Which has higher judicial corruption score, Japan or Norway?

Norway, at 2.72 against 2.68 in Japan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

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.

Japan vs Norway: Judicial Corruption Score

Japan

2.68

in 2025

Norway

2.72

in 2025

Japan rank

8th

Norway rank

7th

Judicial Corruption Score over time

Japan
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 2.72 against 2.68 in Japan, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 8th and Norway ranks 7th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 22.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1780s	1.57	0.796	0.774	Japan
1790s	1.57	0.796	0.774	Japan
1800s	1.57	0.796	0.774	Japan
1810s	1.57	1.69	0.117	Norway
1820s	1.57	2.28	0.711	Norway
1830s	1.57	2.28	0.711	Norway
1840s	1.57	2.28	0.711	Norway
1850s	1.57	2.28	0.711	Norway
1860s	1.57	2.28	0.711	Norway
1870s	1.57	2.28	0.711	Norway
1880s	1.57	2.28	0.711	Norway
1890s	1.57	2.28	0.711	Norway
1900s	1.57	2.28	0.711	Norway
1910s	1.57	2.28	0.711	Norway
1920s	1.57	2.28	0.711	Norway
1930s	1.57	2.28	0.711	Norway
1940s	1.8	2.92	1.12	Norway
1950s	2.64	3.56	0.9188	Norway
1960s	2.76	3.56	0.803	Norway
1970s	2.76	3.56	0.803	Norway
1980s	2.52	3.56	1.04	Norway
1990s	2.68	3.56	0.883	Norway
2000s	2.68	3.56	0.883	Norway
2010s	2.68	3.56	0.883	Norway
2020s	2.68	2.72	0.038	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial corruption score, Japan or Norway?: Norway, at 2.72 against 2.68 in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Japan and Norway?: 0.04, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Japan and Norway rank globally for judicial corruption score?: Japan ranks 8th and Norway ranks 7th 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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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: 30 October 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.