France vs Netherlands: Judicial Corruption Score
France
2.07
in 2025
Netherlands
2.33
in 2025
France rank
19th
Netherlands rank
16th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 2.33 against 2.07 in France, a difference of 0.26.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 235 shared years of data; in 1789 it was France ahead.
France ranks 19th and Netherlands ranks 16th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, France averaged higher in 16 and Netherlands in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 2.56 | 1.84 | 0.712 | France |
| 1790s | 2.56 | 0.436 | 2.12 | France |
| 1800s | 2.56 | -0.972 | 3.53 | France |
| 1810s | 2.56 | 0.9815 | 1.57 | France |
| 1820s | 2.56 | 2.16 | 0.396 | France |
| 1830s | 2.56 | 2.16 | 0.396 | France |
| 1840s | 2.56 | 2.16 | 0.396 | France |
| 1850s | 2.56 | 2.16 | 0.396 | France |
| 1860s | 2.56 | 2.16 | 0.396 | France |
| 1870s | 2.56 | 2.16 | 0.396 | France |
| 1880s | 2.56 | 2.16 | 0.396 | France |
| 1890s | 2.56 | 2.16 | 0.396 | France |
| 1900s | 2.56 | 2.16 | 0.396 | France |
| 1910s | 2.56 | 2.16 | 0.396 | France |
| 1920s | 2.56 | 2.16 | 0.396 | France |
| 1930s | 2.56 | 2.16 | 0.396 | France |
| 1940s | 2.56 | 2.85 | 0.298 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 2.56 | 2.85 | 0.298 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 2.56 | 2.85 | 0.298 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 2.56 | 2.85 | 0.298 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 2.56 | 2.85 | 0.298 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 2.56 | 2.85 | 0.298 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 2.56 | 2.85 | 0.298 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 2.46 | 2.82 | 0.3661 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 2.07 | 2.72 | 0.655 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, France or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 2.33 against 2.07 in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between France and Netherlands?
- 0.26, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
- 235 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do France and Netherlands rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- France ranks 19th and Netherlands ranks 16th 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.