Mexico vs Panama: Judicial Corruption Score
Mexico
0.338
in 2025
Panama
0.213
in 2025
Mexico rank
86th
Panama rank
88th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Mexico
- Panama
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.338 against 0.213 in Panama, a difference of 0.125.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.6 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 86th and Panama ranks 88th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 10 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.665 | -1.07 | 0.408 | Mexico |
| 1910s | -0.6287 | -1.07 | 0.4443 | Mexico |
| 1920s | -0.544 | -1.07 | 0.529 | Mexico |
| 1930s | -0.544 | -1.07 | 0.529 | Mexico |
| 1940s | -0.544 | -1.07 | 0.529 | Mexico |
| 1950s | -0.544 | -1.07 | 0.529 | Mexico |
| 1960s | -0.544 | -1.04 | 0.4952 | Mexico |
| 1970s | -0.544 | -0.904 | 0.36 | Mexico |
| 1980s | -0.544 | -0.904 | 0.36 | Mexico |
| 1990s | -0.544 | -0.264 | 0.28 | Panama |
| 2000s | -0.544 | -0.264 | 0.28 | Panama |
| 2010s | -0.5292 | -0.1852 | 0.344 | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.3893 | 0.1992 | 0.1902 | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Mexico or Panama?
- Mexico, at 0.338 against 0.213 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Mexico and Panama?
- 0.125, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Panama?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Panama rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Mexico ranks 86th and Panama ranks 88th 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.