Political Corruption Index in Eswatini
Eswatini: Political Corruption Index was 0.554 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Political Corruption Index in Eswatini, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.554 for political corruption index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political corruption index in Eswatini peaked at 0.554 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.351, in 1967.
Eswatini ranks 84th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4766 | 0.455 | 0.479 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.455 | 0.455 | 0.455 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.455 | 0.455 | 0.455 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.455 | 0.455 | 0.455 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.455 | 0.455 | 0.455 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.455 | 0.455 | 0.455 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4092 | 0.351 | 0.455 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4235 | 0.374 | 0.473 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4097 | 0.374 | 0.425 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.425 | 0.425 | 0.425 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4568 | 0.449 | 0.475 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4798 | 0.453 | 0.493 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5295 | 0.471 | 0.554 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More social development data for Eswatini
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1,414 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 220 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.128 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.113 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.023 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.128 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.11 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.097 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political corruption index in Eswatini?
- Political corruption index in Eswatini was 0.554 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political corruption index recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.554 in 2025.
- What is the lowest political corruption index recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.351 in 1967.
- How does Eswatini rank for political corruption index?
- Eswatini ranks 84th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political corruption index rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Corruption Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.