Brazil vs Kenya: Judicial Corruption Score
Brazil
0.88
in 2025
Kenya
0.832
in 2025
Brazil rank
63rd
Kenya rank
66th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Brazil
- Kenya
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.88 against 0.832 in Kenya, a difference of 0.048.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kenya ahead.
Brazil ranks 63rd and Kenya ranks 66th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.904 | 1.82 | 2.72 | Kenya |
| 1910s | -0.904 | 1.82 | 2.72 | Kenya |
| 1920s | -0.904 | 2.01 | 2.92 | Kenya |
| 1930s | -0.944 | 2.03 | 2.98 | Kenya |
| 1940s | -0.944 | 2.03 | 2.98 | Kenya |
| 1950s | -0.944 | 2.03 | 2.98 | Kenya |
| 1960s | -0.944 | 0.8381 | 1.78 | Kenya |
| 1970s | -0.944 | -0.339 | 0.605 | Kenya |
| 1980s | -0.8062 | -1.55 | 0.7408 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.024 | -1.55 | 1.57 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.3635 | -0.8488 | 1.21 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.6582 | 0.7784 | 0.1202 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.8335 | 0.7555 | 0.078 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Brazil or Kenya?
- Brazil, at 0.88 against 0.832 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Brazil and Kenya?
- 0.048, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Kenya?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Kenya rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Brazil ranks 63rd and Kenya ranks 66th 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.