Bangladesh vs Congo: Judicial Corruption Score
Bangladesh
-2.06
in 2025
Congo
-2.48
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
172nd
Congo rank
174th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Bangladesh
- Congo
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports -2.06 against -2.48 in Congo, a difference of 0.42.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 172nd and Congo ranks 174th of 176 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Congo in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.943 | -1.58 | 0.6338 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | -0.943 | -1.61 | 0.666 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | -1.32 | -0.6929 | 0.6301 | Congo |
| 2000s | -1.42 | -1.26 | 0.1525 | Congo |
| 2010s | -1.66 | -1.26 | 0.4011 | Congo |
| 2020s | -1.9 | -1.74 | 0.1617 | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Bangladesh or Congo?
- Bangladesh, at -2.06 against -2.48 in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Bangladesh and Congo?
- 0.42, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Congo?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Congo rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Bangladesh ranks 172nd and Congo ranks 174th 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.