Denmark vs New Zealand: Judicial Corruption Score

Denmark
3.62
in 2025
New Zealand
3.74
in 2025
Denmark rank
2nd
New Zealand rank
1st

Judicial Corruption Score over time

  • Denmark
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 3.74 against 3.62 in Denmark, a difference of 0.12.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 185 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 2nd and New Zealand ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 12 and New Zealand in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark New Zealand Difference Ahead
1840s 3.62 2.4 1.22 Denmark
1850s 3.62 2.4 1.22 Denmark
1860s 3.62 2.4 1.22 Denmark
1870s 3.62 2.4 1.22 Denmark
1880s 3.62 2.4 1.22 Denmark
1890s 3.62 2.4 1.22 Denmark
1900s 3.62 2.4 1.22 Denmark
1910s 3.62 2.4 1.22 Denmark
1920s 3.62 2.4 1.22 Denmark
1930s 3.62 2.4 1.22 Denmark
1940s 3.62 2.4 1.22 Denmark
1950s 3.62 2.4 1.22 Denmark
1960s 3.62 3.74 0.116 New Zealand
1970s 3.62 3.74 0.116 New Zealand
1980s 3.62 3.74 0.116 New Zealand
1990s 3.62 3.74 0.116 New Zealand
2000s 3.62 3.74 0.116 New Zealand
2010s 3.62 3.74 0.116 New Zealand
2020s 3.62 3.74 0.116 New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial corruption score, Denmark or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 3.74 against 3.62 in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Denmark and New Zealand?
0.12, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?
185 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for judicial corruption score?
Denmark ranks 2nd and New Zealand ranks 1st 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.