Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Judicial Corruption Score
Nigeria
-0.411
in 2025
Sierra Leone
-0.377
in 2025
Nigeria rank
105th
Sierra Leone rank
103rd
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports -0.377 against -0.411 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.034.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Nigeria ranks 105th and Sierra Leone ranks 103rd of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -0.53 | -0.016 | 0.514 | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | -0.53 | -0.016 | 0.514 | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | -0.53 | -0.016 | 0.514 | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | -0.53 | -0.016 | 0.514 | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | -0.53 | -0.016 | 0.514 | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | -0.53 | -0.3249 | 0.2051 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | -0.5954 | -1.36 | 0.7635 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | -0.7958 | -1.69 | 0.8952 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | -0.6652 | -1.67 | 1.01 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | -1.82 | -1.35 | 0.4732 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | -1.87 | -1.1 | 0.7686 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | -1.32 | -0.3902 | 0.9312 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at -0.377 against -0.411 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 0.034, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Nigeria ranks 105th and Sierra Leone ranks 103rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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.