Which has higher judicial corruption score, Brazil or Montenegro?

Montenegro, at 0.91 against 0.88 in Brazil as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Montenegro?

158 years are reported by both, from 1789 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.

Brazil vs Montenegro: Judicial Corruption Score

Brazil

0.88

in 2025

Montenegro

0.91

in 2025

Brazil rank

63rd

Montenegro rank

61st

Judicial Corruption Score over time

Brazil
Montenegro

How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 0.91 against 0.88 in Brazil, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Montenegro ahead.

Brazil ranks 63rd and Montenegro ranks 61st of 176 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Montenegro in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Montenegro	Difference	Ahead
1780s	-0.904	0.608	1.51	Montenegro
1790s	-0.904	0.608	1.51	Montenegro
1800s	-0.904	0.608	1.51	Montenegro
1810s	-0.904	0.608	1.51	Montenegro
1820s	-0.904	0.608	1.51	Montenegro
1830s	-0.904	0.608	1.51	Montenegro
1840s	-0.904	0.608	1.51	Montenegro
1850s	-0.904	0.608	1.51	Montenegro
1860s	-0.904	0.608	1.51	Montenegro
1870s	-0.904	0.608	1.51	Montenegro
1880s	-0.904	0.608	1.51	Montenegro
1890s	-0.904	0.608	1.51	Montenegro
1900s	-0.904	0.608	1.51	Montenegro
1910s	-0.904	0.608	1.51	Montenegro
1990s	0.024	0.15	0.126	Montenegro
2000s	0.3635	0.15	0.2135	Brazil
2010s	0.6582	0.3831	0.2751	Brazil
2020s	0.8335	0.6177	0.2158	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial corruption score, Brazil or Montenegro?: Montenegro, at 0.91 against 0.88 in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Brazil and Montenegro?: 0.03, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Montenegro?: 158 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Montenegro rank globally for judicial corruption score?: Brazil ranks 63rd and Montenegro ranks 61st 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.