Ghana vs Uganda: Judicial Corruption Score
Ghana
-1.43
in 2025
Uganda
-1.46
in 2025
Ghana rank
149th
Uganda rank
150th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Ghana
- Uganda
How they compare
Ghana currently reports -1.43 against -1.46 in Uganda, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 149th and Uganda ranks 150th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 12 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.564 | -1.05 | 1.62 | Ghana |
| 1910s | 0.564 | -1.05 | 1.62 | Ghana |
| 1920s | 0.564 | -1.05 | 1.62 | Ghana |
| 1930s | 0.564 | -1.05 | 1.62 | Ghana |
| 1940s | 0.564 | -1.05 | 1.62 | Ghana |
| 1950s | -0.33 | -1.05 | 0.722 | Ghana |
| 1960s | -0.4314 | -1.61 | 1.18 | Ghana |
| 1970s | -0.668 | -2.18 | 1.51 | Ghana |
| 1980s | -0.9976 | -1.99 | 0.9917 | Ghana |
| 1990s | -0.852 | -1.83 | 0.976 | Ghana |
| 2000s | -1.11 | -1.26 | 0.1466 | Ghana |
| 2010s | -1.23 | -1.12 | 0.1091 | Uganda |
| 2020s | -1.32 | -1.35 | 0.0323 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Ghana or Uganda?
- Ghana, at -1.43 against -1.46 in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Ghana and Uganda?
- 0.03, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Uganda?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Uganda rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Ghana ranks 149th and Uganda ranks 150th 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.