Ethiopia vs Libya: Judicial Corruption Score
Ethiopia
-1.24
in 2025
Libya
-1.36
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
144th
Libya rank
147th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Ethiopia
- Libya
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports -1.24 against -1.36 in Libya, a difference of 0.12.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 144th and Libya ranks 147th of 176 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 12 and Libya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -1.47 | -1.85 | 0.381 | Ethiopia |
| 1790s | -1.47 | -1.85 | 0.381 | Ethiopia |
| 1800s | -1.47 | -1.85 | 0.381 | Ethiopia |
| 1810s | -1.47 | -1.85 | 0.381 | Ethiopia |
| 1820s | -1.47 | -1.85 | 0.381 | Ethiopia |
| 1830s | -1.47 | -1.85 | 0.381 | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | -1.47 | -0.603 | 0.868 | Libya |
| 1920s | -1.47 | -0.603 | 0.868 | Libya |
| 1930s | -1.3 | -0.603 | 0.6976 | Libya |
| 1940s | -1.13 | -0.603 | 0.524 | Libya |
| 1950s | -0.475 | -0.4616 | 0.0134 | Libya |
| 1960s | -0.475 | -0.3385 | 0.1365 | Libya |
| 1970s | -0.3706 | -1.3 | 0.9324 | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | -0.301 | -1.3 | 1 | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | -0.766 | -1.3 | 0.537 | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | -1.01 | -1.3 | 0.2935 | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | -1.1 | -1.49 | 0.3872 | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | -1.29 | -1.45 | 0.1538 | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Ethiopia or Libya?
- Ethiopia, at -1.24 against -1.36 in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Ethiopia and Libya?
- 0.12, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Libya?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Libya rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Ethiopia ranks 144th and Libya ranks 147th 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.