Which has higher judicial corruption score, Romania or Thailand?

Thailand, at -0.158 against -0.303 in Romania as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Thailand?

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.

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.

Romania vs Thailand: Judicial Corruption Score

Romania

-0.303

in 2025

Thailand

-0.158

in 2025

Romania rank

98th

Thailand rank

95th

Judicial Corruption Score over time

Romania
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports -0.158 against -0.303 in Romania, a difference of 0.145.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Thailand ahead.

Romania ranks 98th and Thailand ranks 95th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 7 and Thailand in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Romania	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1780s	-0.755	-0.158	0.597	Thailand
1790s	-0.755	-0.158	0.597	Thailand
1800s	-0.755	-0.158	0.597	Thailand
1810s	-0.755	-0.158	0.597	Thailand
1820s	-0.755	-0.158	0.597	Thailand
1830s	-0.755	-0.158	0.597	Thailand
1840s	-0.755	-0.158	0.597	Thailand
1850s	-0.755	-0.158	0.597	Thailand
1860s	-0.755	-0.158	0.597	Thailand
1870s	-0.755	-0.158	0.597	Thailand
1880s	-0.755	-0.158	0.597	Thailand
1890s	-0.755	-0.158	0.597	Thailand
1900s	-0.755	-0.158	0.597	Thailand
1910s	-0.755	-0.158	0.597	Thailand
1920s	-0.755	-0.158	0.597	Thailand
1930s	-0.656	-0.158	0.498	Thailand
1940s	0.2116	-0.158	0.3696	Romania
1950s	0.778	-0.158	0.936	Romania
1960s	0.778	-0.158	0.936	Romania
1970s	0.778	-0.158	0.936	Romania
1980s	0.778	-0.158	0.936	Romania
1990s	-1.22	-0.158	1.06	Thailand
2000s	-0.8496	-0.158	0.6916	Thailand
2010s	0.5107	-0.158	0.6687	Romania
2020s	0.443	-0.158	0.601	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial corruption score, Romania or Thailand?: Thailand, at -0.158 against -0.303 in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Romania and Thailand?: 0.145, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Thailand?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Romania and Thailand rank globally for judicial corruption score?: Romania ranks 98th and Thailand ranks 95th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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.