Nepal vs Syria: Judicial Corruption Score

Nepal
-1.03
in 2025
Syria
-0.953
in 2025
Nepal rank
130th
Syria rank
127th

Judicial Corruption Score over time

  • Nepal
  • Syria
-2-10123178919072025

How they compare

Syria currently reports -0.953 against -1.03 in Nepal, a difference of 0.077.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Syria ahead.

Nepal ranks 130th and Syria ranks 127th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Syria Difference Ahead
1910s -0.997 2.69 3.68 Syria
1920s -0.997 1.13 2.12 Syria
1930s -0.997 1.13 2.12 Syria
1940s -0.997 1.41 2.4 Syria
1950s -1.12 1.54 2.67 Syria
1960s -1.27 1.27 2.53 Syria
1970s -1.55 -0.97 0.578 Syria
1980s -1.37 -0.97 0.4007 Syria
1990s -1.51 -0.97 0.539 Syria
2000s -1.5 -1.6 0.105 Nepal
2010s -1.42 -1.48 0.0631 Nepal
2020s -1.21 -1.34 0.1263 Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial corruption score, Nepal or Syria?
Syria, at -0.953 against -1.03 in Nepal as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Nepal and Syria?
0.077, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Syria?
106 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Nepal and Syria rank globally for judicial corruption score?
Nepal ranks 130th 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

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

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.