Croatia vs Italy: Judicial Corruption Score
Croatia
1.08
in 2025
Italy
1.05
in 2025
Croatia rank
51st
Italy rank
53rd
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Croatia
- Italy
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 1.08 against 1.05 in Italy, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Italy ahead.
Croatia ranks 51st and Italy ranks 53rd of 176 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.54 | 0.447 | 1.99 | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.673 | 0.656 | 0.017 | Croatia |
| 2000s | 0.8106 | 0.656 | 0.1546 | Croatia |
| 2010s | 0.7283 | 0.988 | 0.2597 | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.08 | 1.05 | 0.025 | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Croatia or Italy?
- Croatia, at 1.08 against 1.05 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Croatia and Italy?
- 0.03, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Italy?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Italy rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Croatia ranks 51st and Italy ranks 53rd 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.