Political Scandals Rankings
Fifty of the most significant political scandals in modern history with year and country.
History & PoliticsTop 50
🌍 World Ranking
▲ Top 5
#1
WorldCom Scandal (2002, United States)
+5
#2
NSA Surveillance Revelations (2013, United States)
+4
#3
FIFA Corruption Scandal (2015, Global)
+3
#4
Iran-Contra Affair (1985, United States)
+2
#5
Watergate Scandal (1972, United States)
+1
▼ Bottom 5
#1
Arms Deal Scandal (1999, South Africa)
-5
#2
Berlusconi Scandals (1990, Italy)
-4
#3
Volkswagen Emissions Scandal (2015, Germany)
-3
#4
Partygate (2020, United Kingdom)
-2
#5
Lewinsky Scandal (1998, United States)
-1
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All Items (49)
WorldCom Scandal (2002, United States)+5
NSA Surveillance Revelations (2013, United States)+4
FIFA Corruption Scandal (2015, Global)+3
Iran-Contra Affair (1985, United States)+2
Watergate Scandal (1972, United States)+1
Teapot Dome Scandal (1921, United States)—
Pentagon Papers (1971, United States)—
Profumo Affair (1963, United Kingdom)—
Cash-for-Honours Scandal (2006, United Kingdom)—
MPs Expenses Scandal (2009, United Kingdom)—
Panama Papers (2016, Global)—
Paradise Papers (2017, Global)—
Siemens Scandal (2006, Germany)—
Enron Scandal (2001, United States)—
Cambridge Analytica Scandal (2018, United Kingdom/United States)—
Abscam (1978, United States)—
Savings and Loan Scandal (1980, United States)—
Chappaquiddick Incident (1969, United States)—
Operation Car Wash (2014, Brazil)—
Petrobras Scandal (2014, Brazil) —
Lava Jato (2014, Brazil)—
Tangentopoli (1992, Italy)—
Lockheed Bribery Scandals (1970, Global)—
Dreyfus Affair (1894, France)—
Affaire Clearstream (2004, France)—
Elf Aquitaine Scandal (1994, France)—
Karachi Affair (1995, France)—
Sokal Affair (1996, United States)—
Fast and Furious Scandal (2009, United States)—
Bridgegate Scandal (2013, United States)—
Cash-for-Questions (1994, United Kingdom)—
Gupta Scandal (2013, South Africa)—
1MDB Scandal (2015, Malaysia)—
Australian Sports Rorts Affair (2018, Australia)—
Robodebt Scandal (2016, Australia)—
SNC-Lavalin Affair (2019, Canada)—
Sponsorship Scandal (2004, Canada)—
Adscam (2004, Canada)—
Bofors Scandal (1987, India)—
2G Spectrum Case (2008, India)—
Coal Allocation Scandal (2012, India)—
Russian Doping Scandal (2014, Russia)—
Koreagate (1976, United States)—
Spycatcher Affair (1987, United Kingdom)—
Lewinsky Scandal (1998, United States)-1
Partygate (2020, United Kingdom)-2
Volkswagen Emissions Scandal (2015, Germany)-3
Berlusconi Scandals (1990, Italy)-4
Arms Deal Scandal (1999, South Africa)-5