Singapore vs Sweden: Judicial Corruption Score
Singapore
2.56
in 2025
Sweden
2.59
in 2025
Singapore rank
13th
Sweden rank
12th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Singapore
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.59 against 2.56 in Singapore, a difference of 0.03.
Across all 159 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Singapore ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 12th of 176 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 2.56 | 3.11 | 0.544 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 2.56 | 3.11 | 0.544 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 2.56 | 3.11 | 0.544 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 2.56 | 3.11 | 0.544 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 2.56 | 3.11 | 0.544 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 2.56 | 3.11 | 0.544 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 2.56 | 3.11 | 0.544 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 2.56 | 3.11 | 0.544 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 2.56 | 3.11 | 0.544 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 2.56 | 3.11 | 0.544 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 2.56 | 3.11 | 0.544 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2.56 | 3.11 | 0.544 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2.56 | 3.11 | 0.544 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.56 | 3.11 | 0.544 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.56 | 3.11 | 0.544 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.56 | 2.85 | 0.288 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.56 | 2.59 | 0.032 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Singapore or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.59 against 2.56 in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Singapore and Sweden?
- 0.03, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sweden?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and Sweden rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Singapore ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 12th 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.