Judicial Corruption Score in El Salvador
El Salvador: Judicial Corruption Score was -0.623 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Judicial Corruption Score in El Salvador, 1838–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, judicial corruption score in El Salvador stood at -0.623.
That represents a change of up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, judicial corruption score in El Salvador peaked at -0.141 in 2019 and was at its lowest, -1.24, in 2022.
El Salvador ranks 113th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 188 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | -0.974 | -0.974 | -0.974 | 2 |
| 1840s | -0.974 | -0.974 | -0.974 | 10 |
| 1850s | -0.974 | -0.974 | -0.974 | 10 |
| 1860s | -0.974 | -0.974 | -0.974 | 10 |
| 1870s | -0.974 | -0.974 | -0.974 | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.974 | -0.974 | -0.974 | 10 |
| 1890s | -0.974 | -0.974 | -0.974 | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.974 | -0.974 | -0.974 | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.974 | -0.974 | -0.974 | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.974 | -0.974 | -0.974 | 10 |
| 1930s | -0.974 | -0.974 | -0.974 | 10 |
| 1940s | -0.974 | -0.974 | -0.974 | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.974 | -0.974 | -0.974 | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.974 | -0.974 | -0.974 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.11 | -1.12 | -0.974 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.12 | -1.12 | -1.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.8472 | -1.12 | -0.729 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.729 | -0.729 | -0.729 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6683 | -0.729 | -0.141 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6978 | -1.24 | -0.538 | 6 |
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More social development data for El Salvador
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 182 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 68,182 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.321 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.356 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.646 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.321 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.159 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.09 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is judicial corruption score in El Salvador?
- Judicial corruption score in El Salvador was -0.623 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was -0.141 in 2019.
- What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.24 in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for judicial corruption score?
- El Salvador ranks 113th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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
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.