North Korea vs Syria: Judicial Corruption Score
North Korea
-0.931
in 2025
Syria
-0.953
in 2025
North Korea rank
125th
Syria rank
127th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- North Korea
- Syria
How they compare
North Korea currently reports -0.931 against -0.953 in Syria, a difference of 0.022.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1945 it was Syria ahead.
North Korea ranks 125th and Syria ranks 127th of 176 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 5 and Syria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.1 | 1.69 | 1.79 | Syria |
| 1950s | -0.211 | 1.54 | 1.76 | Syria |
| 1960s | -0.211 | 1.27 | 1.48 | Syria |
| 1970s | -0.211 | -0.97 | 0.759 | North Korea |
| 1980s | -0.2968 | -0.97 | 0.6732 | North Korea |
| 1990s | -0.9895 | -0.97 | 0.0195 | Syria |
| 2000s | -1.34 | -1.6 | 0.263 | North Korea |
| 2010s | -1.3 | -1.48 | 0.18 | North Korea |
| 2020s | -0.931 | -1.34 | 0.4088 | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, North Korea or Syria?
- North Korea, at -0.931 against -0.953 in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between North Korea and Syria?
- 0.022, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Syria?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Syria rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- North Korea ranks 125th and Syria ranks 127th 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.