Which has higher judicial corruption score, Sweden or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 2.67 against 2.59 in Sweden as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?

228 years are reported by both, from 1798 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.

Sweden vs Switzerland: Judicial Corruption Score

Sweden

2.59

in 2025

Switzerland

2.67

in 2025

Sweden rank

12th

Switzerland rank

9th

Judicial Corruption Score over time

Sweden
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 2.67 against 2.59 in Sweden, a difference of 0.08.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 176 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1790s	3.11	2.86	0.249	Sweden
1800s	3.11	2.86	0.249	Sweden
1810s	3.11	2.86	0.249	Sweden
1820s	3.11	2.86	0.249	Sweden
1830s	3.11	2.86	0.249	Sweden
1840s	3.11	2.86	0.249	Sweden
1850s	3.11	2.86	0.249	Sweden
1860s	3.11	2.86	0.249	Sweden
1870s	3.11	2.86	0.249	Sweden
1880s	3.11	2.86	0.249	Sweden
1890s	3.11	2.86	0.249	Sweden
1900s	3.11	2.86	0.249	Sweden
1910s	3.11	2.86	0.249	Sweden
1920s	3.11	2.86	0.249	Sweden
1930s	3.11	2.86	0.249	Sweden
1940s	3.11	2.86	0.249	Sweden
1950s	3.11	2.86	0.249	Sweden
1960s	3.11	2.86	0.249	Sweden
1970s	3.11	2.86	0.249	Sweden
1980s	3.11	2.86	0.249	Sweden
1990s	3.11	2.86	0.249	Sweden
2000s	3.11	2.8	0.3106	Sweden
2010s	2.85	2.59	0.2609	Sweden
2020s	2.59	2.54	0.0522	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial corruption score, Sweden or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 2.67 against 2.59 in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Sweden and Switzerland?: 0.08, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?: 228 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for judicial corruption score?: Sweden ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 9th 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.