Lesotho vs Qatar: Judicial Corruption Score
Lesotho
1.11
in 2025
Qatar
1.34
in 2025
Lesotho rank
50th
Qatar rank
48th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Lesotho
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 1.34 against 1.11 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.23.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 50th and Qatar ranks 48th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 6 and Qatar in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4 | 0.111 | 0.289 | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 0.4 | 0.111 | 0.289 | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 0.4 | 0.111 | 0.289 | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 0.4 | 0.111 | 0.289 | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 0.111 | 0.289 | Lesotho |
| 1950s | 0.4 | 0.111 | 0.289 | Lesotho |
| 1960s | -0.255 | 0.111 | 0.366 | Qatar |
| 1970s | -0.255 | 0.111 | 0.366 | Qatar |
| 1980s | -0.255 | 0.111 | 0.366 | Qatar |
| 1990s | -0.385 | 0.1584 | 0.5434 | Qatar |
| 2000s | -0.385 | 0.269 | 0.654 | Qatar |
| 2010s | -0.3088 | 0.2593 | 0.5681 | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.2113 | 0.6122 | 0.4008 | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Lesotho or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 1.34 against 1.11 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Lesotho and Qatar?
- 0.23, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Qatar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Qatar rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Lesotho ranks 50th and Qatar ranks 48th 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.