Iceland vs United States: Judicial Corruption Score
Iceland
3.42
in 2025
United States
2.87
in 2025
Iceland rank
3rd
United States rank
6th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Iceland
- United States
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 3.42 against 2.87 in United States, a difference of 0.55.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 176 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 3.42 | 1.73 | 1.69 | Iceland |
| 1910s | 3.42 | 1.73 | 1.69 | Iceland |
| 1920s | 3.42 | 1.73 | 1.69 | Iceland |
| 1930s | 3.42 | 1.73 | 1.69 | Iceland |
| 1940s | 3.42 | 1.73 | 1.69 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 3.42 | 1.73 | 1.69 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 3.42 | 1.73 | 1.69 | Iceland |
| 1970s | 3.42 | 1.73 | 1.69 | Iceland |
| 1980s | 3.42 | 1.46 | 1.96 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 3.42 | 1.91 | 1.52 | Iceland |
| 2000s | 3.42 | 1.91 | 1.52 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 3.42 | 1.91 | 1.52 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 3.42 | 2.23 | 1.2 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Iceland or United States?
- Iceland, at 3.42 against 2.87 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Iceland and United States?
- 0.55, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and United States?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and United States rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Iceland ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th 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.