Canada vs Norway: Judicial Corruption Score
Canada
3.12
in 2025
Norway
2.72
in 2025
Canada rank
4th
Norway rank
7th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Canada
- Norway
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.12 against 2.72 in Norway, a difference of 0.4.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Norway ahead.
Canada ranks 4th and Norway ranks 7th of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1.71 | 2.28 | 0.572 | Norway |
| 1850s | 1.71 | 2.28 | 0.572 | Norway |
| 1860s | 1.71 | 2.28 | 0.572 | Norway |
| 1870s | 1.71 | 2.28 | 0.572 | Norway |
| 1880s | 1.71 | 2.28 | 0.572 | Norway |
| 1890s | 1.71 | 2.28 | 0.572 | Norway |
| 1900s | 1.71 | 2.28 | 0.572 | Norway |
| 1910s | 1.71 | 2.28 | 0.572 | Norway |
| 1920s | 1.71 | 2.28 | 0.572 | Norway |
| 1930s | 1.71 | 2.28 | 0.572 | Norway |
| 1940s | 1.71 | 2.92 | 1.21 | Norway |
| 1950s | 1.71 | 3.56 | 1.85 | Norway |
| 1960s | 2.17 | 3.56 | 1.4 | Norway |
| 1970s | 3.24 | 3.56 | 0.327 | Norway |
| 1980s | 3.24 | 3.56 | 0.327 | Norway |
| 1990s | 3.24 | 3.56 | 0.327 | Norway |
| 2000s | 3.16 | 3.56 | 0.4074 | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.98 | 3.56 | 0.586 | Norway |
| 2020s | 3.12 | 2.72 | 0.402 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Canada or Norway?
- Canada, at 3.12 against 2.72 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Canada and Norway?
- 0.4, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Norway?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Norway rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Canada ranks 4th and Norway ranks 7th 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.