Which has higher judicial corruption score, Belgium or Uruguay?

Belgium, at 2.05 against 2 in Uruguay as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Uruguay?

196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.

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.

Belgium vs Uruguay: Judicial Corruption Score

Belgium

2.05

in 2025

Uruguay

in 2025

Belgium rank

20th

Uruguay rank

23rd

Judicial Corruption Score over time

Belgium
Uruguay

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 2.05 against 2 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 20th and Uruguay ranks 23rd of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 16 and Uruguay in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1830s	2.05	-1.22	3.27	Belgium
1840s	2.05	-0.2432	2.29	Belgium
1850s	2.05	0.001	2.05	Belgium
1860s	2.05	0.001	2.05	Belgium
1870s	2.05	0.001	2.05	Belgium
1880s	2.05	0.5638	1.49	Belgium
1890s	2.05	1.88	0.172	Belgium
1900s	2.05	1.88	0.172	Belgium
1910s	2.05	1.88	0.172	Belgium
1920s	2.05	1.88	0.172	Belgium
1930s	2.05	1.88	0.172	Belgium
1940s	2.05	1.88	0.172	Belgium
1950s	2.05	1.88	0.172	Belgium
1960s	2.05	1.88	0.172	Belgium
1970s	2.05	1.59	0.4588	Belgium
1980s	2.05	1.82	0.2255	Belgium
1990s	2.05	2.25	0.199	Uruguay
2000s	2.05	2.25	0.199	Uruguay
2010s	2.05	2.23	0.1848	Uruguay
2020s	2.05	2.3	0.2498	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial corruption score, Belgium or Uruguay?: Belgium, at 2.05 against 2 in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Belgium and Uruguay?: 0.05, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Uruguay?: 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Uruguay rank globally for judicial corruption score?: Belgium ranks 20th and Uruguay ranks 23rd 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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Indicator: Judicial Corruption Score
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 25,711 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.