Estonia vs Sweden: Judicial Corruption Score
Estonia
2.47
in 2025
Sweden
2.59
in 2025
Estonia rank
14th
Sweden rank
12th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Estonia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.59 against 2.47 in Estonia, a difference of 0.12.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
Across all 58 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 12th of 176 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.816 | 3.11 | 2.29 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.816 | 3.11 | 2.29 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.816 | 3.11 | 2.29 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.926 | 3.11 | 2.18 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.19 | 3.11 | 0.9114 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.47 | 2.85 | 0.381 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.47 | 2.59 | 0.125 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Estonia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.59 against 2.47 in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Estonia and Sweden?
- 0.12, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sweden?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Sweden rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Estonia ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 12th 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.