Afghanistan vs North Korea: Judicial Corruption Score
Afghanistan
-0.955
in 2025
North Korea
-0.931
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
128th
North Korea rank
125th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Afghanistan
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports -0.931 against -0.955 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.024.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1945 it was North Korea ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 128th and North Korea ranks 125th of 176 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.374 | -0.1 | 0.274 | North Korea |
| 1950s | -0.374 | -0.211 | 0.163 | North Korea |
| 1960s | -0.374 | -0.211 | 0.163 | North Korea |
| 1970s | -0.3933 | -0.211 | 0.1823 | North Korea |
| 1980s | -0.567 | -0.2968 | 0.2702 | North Korea |
| 1990s | -1.09 | -0.9895 | 0.1052 | North Korea |
| 2000s | -1.93 | -1.34 | 0.592 | North Korea |
| 2010s | -1.68 | -1.3 | 0.3802 | North Korea |
| 2020s | -0.5812 | -0.931 | 0.3498 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Afghanistan or North Korea?
- North Korea, at -0.931 against -0.955 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Afghanistan and North Korea?
- 0.024, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and North Korea?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and North Korea rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Afghanistan ranks 128th and North Korea ranks 125th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Judicial Corruption Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of how often individuals or businesses make undocumented extra payments or bribes to obtain a favorable judicial decision, or speed up or delay the process. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.