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Judicial Corruption Score

· higher is better · 175 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2025

League table

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  1. 1New Zealand3.7
  2. 2Denmark3.6
  3. 3Iceland3.4
  4. 4Canada3.1
  5. 5Hong Kong SAR, China3.1
  6. 6United States2.9
  7. 7Norway2.7
  8. 8Japan2.7
  9. 9Switzerland2.7
  10. 10Germany2.6
  11. 11Finland2.6
  12. 12Sweden2.6
  13. 13Singapore2.6
  14. 14Estonia2.5
  15. 15Seychelles2.4
  16. 16Australia2.3
  17. 16Netherlands2.3
  18. 17Austria2.3
  19. 18France2.1
  20. 19Belgium2
  21. 20Israel2
  22. 21Poland2
  23. 22Uruguay2
  24. 23Ireland1.9
  25. 24United Arab Emirates1.9
  26. 25Papua New Guinea1.8
  27. 26United Kingdom1.8
  28. 27Malta1.7
  29. 28Slovenia1.7
  30. 29Spain1.7
  31. 30Vanuatu1.7
  32. 31Czechia1.6
  33. 32Korea, Rep.1.6
  34. 33Chile1.6
  35. 34Oman1.6
  36. 35Barbados1.6
  37. 36Jamaica1.6
  38. 37Luxembourg1.5
  39. 38Latvia1.5
  40. 39Maldives1.5
  41. 40Eswatini1.5
  42. 41Cyprus1.5
  43. 42Costa Rica1.4
  44. 43Georgia1.4
  45. 44Trinidad and Tobago1.4
  46. 45Botswana1.4
  47. 46Bahrain1.3
  48. 47Qatar1.3
  49. 48Namibia1.2
  50. 49Lesotho1.1
  51. 50Croatia1.1
  52. 51Sri Lanka1.1
  53. 52Italy1.1
  54. 53Suriname1
  55. 54Cabo Verde1
  56. 55Hungary0.99
  57. 56Malaysia0.99
  58. 57Taiwan0.98
  59. 58Gambia, The0.95
  60. 59Rwanda0.93
  61. 60Montenegro0.91
  62. 61Belarus0.89
  63. 62Brazil0.88
  64. 63Benin0.87
  65. 64Colombia0.87
  66. 65Kenya0.83
  67. 66Fiji0.8
  68. 67Kuwait0.8
  69. 68Lithuania0.76
  70. 69Sao Tome and Principe0.74
  71. 70Portugal0.74
  72. 71Slovak Republic0.74
  73. 72Bhutan0.66
  74. 73Mauritius0.65
  75. 74Timor-Leste0.61
  76. 75Cuba0.59
  77. 76Saudi Arabia0.57
  78. 77Jordan0.56
  79. 78Dominican Republic0.53
  80. 79Armenia0.52
  81. 80Solomon Islands0.52
  82. 81South Africa0.51
  83. 82Greece0.47
  84. 83Mexico0.34
  85. 84Senegal0.23
  86. 85Panama0.21
  87. 86Albania0.21
  88. 87Mongolia0.12
  89. 88Argentina0.01
  90. 89India-0.03
  91. 90Gabon-0.08
  92. 91Angola-0.12
  93. 92Thailand-0.16
  94. 93Morocco-0.27
  95. 94Bulgaria-0.28
  96. 95Romania-0.3
  97. 96Guatemala-0.32
  98. 97Zambia-0.33
  99. 98Indonesia-0.34
  100. 99Tanzania-0.35
  101. 100Sierra Leone-0.38
  102. 101Mozambique-0.38
  103. 102Nigeria-0.41
  104. 103Ecuador-0.42
  105. 104Guyana-0.47
  106. 105Mali-0.49
  107. 106Moldova-0.49
  108. 107Malawi-0.52
  109. 108Russian Federation-0.53
  110. 109Burkina Faso-0.62
  111. 110El Salvador-0.62
  112. 111Bosnia and Herzegovina-0.63
  113. 112Niger-0.65
  114. 113Honduras-0.71
  115. 114Eritrea-0.72
  116. 115Algeria-0.76
  117. 116Ukraine-0.76
  118. 117Viet Nam-0.78
  119. 118Mauritania-0.83
  120. 119Peru-0.84
  121. 120Tunisia-0.84
  122. 121Central African Republic-0.9
  123. 122Korea, Dem. People's Rep.-0.93
  124. 123Turkiye-0.94
  125. 124Syrian Arab Republic-0.95
  126. 125Afghanistan-0.96
  127. 126Egypt, Arab Rep.-0.98
  128. 127Nepal-1
  129. 128Cote d'Ivoire-1.1
  130. 129Iran, Islamic Rep.-1.1
  131. 130China-1.1
  132. 131Turkmenistan-1.1
  133. 132Haiti-1.1
  134. 133Lao PDR-1.1
  135. 134Paraguay-1.1
  136. 135Kyrgyz Republic-1.2
  137. 136Zimbabwe-1.2
  138. 137Kazakhstan-1.2
  139. 137Djibouti-1.2
  140. 138Madagascar-1.2
  141. 139Guinea-Bissau-1.2
  142. 140Ethiopia-1.2
  143. 141Equatorial Guinea-1.3
  144. 142Chad-1.4
  145. 143Libya-1.4
  146. 144Congo, Dem. Rep.-1.4
  147. 145Ghana-1.4
  148. 146Uganda-1.5
  149. 147Uzbekistan-1.5
  150. 148Lebanon-1.5
  151. 149North Macedonia-1.6
  152. 150Bolivia-1.6
  153. 151Venezuela, RB-1.6
  154. 152Cambodia-1.6
  155. 153Tajikistan-1.6
  156. 154Myanmar-1.7
  157. 155Togo-1.7
  158. 156Cameroon-1.7
  159. 157Serbia-1.7
  160. 158Sudan-1.7
  161. 159Philippines-1.7
  162. 160Liberia-1.7
  163. 161Pakistan-1.8
  164. 162Guinea-1.9
  165. 163Yemen, Rep.-1.9
  166. 164South Sudan-2
  167. 165Comoros-2
  168. 166Iraq-2
  169. 167Nicaragua-2
  170. 168Bangladesh-2.1
  171. 169Somalia, Fed. Rep.-2.2
  172. 170Congo, Rep.-2.5
  173. 171Burundi-2.6
  174. 172Azerbaijan-3.2

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