Burkina Faso vs Niger: Judicial Corruption Score
Burkina Faso
-0.617
in 2025
Niger
-0.647
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
112th
Niger rank
115th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Burkina Faso
- Niger
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports -0.617 against -0.647 in Niger, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 89 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 112th and Niger ranks 115th of 176 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.013 | -0.277 | 0.29 | Burkina Faso |
| 1930s | 0.013 | -0.277 | 0.29 | Burkina Faso |
| 1940s | 0.029 | -0.277 | 0.306 | Burkina Faso |
| 1950s | 0.029 | -0.277 | 0.306 | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | -0.434 | -0.277 | 0.157 | Niger |
| 1970s | -0.434 | 0.2421 | 0.6761 | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.5375 | -0.0684 | 0.6059 | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | -1.01 | -0.0824 | 0.9306 | Niger |
| 2000s | -1.01 | -0.69 | 0.323 | Niger |
| 2010s | -0.7983 | -0.2781 | 0.5202 | Niger |
| 2020s | -1.25 | -0.5455 | 0.708 | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Burkina Faso or Niger?
- Burkina Faso, at -0.617 against -0.647 in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Burkina Faso and Niger?
- 0.03, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?
- 89 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Burkina Faso ranks 112th and Niger ranks 115th 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.