Germany vs Sweden: Judicial Corruption Score

Germany

2.63

in 2025

Sweden

2.59

in 2025

Germany rank

10th

Sweden rank

12th

Judicial Corruption Score over time

Germany
Sweden

How they compare

Germany currently reports 2.63 against 2.59 in Sweden, a difference of 0.035.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 191 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.

Germany ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 12th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Judicial Corruption Score in Germany
Judicial Corruption Score in Sweden
Full country ranking

About this data

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.