Kenya vs Kuwait: Judicial Corruption Score
Kenya
0.832
in 2025
Kuwait
0.796
in 2025
Kenya rank
66th
Kuwait rank
68th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Kenya
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.832 against 0.796 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.036.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 66th and Kuwait ranks 68th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 7 and Kuwait in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.82 | 1.35 | 0.473 | Kenya |
| 1910s | 1.82 | 1.35 | 0.473 | Kenya |
| 1920s | 2.01 | 1.35 | 0.6656 | Kenya |
| 1930s | 2.03 | 1.35 | 0.687 | Kenya |
| 1940s | 2.03 | 1.35 | 0.687 | Kenya |
| 1950s | 2.03 | 1.35 | 0.687 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.8381 | 0.796 | 0.0421 | Kenya |
| 1970s | -0.339 | 0.796 | 1.14 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | -1.55 | 0.796 | 2.34 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | -1.55 | 0.796 | 2.34 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | -0.8488 | 0.796 | 1.64 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.7784 | 0.796 | 0.0176 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.7555 | 0.796 | 0.0405 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Kenya or Kuwait?
- Kenya, at 0.832 against 0.796 in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Kenya and Kuwait?
- 0.036, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Kuwait?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Kuwait rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Kenya ranks 66th and Kuwait ranks 68th 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.