What is judicial corruption score in Austria?

Judicial corruption score in Austria was 2.3 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Austria?

The highest recorded value was 2.3 in 1945.

What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Austria?

The lowest recorded value was 2.21 in 1789.

How does Austria rank for judicial corruption score?

Austria ranks 18th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Austria?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Austria data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Corruption Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Judicial Corruption Score in Austria

Name: Judicial Corruption Score in Austria
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Austria: Judicial Corruption Score was 2.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

2.3

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

18th

of 176 countries

All-time high

2.3

in 1945

All-time low

2.21

in 1789

Years of data

230

1789–2025

Judicial Corruption Score in Austria, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, judicial corruption score in Austria stood at 2.3. That is the highest value across all 230 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial corruption score in Austria peaked at 2.3 in 1945 and was at its lowest, 2.21, in 1789.

Austria ranks 18th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 230 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	2.21	2.21	2.21	1
1790s	2.21	2.21	2.21	10
1800s	2.21	2.21	2.21	10
1810s	2.21	2.21	2.21	10
1820s	2.21	2.21	2.21	10
1830s	2.21	2.21	2.21	10
1840s	2.21	2.21	2.21	10
1850s	2.21	2.21	2.21	10
1860s	2.21	2.21	2.21	10
1870s	2.21	2.21	2.21	10
1880s	2.21	2.21	2.21	10
1890s	2.21	2.21	2.21	10
1900s	2.21	2.21	2.21	10
1910s	2.21	2.21	2.21	10
1920s	2.21	2.21	2.21	10
1930s	2.21	2.21	2.21	8
1940s	2.3	2.3	2.3	5
1950s	2.3	2.3	2.3	10
1960s	2.3	2.3	2.3	10
1970s	2.3	2.3	2.3	10
1980s	2.3	2.3	2.3	10
1990s	2.3	2.3	2.3	10
2000s	2.3	2.3	2.3	10
2010s	2.3	2.3	2.3	10
2020s	2.3	2.3	2.3	6

Countries ranked near Austria

15 Seychelles 2.4 compare
16 Australia 2.33 compare
16 Netherlands 2.33 compare
19 France 2.07 compare
20 Belgium 2.05 compare
21 Israel 2.03 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Austria

Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 286,651 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 33 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.839 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.918 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.883 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.839 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.582 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.757 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial corruption score in Austria?: Judicial corruption score in Austria was 2.3 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Austria?: The highest recorded value was 2.3 in 1945.
What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Austria?: The lowest recorded value was 2.21 in 1789.
How does Austria rank for judicial corruption score?: Austria ranks 18th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Austria?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Corruption Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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: 07 August 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.