Which has higher judicial corruption score, South Korea or Spain?

Spain, at 1.69 against 1.61 in South Korea as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Spain?

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.

South Korea vs Spain: Judicial Corruption Score

South Korea

1.61

in 2025

Spain

1.69

in 2025

South Korea rank

33rd

Spain rank

30th

Judicial Corruption Score over time

South Korea
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 1.69 against 1.61 in South Korea, a difference of 0.08.

Across all 237 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 30th of 176 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1780s	-0.024	0.439	0.463	Spain
1790s	-0.024	0.439	0.463	Spain
1800s	-0.024	0.439	0.463	Spain
1810s	-0.024	0.439	0.463	Spain
1820s	-0.024	0.439	0.463	Spain
1830s	-0.024	0.439	0.463	Spain
1840s	-0.024	0.439	0.463	Spain
1850s	-0.024	0.439	0.463	Spain
1860s	-0.024	0.439	0.463	Spain
1870s	-0.024	0.439	0.463	Spain
1880s	-0.024	0.439	0.463	Spain
1890s	-0.024	0.439	0.463	Spain
1900s	-0.024	0.439	0.463	Spain
1910s	0.089	0.439	0.35	Spain
1920s	0.089	0.439	0.35	Spain
1930s	0.089	0.7279	0.6389	Spain
1940s	0.2982	0.76	0.4618	Spain
1950s	0.494	0.76	0.266	Spain
1960s	0.623	0.76	0.137	Spain
1970s	0.623	1.14	0.5185	Spain
1980s	0.7625	2.35	1.59	Spain
1990s	1.09	2.35	1.26	Spain
2000s	1.54	2.35	0.8132	Spain
2010s	1.39	2.35	0.9565	Spain
2020s	1.52	1.91	0.3928	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial corruption score, South Korea or Spain?: Spain, at 1.69 against 1.61 in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial corruption score between South Korea and Spain?: 0.08, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Spain?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Spain rank globally for judicial corruption score?: South Korea ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 30th 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: 18 September 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.