Italy vs Lesotho: Judicial Corruption Score
Italy
1.05
in 2025
Lesotho
1.11
in 2025
Italy rank
53rd
Lesotho rank
50th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Italy
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.11 against 1.05 in Italy, a difference of 0.06.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 53rd and Lesotho ranks 50th of 176 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.55 | 0.4 | 0.15 | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.55 | 0.4 | 0.15 | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.5185 | 0.4 | 0.1185 | Italy |
| 1930s | 0.505 | 0.4 | 0.105 | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.445 | 0.4 | 0.045 | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.537 | 0.4 | 0.137 | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.656 | -0.255 | 0.911 | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.656 | -0.255 | 0.911 | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.656 | -0.255 | 0.911 | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.656 | -0.385 | 1.04 | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.656 | -0.385 | 1.04 | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.988 | -0.3088 | 1.3 | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 0.2113 | 0.8397 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Italy or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 1.11 against 1.05 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Italy and Lesotho?
- 0.06, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Lesotho?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Lesotho rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Italy ranks 53rd and Lesotho ranks 50th 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.