Ethiopia vs Madagascar: Judicial Corruption Score

Ethiopia
-1.24
in 2025
Madagascar
-1.2
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
144th
Madagascar rank
142nd

Judicial Corruption Score over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Madagascar
-2-101178919072025

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports -1.2 against -1.24 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 209 shared years of data; in 1817 it was Madagascar ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 144th and Madagascar ranks 142nd of 176 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 8 and Madagascar in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Madagascar Difference Ahead
1810s -1.47 1.39 2.86 Madagascar
1820s -1.47 1.07 2.54 Madagascar
1830s -1.47 -0.195 1.28 Madagascar
1840s -1.47 -0.195 1.28 Madagascar
1850s -1.47 -0.195 1.28 Madagascar
1860s -1.47 -0.4946 0.9764 Madagascar
1870s -1.47 -1.69 0.222 Ethiopia
1880s -1.47 -1.69 0.222 Ethiopia
1890s -1.47 -1.13 0.341 Madagascar
1900s -1.47 1.12 2.59 Madagascar
1910s -1.47 1.12 2.59 Madagascar
1920s -1.47 1.31 2.78 Madagascar
1930s -1.3 1.33 2.63 Madagascar
1940s -0.6054 1.33 1.93 Madagascar
1950s -0.475 1.33 1.8 Madagascar
1960s -0.475 -1.26 0.7802 Ethiopia
1970s -0.3706 -1.27 0.9042 Ethiopia
1980s -0.301 -1.46 1.16 Ethiopia
1990s -0.766 -1.35 0.581 Ethiopia
2000s -1.01 -1.38 0.3665 Ethiopia
2010s -1.1 -1.65 0.5472 Ethiopia
2020s -1.29 -1.2 0.0885 Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial corruption score, Ethiopia or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at -1.2 against -1.24 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Ethiopia and Madagascar?
0.04, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Madagascar?
209 years are reported by both, from 1817 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Madagascar rank globally for judicial corruption score?
Ethiopia ranks 144th and Madagascar ranks 142nd 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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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
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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.