruption Score was 1.37 in 2025. ▲ Rising
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.
Legislative Corruption Score in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 0.979 | — |
| 1949 | 0.979 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.979 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.979 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.979 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.979 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.979 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.979 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.979 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.979 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.979 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.979 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.979 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.979 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.979 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.979 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.979 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.979 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.979 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.979 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.979 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.979 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.979 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.979 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.979 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.979 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.979 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.075 | -92.3% |
| 1976 | 0.075 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.816 | +988.0% |
| 1978 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.17 | +43.1% |
| 2009 | 1.17 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.17 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.17 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.17 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.17 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.17 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.17 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.17 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.17 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.17 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.17 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.17 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.17 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.17 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.17 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.17 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.37 | +17.5% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 1.37 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.22, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Israel's 1.37 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.6095. (22 countries reporting)
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
More social development data for Israel
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,274 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,265 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,265 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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
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.