Tanzania vs Zambia: Judicial Corruption Score
Tanzania
-0.345
in 2025
Zambia
-0.327
in 2025
Tanzania rank
102nd
Zambia rank
100th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Tanzania
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports -0.327 against -0.345 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.018.
Across all 112 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Tanzania ranks 102nd and Zambia ranks 100th of 176 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | -0.402 | 2.29 | 2.69 | Zambia |
| 1920s | -0.402 | 1.87 | 2.27 | Zambia |
| 1930s | -0.402 | 1.58 | 1.98 | Zambia |
| 1940s | -0.402 | 1.58 | 1.98 | Zambia |
| 1950s | -0.402 | 1.58 | 1.98 | Zambia |
| 1960s | -0.2866 | 1.11 | 1.4 | Zambia |
| 1970s | -0.04 | 0.799 | 0.839 | Zambia |
| 1980s | -0.3838 | 0.799 | 1.18 | Zambia |
| 1990s | -0.765 | -0.3929 | 0.3721 | Zambia |
| 2000s | -0.765 | 0.0849 | 0.8499 | Zambia |
| 2010s | -0.64 | 0.5402 | 1.18 | Zambia |
| 2020s | -0.334 | 0.4508 | 0.7848 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Tanzania or Zambia?
- Zambia, at -0.327 against -0.345 in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Tanzania and Zambia?
- 0.018, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Tanzania and Zambia rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Tanzania ranks 102nd and Zambia ranks 100th 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.