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Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Türkiye

Türkiye: Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index was 0.804 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.804
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
31st
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.851
in 2020
All-time low
0.195
in 1923
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Türkiye, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.8178919072025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Türkiye stood at 0.804.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Türkiye peaked at 0.851 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.195, in 1923.

Türkiye ranks 31st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.

Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Türkiye, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.666 —
1790 0.666 +0.0%
1791 0.666 +0.0%
1792 0.666 +0.0%
1793 0.666 +0.0%
1794 0.666 +0.0%
1795 0.666 +0.0%
1796 0.666 +0.0%
1797 0.666 +0.0%
1798 0.666 +0.0%
1799 0.666 +0.0%
1800 0.666 +0.0%
1801 0.666 +0.0%
1802 0.666 +0.0%
1803 0.666 +0.0%
1804 0.666 +0.0%
1805 0.666 +0.0%
1806 0.666 +0.0%
1807 0.666 +0.0%
1808 0.666 +0.0%
1809 0.662 -0.6%
1810 0.662 +0.0%
1811 0.662 +0.0%
1812 0.662 +0.0%
1813 0.662 +0.0%
1814 0.662 +0.0%
1815 0.662 +0.0%
1816 0.662 +0.0%
1817 0.662 +0.0%
1818 0.662 +0.0%
1819 0.662 +0.0%
1820 0.662 +0.0%
1821 0.662 +0.0%
1822 0.662 +0.0%
1823 0.662 +0.0%
1824 0.662 +0.0%
1825 0.662 +0.0%
1826 0.662 +0.0%
1827 0.662 +0.0%
1828 0.662 +0.0%
1829 0.662 +0.0%
1830 0.662 +0.0%
1831 0.662 +0.0%
1832 0.662 +0.0%
1833 0.662 +0.0%
1834 0.662 +0.0%
1835 0.662 +0.0%
1836 0.662 +0.0%
1837 0.662 +0.0%
1838 0.662 +0.0%
1839 0.714 +7.9%
1840 0.777 +8.8%
1841 0.777 +0.0%
1842 0.777 +0.0%
1843 0.777 +0.0%
1844 0.777 +0.0%
1845 0.777 +0.0%
1846 0.777 +0.0%
1847 0.777 +0.0%
1848 0.777 +0.0%
1849 0.777 +0.0%
1850 0.777 +0.0%
1851 0.777 +0.0%
1852 0.777 +0.0%
1853 0.777 +0.0%
1854 0.777 +0.0%
1855 0.777 +0.0%
1856 0.777 +0.0%
1857 0.777 +0.0%
1858 0.777 +0.0%
1859 0.777 +0.0%
1860 0.777 +0.0%
1861 0.777 +0.0%
1862 0.777 +0.0%
1863 0.777 +0.0%
1864 0.777 +0.0%
1865 0.777 +0.0%
1866 0.777 +0.0%
1867 0.777 +0.0%
1868 0.777 +0.0%
1869 0.777 +0.0%
1870 0.777 +0.0%
1871 0.777 +0.0%
1872 0.777 +0.0%
1873 0.777 +0.0%
1874 0.777 +0.0%
1875 0.777 +0.0%
1876 0.599 -22.9%
1877 0.57 -4.8%
1878 0.738 +29.5%
1879 0.738 +0.0%
1880 0.738 +0.0%
1881 0.738 +0.0%
1882 0.738 +0.0%
1883 0.738 +0.0%
1884 0.738 +0.0%
1885 0.738 +0.0%
1886 0.738 +0.0%
1887 0.738 +0.0%
1888 0.738 +0.0%
1889 0.738 +0.0%
1890 0.738 +0.0%
1891 0.738 +0.0%
1892 0.738 +0.0%
1893 0.738 +0.0%
1894 0.738 +0.0%
1895 0.738 +0.0%
1896 0.738 +0.0%
1897 0.738 +0.0%
1898 0.738 +0.0%
1899 0.738 +0.0%
1900 0.738 +0.0%
1901 0.738 +0.0%
1902 0.738 +0.0%
1903 0.738 +0.0%
1904 0.738 +0.0%
1905 0.738 +0.0%
1906 0.738 +0.0%
1907 0.738 +0.0%
1908 0.715 -3.1%
1909 0.639 -10.6%
1910 0.639 +0.0%
1911 0.639 +0.0%
1912 0.639 +0.0%
1913 0.544 -14.9%
1914 0.544 +0.0%
1915 0.544 +0.0%
1916 0.544 +0.0%
1917 0.544 +0.0%
1918 0.544 +0.0%
1919 0.526 -3.3%
1920 0.518 -1.5%
1921 0.483 -6.8%
1922 0.483 +0.0%
1923 0.195 -59.6%
1924 0.195 +0.0%
1925 0.282 +44.6%
1926 0.282 +0.0%
1927 0.282 +0.0%
1928 0.282 +0.0%
1929 0.282 +0.0%
1930 0.282 +0.0%
1931 0.282 +0.0%
1932 0.282 +0.0%
1933 0.282 +0.0%
1934 0.282 +0.0%
1935 0.282 +0.0%
1936 0.282 +0.0%
1937 0.282 +0.0%
1938 0.282 +0.0%
1939 0.282 +0.0%
1940 0.299 +6.0%
1941 0.299 +0.0%
1942 0.299 +0.0%
1943 0.299 +0.0%
1944 0.299 +0.0%
1945 0.299 +0.0%
1946 0.299 +0.0%
1947 0.299 +0.0%
1948 0.299 +0.0%
1949 0.299 +0.0%
1950 0.411 +37.5%
1951 0.496 +20.7%
1952 0.496 +0.0%
1953 0.496 +0.0%
1954 0.496 +0.0%
1955 0.496 +0.0%
1956 0.496 +0.0%
1957 0.496 +0.0%
1958 0.496 +0.0%
1959 0.496 +0.0%
1960 0.397 -20.0%
1961 0.3 -24.4%
1962 0.365 +21.7%
1963 0.365 +0.0%
1964 0.365 +0.0%
1965 0.365 +0.0%
1966 0.38 +4.1%
1967 0.38 +0.0%
1968 0.38 +0.0%
1969 0.38 +0.0%
1970 0.367 -3.4%
1971 0.351 -4.4%
1972 0.351 +0.0%
1973 0.351 +0.0%
1974 0.367 +4.6%
1975 0.367 +0.0%
1976 0.367 +0.0%
1977 0.367 +0.0%
1978 0.367 +0.0%
1979 0.367 +0.0%
1980 0.256 -30.2%
1981 0.256 +0.0%
1982 0.257 +0.4%
1983 0.428 +66.5%
1984 0.442 +3.3%
1985 0.442 +0.0%
1986 0.442 +0.0%
1987 0.483 +9.3%
1988 0.483 +0.0%
1989 0.483 +0.0%
1990 0.483 +0.0%
1991 0.483 +0.0%
1992 0.483 +0.0%
1993 0.483 +0.0%
1994 0.483 +0.0%
1995 0.483 +0.0%
1996 0.483 +0.0%
1997 0.483 +0.0%
1998 0.483 +0.0%
1999 0.508 +5.2%
2000 0.502 -1.2%
2001 0.502 +0.0%
2002 0.517 +3.0%
2003 0.517 +0.0%
2004 0.532 +2.9%
2005 0.532 +0.0%
2006 0.535 +0.6%
2007 0.548 +2.4%
2008 0.582 +6.2%
2009 0.582 +0.0%
2010 0.652 +12.0%
2011 0.666 +2.1%
2012 0.686 +3.0%
2013 0.712 +3.8%
2014 0.777 +9.1%
2015 0.78 +0.4%
2016 0.827 +6.0%
2017 0.837 +1.2%
2018 0.836 -0.1%
2019 0.847 +1.3%
2020 0.851 +0.5%
2021 0.838 -1.5%
2022 0.843 +0.6%
2023 0.841 -0.2%
2024 0.8 -4.9%
2025 0.804 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.666 0.666 0.666 1
1790s 0.666 0.666 0.666 10
1800s 0.6656 0.662 0.666 10
1810s 0.662 0.662 0.662 10
1820s 0.662 0.662 0.662 10
1830s 0.6672 0.662 0.714 10
1840s 0.777 0.777 0.777 10
1850s 0.777 0.777 0.777 10
1860s 0.777 0.777 0.777 10
1870s 0.7307 0.57 0.777 10
1880s 0.738 0.738 0.738 10
1890s 0.738 0.738 0.738 10
1900s 0.7258 0.639 0.738 10
1910s 0.5707 0.526 0.639 10
1920s 0.3284 0.195 0.518 10
1930s 0.282 0.282 0.282 10
1940s 0.299 0.299 0.299 10
1950s 0.4875 0.411 0.496 10
1960s 0.3677 0.3 0.397 10
1970s 0.3622 0.351 0.367 10
1980s 0.3972 0.256 0.483 10
1990s 0.4855 0.483 0.508 10
2000s 0.5349 0.502 0.582 10
2010s 0.762 0.652 0.847 10
2020s 0.8295 0.8 0.851 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Türkiye?
Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index in Türkiye was 0.804 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political corruption index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 0.851 in 2020.
What is the lowest political corruption index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 0.195 in 1923.
How does Türkiye rank for political corruption index vs electoral democracy index?
Türkiye ranks 31st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political corruption index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Türkiye data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Political corruption index vs electoral democracy index
Source
Our World in Data
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CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 25,295 data points, 1789–2025
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