Hungary vs Italy: Judicial Corruption Score
Hungary
0.991
in 2025
Italy
1.05
in 2025
Hungary rank
56th
Italy rank
53rd
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Hungary
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.05 against 0.991 in Hungary, a difference of 0.059.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1861 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 56th and Italy ranks 53rd of 176 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 6 and Italy in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.517 | 0.5281 | 0.0111 | Italy |
| 1870s | 0.517 | 0.55 | 0.033 | Italy |
| 1880s | 0.517 | 0.55 | 0.033 | Italy |
| 1890s | 0.517 | 0.55 | 0.033 | Italy |
| 1900s | 0.517 | 0.55 | 0.033 | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.4692 | 0.55 | 0.0808 | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.925 | 0.5185 | 0.4065 | Hungary |
| 1930s | 0.925 | 0.505 | 0.42 | Hungary |
| 1940s | -0.1528 | 0.445 | 0.5978 | Italy |
| 1950s | -0.8072 | 0.537 | 1.34 | Italy |
| 1960s | -0.261 | 0.656 | 0.917 | Italy |
| 1970s | -0.261 | 0.656 | 0.917 | Italy |
| 1980s | -0.261 | 0.656 | 0.917 | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.78 | 0.656 | 1.12 | Hungary |
| 2000s | 1.54 | 0.656 | 0.881 | Hungary |
| 2010s | 1.54 | 0.988 | 0.549 | Hungary |
| 2020s | 1.15 | 1.05 | 0.0985 | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Hungary or Italy?
- Italy, at 1.05 against 0.991 in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Hungary and Italy?
- 0.059, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Italy?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1861 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and Italy rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Hungary ranks 56th and Italy ranks 53rd 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.