Mauritius vs Portugal: Judicial Corruption Score
Mauritius
0.654
in 2025
Portugal
0.737
in 2025
Mauritius rank
74th
Portugal rank
71st
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Mauritius
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.737 against 0.654 in Mauritius, a difference of 0.083.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 74th and Portugal ranks 71st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.02 | 0.844 | 0.175 | Mauritius |
| 1910s | 1.02 | 0.844 | 0.175 | Mauritius |
| 1920s | 1.02 | 0.9528 | 0.0662 | Mauritius |
| 1930s | 1.02 | 1.12 | 0.097 | Portugal |
| 1940s | 1.02 | 1.12 | 0.097 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 1.02 | 1.12 | 0.097 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.757 | 1.12 | 0.359 | Portugal |
| 1970s | -0.291 | 1.52 | 1.81 | Portugal |
| 1980s | -0.291 | 1.78 | 2.07 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.45 | 1.78 | 1.33 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.45 | 1.78 | 1.33 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.8649 | 1.66 | 0.7912 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.654 | 1.08 | 0.4263 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Mauritius or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.737 against 0.654 in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Mauritius and Portugal?
- 0.083, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Portugal?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and Portugal rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Mauritius ranks 74th and Portugal ranks 71st 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.