Canada vs New Zealand: Judicial Corruption Score
Canada
3.12
in 2025
New Zealand
3.74
in 2025
Canada rank
4th
New Zealand rank
1st
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 3.74 against 3.12 in Canada, a difference of 0.62.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
Across all 185 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 4th and New Zealand ranks 1st of 176 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1.71 | 2.4 | 0.69 | New Zealand |
| 1850s | 1.71 | 2.4 | 0.69 | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 1.71 | 2.4 | 0.69 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 1.71 | 2.4 | 0.69 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 1.71 | 2.4 | 0.69 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 1.71 | 2.4 | 0.69 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 1.71 | 2.4 | 0.69 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 1.71 | 2.4 | 0.69 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 1.71 | 2.4 | 0.69 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 1.71 | 2.4 | 0.69 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 1.71 | 2.4 | 0.69 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 1.71 | 2.4 | 0.69 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 2.17 | 3.74 | 1.57 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 3.24 | 3.74 | 0.501 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 3.24 | 3.74 | 0.501 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3.24 | 3.74 | 0.501 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 3.16 | 3.74 | 0.5814 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2.98 | 3.74 | 0.76 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 3.12 | 3.74 | 0.617 | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Canada or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 3.74 against 3.12 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Canada and New Zealand?
- 0.62, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Canada ranks 4th and New Zealand ranks 1st 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.