Canada vs Hong Kong: Judicial Corruption Score
Canada
3.12
in 2025
Hong Kong
3.11
in 2025
Canada rank
4th
Hong Kong rank
5th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Canada
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.12 against 3.11 in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 4th and Hong Kong ranks 5th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Hong Kong in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.71 | 1.68 | 0.026 | Canada |
| 1910s | 1.71 | 1.68 | 0.026 | Canada |
| 1920s | 1.71 | 1.68 | 0.026 | Canada |
| 1930s | 1.71 | 1.68 | 0.026 | Canada |
| 1940s | 1.71 | 1.68 | 0.026 | Canada |
| 1950s | 1.71 | 3.46 | 1.75 | Hong Kong |
| 1960s | 2.17 | 3.46 | 1.29 | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 3.24 | 3.46 | 0.225 | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 3.24 | 3.46 | 0.225 | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 3.24 | 3.46 | 0.225 | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 3.16 | 3.46 | 0.3054 | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 2.98 | 3.46 | 0.484 | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 3.12 | 2.93 | 0.1858 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Canada or Hong Kong?
- Canada, at 3.12 against 3.11 in Hong Kong as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Canada and Hong Kong?
- 0.01, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Hong Kong?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Hong Kong rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Canada ranks 4th and Hong Kong ranks 5th 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.