Bhutan vs Portugal: Judicial Corruption Score
Bhutan
0.661
in 2025
Portugal
0.737
in 2025
Bhutan rank
73rd
Portugal rank
71st
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Bhutan
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.737 against 0.661 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.076.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Portugal ahead.
Bhutan ranks 73rd and Portugal ranks 71st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.533 | 0.844 | 0.311 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.533 | 0.844 | 0.311 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.533 | 0.9528 | 0.4198 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.533 | 1.12 | 0.583 | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.533 | 1.12 | 0.583 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0.6952 | 1.12 | 0.4208 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 1.13 | 1.12 | 0.017 | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 1.13 | 1.52 | 0.3882 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.13 | 1.78 | 0.65 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.27 | 1.78 | 0.5172 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.23 | 1.78 | 0.552 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.959 | 1.66 | 0.6971 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.8597 | 1.08 | 0.2207 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Bhutan or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.737 against 0.661 in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Bhutan and Portugal?
- 0.076, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Portugal?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Portugal rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Bhutan ranks 73rd and Portugal ranks 71st 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.