Bulgaria vs Romania: Judicial Corruption Score
Bulgaria
-0.28
in 2025
Romania
-0.303
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
97th
Romania rank
98th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports -0.28 against -0.303 in Romania, a difference of 0.023.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 148 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 97th and Romania ranks 98th of 176 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 14 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.841 | -0.755 | 1.6 | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 0.841 | -0.755 | 1.6 | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 0.841 | -0.755 | 1.6 | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 0.841 | -0.755 | 1.6 | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 0.841 | -0.755 | 1.6 | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 0.841 | -0.755 | 1.6 | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 0.841 | -0.656 | 1.5 | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 1.29 | 0.2116 | 1.08 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 1.73 | 0.778 | 0.955 | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 1.73 | 0.778 | 0.955 | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 1.73 | 0.778 | 0.955 | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 1.73 | 0.778 | 0.955 | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.6158 | -1.22 | 1.83 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.4575 | -0.8496 | 1.31 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.3312 | 0.5107 | 0.1795 | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.1985 | 0.443 | 0.2445 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Bulgaria, at -0.28 against -0.303 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.023, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 148 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Bulgaria ranks 97th and Romania ranks 98th 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.