Canada vs United States: Judicial Corruption Score
Canada
3.12
in 2025
United States
2.87
in 2025
Canada rank
4th
United States rank
6th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.12 against 2.87 in United States, a difference of 0.25.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was United States ahead.
Canada ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 7 and United States in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1.71 | 1.73 | 0.021 | United States |
| 1850s | 1.71 | 1.73 | 0.021 | United States |
| 1860s | 1.71 | 1.73 | 0.021 | United States |
| 1870s | 1.71 | 1.73 | 0.021 | United States |
| 1880s | 1.71 | 1.73 | 0.021 | United States |
| 1890s | 1.71 | 1.73 | 0.021 | United States |
| 1900s | 1.71 | 1.73 | 0.021 | United States |
| 1910s | 1.71 | 1.73 | 0.021 | United States |
| 1920s | 1.71 | 1.73 | 0.021 | United States |
| 1930s | 1.71 | 1.73 | 0.021 | United States |
| 1940s | 1.71 | 1.73 | 0.021 | United States |
| 1950s | 1.71 | 1.73 | 0.021 | United States |
| 1960s | 2.17 | 1.73 | 0.4371 | Canada |
| 1970s | 3.24 | 1.73 | 1.51 | Canada |
| 1980s | 3.24 | 1.46 | 1.77 | Canada |
| 1990s | 3.24 | 1.91 | 1.33 | Canada |
| 2000s | 3.16 | 1.91 | 1.25 | Canada |
| 2010s | 2.98 | 1.91 | 1.07 | Canada |
| 2020s | 3.12 | 2.23 | 0.8947 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Canada or United States?
- Canada, at 3.12 against 2.87 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Canada and United States?
- 0.25, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Canada ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.