Brazil vs Colombia: Judicial Corruption Score
Brazil
0.88
in 2025
Colombia
0.866
in 2025
Brazil rank
63rd
Colombia rank
65th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.88 against 0.866 in Colombia, a difference of 0.014.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Colombia ahead.
Brazil ranks 63rd and Colombia ranks 65th of 176 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -0.904 | 0.292 | 1.2 | Colombia |
| 1790s | -0.904 | 0.292 | 1.2 | Colombia |
| 1800s | -0.904 | 0.292 | 1.2 | Colombia |
| 1810s | -0.904 | 0.292 | 1.2 | Colombia |
| 1820s | -0.904 | 0.292 | 1.2 | Colombia |
| 1830s | -0.904 | 0.292 | 1.2 | Colombia |
| 1840s | -0.904 | 0.292 | 1.2 | Colombia |
| 1850s | -0.904 | 0.292 | 1.2 | Colombia |
| 1860s | -0.904 | 0.292 | 1.2 | Colombia |
| 1870s | -0.904 | 0.292 | 1.2 | Colombia |
| 1880s | -0.904 | 0.292 | 1.2 | Colombia |
| 1890s | -0.904 | 0.292 | 1.2 | Colombia |
| 1900s | -0.904 | 0.292 | 1.2 | Colombia |
| 1910s | -0.904 | 0.292 | 1.2 | Colombia |
| 1920s | -0.904 | 0.292 | 1.2 | Colombia |
| 1930s | -0.944 | 0.7564 | 1.7 | Colombia |
| 1940s | -0.944 | 0.808 | 1.75 | Colombia |
| 1950s | -0.944 | 0.7746 | 1.72 | Colombia |
| 1960s | -0.944 | 0.641 | 1.58 | Colombia |
| 1970s | -0.944 | 0.641 | 1.58 | Colombia |
| 1980s | -0.8062 | 0.641 | 1.45 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.024 | 0.8466 | 0.8226 | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.3635 | 0.9115 | 0.548 | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.6582 | 0.998 | 0.3398 | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.8335 | 0.8553 | 0.0218 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Brazil or Colombia?
- Brazil, at 0.88 against 0.866 in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Brazil and Colombia?
- 0.014, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Brazil ranks 63rd and Colombia ranks 65th 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.