Australia vs Estonia: Judicial Corruption Score
Australia
2.33
in 2025
Estonia
2.47
in 2025
Australia rank
16th
Estonia rank
14th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Australia
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 2.47 against 2.33 in Australia, a difference of 0.14.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and Estonia ranks 14th of 176 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Estonia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 2.33 | 0.816 | 1.52 | Australia |
| 1920s | 2.33 | 0.816 | 1.52 | Australia |
| 1930s | 2.33 | 0.816 | 1.52 | Australia |
| 1990s | 2.33 | 0.926 | 1.41 | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.33 | 2.19 | 0.1374 | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.33 | 2.47 | 0.137 | Estonia |
| 2020s | 2.33 | 2.47 | 0.137 | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Australia or Estonia?
- Estonia, at 2.47 against 2.33 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Australia and Estonia?
- 0.14, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Estonia?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Estonia rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Australia ranks 16th and Estonia ranks 14th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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.