Sierra Leone vs Tanzania: Judicial Corruption Score
Sierra Leone
-0.377
in 2025
Tanzania
-0.345
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
103rd
Tanzania rank
102nd
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Sierra Leone
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports -0.345 against -0.377 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.032.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 103rd and Tanzania ranks 102nd of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -0.016 | -0.402 | 0.386 | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | -0.016 | -0.402 | 0.386 | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | -0.016 | -0.402 | 0.386 | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | -0.016 | -0.402 | 0.386 | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | -0.016 | -0.402 | 0.386 | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | -0.3249 | -0.2866 | 0.0383 | Tanzania |
| 1970s | -1.36 | -0.04 | 1.32 | Tanzania |
| 1980s | -1.69 | -0.3838 | 1.31 | Tanzania |
| 1990s | -1.67 | -0.765 | 0.9082 | Tanzania |
| 2000s | -1.35 | -0.765 | 0.5808 | Tanzania |
| 2010s | -1.1 | -0.64 | 0.4602 | Tanzania |
| 2020s | -0.3902 | -0.334 | 0.0562 | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Sierra Leone or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at -0.345 against -0.377 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Sierra Leone and Tanzania?
- 0.032, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Tanzania?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Tanzania rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Sierra Leone ranks 103rd 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.