What is judicial corruption score in Italy?

Judicial corruption score in Italy was 1.05 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Italy?

The highest recorded value was 1.05 in 2013.

What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Italy?

The lowest recorded value was 0.273 in 1944.

How does Italy rank for judicial corruption score?

Italy ranks 53rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Italy?

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

Where does this Italy 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 Italy

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

Italy: Judicial Corruption Score was 1.05 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

1.05

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

53rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

1.05

in 2013

All-time low

0.273

in 1944

Years of data

165

1861–2025

Judicial Corruption Score in Italy, 1861–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, judicial corruption score in Italy stood at 1.05. That is the highest value across all 165 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial corruption score in Italy peaked at 1.05 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.273, in 1944.

That places Italy 53rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 165 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1860s	0.5281	0.353	0.55	9
1870s	0.55	0.55	0.55	10
1880s	0.55	0.55	0.55	10
1890s	0.55	0.55	0.55	10
1900s	0.55	0.55	0.55	10
1910s	0.55	0.55	0.55	10
1920s	0.5185	0.505	0.55	10
1930s	0.505	0.505	0.505	10
1940s	0.445	0.273	0.537	10
1950s	0.537	0.537	0.537	10
1960s	0.656	0.656	0.656	10
1970s	0.656	0.656	0.656	10
1980s	0.656	0.656	0.656	10
1990s	0.656	0.656	0.656	10
2000s	0.656	0.656	0.656	10
2010s	0.988	0.841	1.05	10
2020s	1.05	1.05	1.05	6

Countries ranked near Italy

50 Lesotho 1.11 compare
51 Croatia 1.08 compare
52 Sri Lanka 1.07 compare
54 Suriname 1.02 compare
55 Cape Verde 1.02 compare
56 Hungary 0.991 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Italy

Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 192,914 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 266 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.745 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.756 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.875 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.745 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.569 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.642 (2025)

All data for Italy →

Frequently asked questions

What is judicial corruption score in Italy?: Judicial corruption score in Italy was 1.05 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Italy?: The highest recorded value was 1.05 in 2013.
What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Italy?: The lowest recorded value was 0.273 in 1944.
How does Italy rank for judicial corruption score?: Italy ranks 53rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Italy?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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.