China vs Iran: Judicial Corruption Score
China
-1.08
in 2025
Iran
-1.07
in 2025
China rank
133rd
Iran rank
132nd
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- China
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports -1.07 against -1.08 in China, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Iran ahead.
China ranks 133rd and Iran ranks 132nd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, China averaged higher in 7 and Iran in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -2.11 | -1.57 | 0.545 | Iran |
| 1790s | -2.11 | -1.57 | 0.545 | Iran |
| 1800s | -2.11 | -1.57 | 0.545 | Iran |
| 1810s | -2.11 | -1.57 | 0.545 | Iran |
| 1820s | -2.11 | -1.57 | 0.545 | Iran |
| 1830s | -2.11 | -1.57 | 0.545 | Iran |
| 1840s | -2.11 | -1.57 | 0.545 | Iran |
| 1850s | -2.11 | -1.57 | 0.545 | Iran |
| 1860s | -2.11 | -1.57 | 0.545 | Iran |
| 1870s | -2.11 | -1.57 | 0.545 | Iran |
| 1880s | -2.11 | -1.57 | 0.545 | Iran |
| 1890s | -2.11 | -1.57 | 0.545 | Iran |
| 1900s | -2.11 | -1.17 | 0.9414 | Iran |
| 1910s | -1.3 | -1.01 | 0.297 | Iran |
| 1920s | -0.9656 | -0.44 | 0.5256 | Iran |
| 1930s | -0.519 | -0.197 | 0.322 | Iran |
| 1940s | -0.8275 | 0.1478 | 0.9753 | Iran |
| 1950s | 1.89 | 0.486 | 1.4 | China |
| 1960s | 1.72 | 0.404 | 1.32 | China |
| 1970s | 1.38 | 0.4556 | 0.9244 | China |
| 1980s | 0.2387 | -0.8688 | 1.11 | China |
| 1990s | -0.62 | -0.6317 | 0.0117 | China |
| 2000s | -0.666 | -0.5254 | 0.1406 | Iran |
| 2010s | -0.3191 | -0.7723 | 0.4532 | China |
| 2020s | -0.6033 | -1.07 | 0.4637 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, China or Iran?
- Iran, at -1.07 against -1.08 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between China and Iran?
- 0.01, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iran?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do China and Iran rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- China ranks 133rd and Iran ranks 132nd 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.