Canada vs Iceland: Judicial Corruption Score
Canada
3.12
in 2025
Iceland
3.42
in 2025
Canada rank
4th
Iceland rank
3rd
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Canada
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 3.42 against 3.12 in Canada, a difference of 0.3.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 4th and Iceland ranks 3rd of 176 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.71 | 3.42 | 1.72 | Iceland |
| 1910s | 1.71 | 3.42 | 1.72 | Iceland |
| 1920s | 1.71 | 3.42 | 1.72 | Iceland |
| 1930s | 1.71 | 3.42 | 1.72 | Iceland |
| 1940s | 1.71 | 3.42 | 1.72 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 1.71 | 3.42 | 1.72 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 2.17 | 3.42 | 1.26 | Iceland |
| 1970s | 3.24 | 3.42 | 0.189 | Iceland |
| 1980s | 3.24 | 3.42 | 0.189 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 3.24 | 3.42 | 0.189 | Iceland |
| 2000s | 3.16 | 3.42 | 0.2694 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 2.98 | 3.42 | 0.448 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 3.12 | 3.42 | 0.305 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Canada or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 3.42 against 3.12 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Canada and Iceland?
- 0.3, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iceland?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Iceland rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Canada ranks 4th and Iceland ranks 3rd 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.