Portugal: perception of corruption 2023

In Portugal, in November 2023, the vast majority of respondents, namely 72 percent, believed that the level of corruption increased during the previous year. Only a quarter of survey participants thought that corruption levels stayed the same, and merely two percent were of the opinion that corruption decreased.

Public opinion about the evolution of corruption in Portugal in 2023

Characteristic	Share of respondents
It increased/It increased a lot	72%
It stayed the same	25%
It decreased/It decreased a lot	2%

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Release date

December 2023

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Region

Portugal

Survey time period

November 18 to November 27, 2023

Number of respondents

808 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Residents in mainland Portugal

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

The question was phrased by the source as follows: "In the last year, would you say that the level of corruption in Portugal has increased a lot, increased, stayed the same, decreased or decreased a lot?".

Missing percentage points to 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
The maximum sampling error is 3.5 percent for a 95 percent confidence interval.

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