What is judicial corruption score in Ireland?

Judicial corruption score in Ireland was 1.92 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Ireland?

The highest recorded value was 2.51 in 1919.

What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Ireland?

The lowest recorded value was 1.92 in 2019.

How does Ireland rank for judicial corruption score?

Ireland ranks 24th out of 176 regions with data for 2025.

Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Ireland?

Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Ireland 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 Ireland

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

Ireland: Judicial Corruption Score was 1.92 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

1.92

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

24th

of 176 regions

All-time high

2.51

in 1919

All-time low

1.92

in 2019

Years of data

107

1919–2025

Judicial Corruption Score in Ireland, 1919–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, judicial corruption score in Ireland stood at 1.92. That is the lowest value across all 107 years on record.

That represents a change of down 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial corruption score in Ireland peaked at 2.51 in 1919 and was at its lowest, 1.92, in 2019.

Ireland ranks 24th of 176 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 107 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1910s	2.51	2.51	2.51	1
1920s	2.51	2.51	2.51	10
1930s	2.51	2.51	2.51	10
1940s	2.51	2.51	2.51	10
1950s	2.51	2.51	2.51	10
1960s	2.51	2.51	2.51	10
1970s	2.51	2.51	2.51	10
1980s	2.51	2.51	2.51	10
1990s	2.51	2.51	2.51	10
2000s	2.51	2.51	2.51	10
2010s	2.45	1.92	2.51	10
2020s	1.92	1.92	1.92	6

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More social development data for Ireland

Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 137,869 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 69 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.887 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.97 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.912 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.887 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.619 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.822 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial corruption score in Ireland?: Judicial corruption score in Ireland was 1.92 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Ireland?: The highest recorded value was 2.51 in 1919.
What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Ireland?: The lowest recorded value was 1.92 in 2019.
How does Ireland rank for judicial corruption score?: Ireland ranks 24th out of 176 regions with data for 2025.
Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Ireland?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland 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.