Costa Rica vs Eswatini: Judicial Corruption Score

Costa Rica
1.41
in 2025
Eswatini
1.5
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Eswatini rank
41st

Judicial Corruption Score over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Eswatini
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 1.5 against 1.41 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.09.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Eswatini ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Eswatini ranks 41st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Eswatini in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Eswatini Difference Ahead
1900s 0.744 1.1 0.353 Eswatini
1910s 0.744 1.1 0.353 Eswatini
1920s 0.744 1.1 0.353 Eswatini
1930s 0.744 1.1 0.353 Eswatini
1940s 0.744 1.1 0.353 Eswatini
1950s 0.744 1.1 0.353 Eswatini
1960s 0.744 1.1 0.353 Eswatini
1970s 0.744 1.1 0.353 Eswatini
1980s 0.744 1.1 0.353 Eswatini
1990s 1.03 1.1 0.065 Eswatini
2000s 1.32 1.1 0.223 Costa Rica
2010s 1.37 1.15 0.2186 Costa Rica
2020s 1.41 1.5 0.088 Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial corruption score, Costa Rica or Eswatini?
Eswatini, at 1.5 against 1.41 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Costa Rica and Eswatini?
0.09, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Eswatini?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Eswatini rank globally for judicial corruption score?
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Eswatini ranks 41st 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

Indicator
Judicial Corruption Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 25,711 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.