What is judicial corruption score in Kuwait?

Judicial corruption score in Kuwait was 0.796 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Kuwait?

The highest recorded value was 1.35 in 1789.

What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Kuwait?

The lowest recorded value was 0.796 in 1960.

How does Kuwait rank for judicial corruption score?

Kuwait ranks 68th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Kuwait?

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

Where does this Kuwait 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 Kuwait

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

Kuwait: Judicial Corruption Score was 0.796 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.796

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

68th

of 176 countries

All-time high

1.35

in 1789

All-time low

0.796

in 1960

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Judicial Corruption Score in Kuwait, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, judicial corruption score in Kuwait stood at 0.796. That is the lowest value across all 237 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial corruption score in Kuwait peaked at 1.35 in 1789 and was at its lowest, 0.796, in 1960.

That places Kuwait 68th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	1.35	1.35	1.35	1
1790s	1.35	1.35	1.35	10
1800s	1.35	1.35	1.35	10
1810s	1.35	1.35	1.35	10
1820s	1.35	1.35	1.35	10
1830s	1.35	1.35	1.35	10
1840s	1.35	1.35	1.35	10
1850s	1.35	1.35	1.35	10
1860s	1.35	1.35	1.35	10
1870s	1.35	1.35	1.35	10
1880s	1.35	1.35	1.35	10
1890s	1.35	1.35	1.35	10
1900s	1.35	1.35	1.35	10
1910s	1.35	1.35	1.35	10
1920s	1.35	1.35	1.35	10
1930s	1.35	1.35	1.35	10
1940s	1.35	1.35	1.35	10
1950s	1.35	1.35	1.35	10
1960s	0.796	0.796	0.796	10
1970s	0.796	0.796	0.796	10
1980s	0.796	0.796	0.796	10
1990s	0.796	0.796	0.796	10
2000s	0.796	0.796	0.796	10
2010s	0.796	0.796	0.796	10
2020s	0.796	0.796	0.796	6

Countries ranked near Kuwait

65 Colombia 0.866 compare
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70 Sao Tome and Principe 0.739 compare
71 Portugal 0.737 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Kuwait

Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 386 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 3,369 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.138 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.532 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.07 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.138 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.053 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.127 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial corruption score in Kuwait?: Judicial corruption score in Kuwait was 0.796 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Kuwait?: The highest recorded value was 1.35 in 1789.
What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Kuwait?: The lowest recorded value was 0.796 in 1960.
How does Kuwait rank for judicial corruption score?: Kuwait ranks 68th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Kuwait?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kuwait 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.