Egypt vs Syria: Judicial Corruption Score
Egypt
-0.979
in 2025
Syria
-0.953
in 2025
Egypt rank
129th
Syria rank
127th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Egypt
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports -0.953 against -0.979 in Egypt, a difference of 0.026.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Syria ahead.
Egypt ranks 129th and Syria ranks 127th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Syria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -0.564 | 2.69 | 3.25 | Syria |
| 1920s | -0.564 | 1.13 | 1.69 | Syria |
| 1930s | -0.564 | 1.13 | 1.69 | Syria |
| 1940s | -0.564 | 1.41 | 1.97 | Syria |
| 1950s | -0.564 | 1.54 | 2.11 | Syria |
| 1960s | -0.564 | 1.27 | 1.83 | Syria |
| 1970s | -0.564 | -0.97 | 0.406 | Egypt |
| 1980s | -0.564 | -0.97 | 0.406 | Egypt |
| 1990s | -0.5724 | -0.97 | 0.3976 | Egypt |
| 2000s | -0.585 | -1.6 | 1.02 | Egypt |
| 2010s | -0.8334 | -1.48 | 0.6448 | Egypt |
| 2020s | -0.979 | -1.34 | 0.3608 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Egypt or Syria?
- Syria, at -0.953 against -0.979 in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Egypt and Syria?
- 0.026, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Syria?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Syria rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Egypt ranks 129th and Syria ranks 127th 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.