Nigeria vs Tanzania: Judicial Corruption Score
Nigeria
-0.411
in 2025
Tanzania
-0.345
in 2025
Nigeria rank
105th
Tanzania rank
102nd
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports -0.345 against -0.411 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.066.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Tanzania ahead.
Nigeria ranks 105th and Tanzania ranks 102nd of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -0.53 | -0.402 | 0.128 | Tanzania |
| 1920s | -0.53 | -0.402 | 0.128 | Tanzania |
| 1930s | -0.53 | -0.402 | 0.128 | Tanzania |
| 1940s | -0.53 | -0.402 | 0.128 | Tanzania |
| 1950s | -0.53 | -0.402 | 0.128 | Tanzania |
| 1960s | -0.53 | -0.2866 | 0.2434 | Tanzania |
| 1970s | -0.5954 | -0.04 | 0.5554 | Tanzania |
| 1980s | -0.7958 | -0.3838 | 0.412 | Tanzania |
| 1990s | -0.6652 | -0.765 | 0.0998 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | -1.82 | -0.765 | 1.05 | Tanzania |
| 2010s | -1.87 | -0.64 | 1.23 | Tanzania |
| 2020s | -1.32 | -0.334 | 0.9873 | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Nigeria or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at -0.345 against -0.411 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 0.066, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Nigeria ranks 105th and Tanzania ranks 102nd 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.