Panama vs Senegal: Judicial Corruption Score
Panama
0.213
in 2025
Senegal
0.232
in 2025
Panama rank
88th
Senegal rank
87th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Panama
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.232 against 0.213 in Panama, a difference of 0.019.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Senegal ahead.
Panama ranks 88th and Senegal ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.07 | -0.406 | 0.667 | Senegal |
| 1910s | -1.07 | -0.406 | 0.667 | Senegal |
| 1920s | -1.07 | -0.406 | 0.667 | Senegal |
| 1930s | -1.07 | -0.406 | 0.667 | Senegal |
| 1940s | -1.07 | -0.406 | 0.667 | Senegal |
| 1950s | -1.07 | -0.406 | 0.667 | Senegal |
| 1960s | -1.04 | -0.7525 | 0.2867 | Senegal |
| 1970s | -0.904 | -0.791 | 0.113 | Senegal |
| 1980s | -0.904 | -0.5903 | 0.3137 | Senegal |
| 1990s | -0.264 | -0.568 | 0.304 | Panama |
| 2000s | -0.264 | -0.3952 | 0.1312 | Panama |
| 2010s | -0.1852 | -0.0363 | 0.1489 | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.1992 | -0.048 | 0.2472 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Panama or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 0.232 against 0.213 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Panama and Senegal?
- 0.019, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Senegal?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Senegal rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Panama ranks 88th and Senegal ranks 87th 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.