Judicial Corruption Score in Libya
Libya: Judicial Corruption Score was -1.36 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-1.36
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
147th
of 176 countries
All-time high
-0.27
in 1951
All-time low
-1.85
in 1789
Years of data
152
1789–2025
Judicial Corruption Score in Libya, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, judicial corruption score in Libya stood at -1.36.
That represents a change of up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, judicial corruption score in Libya peaked at -0.27 in 1951 and was at its lowest, -1.85, in 1789.
Libya ranks 147th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 152 years of available data.
Judicial Corruption Score in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | -1.85 | — |
| 1790 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1791 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1792 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1793 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1794 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1795 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1796 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1797 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1798 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1799 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1800 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1801 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1802 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1803 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1804 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1805 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1806 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1807 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1808 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1809 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1810 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1811 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1812 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1813 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1814 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1815 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1816 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1817 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1818 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1819 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1820 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1821 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1822 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1823 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1824 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1825 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1826 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1827 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1828 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1829 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1830 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1831 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1832 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1833 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1834 | -1.85 | -0.0% |
| 1911 | -0.603 | -67.4% |
| 1912 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1913 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1914 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1916 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1917 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1918 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1919 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1921 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1922 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1923 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1924 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1925 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1926 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1927 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1928 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1929 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1931 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1932 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1933 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1934 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1935 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1936 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1937 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1938 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1939 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1941 | -0.603 | -0.0% |
| 1951 | -0.27 | -55.2% |
| 1952 | -0.27 | -0.0% |
| 1953 | -0.27 | -0.0% |
| 1954 | -1.05 | +288.9% |
| 1955 | -1.05 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | -0.311 | -70.4% |
| 1957 | -0.311 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | -0.311 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | -0.311 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | -0.311 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | -0.311 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | -0.311 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | -0.311 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | -0.311 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | -0.311 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | -0.311 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | -0.311 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | -0.311 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | -0.586 | +88.4% |
| 1970 | -1.3 | +122.4% |
| 1971 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1974 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -1.3 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -1.37 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | -1.16 | -15.0% |
| 2013 | -1.58 | +36.2% |
| 2014 | -1.58 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1.74 | +9.6% |
| 2016 | -1.74 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -1.29 | -25.6% |
| 2018 | -1.51 | +16.7% |
| 2019 | -1.62 | +7.2% |
| 2020 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -1.62 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -1.36 | -15.8% |
| 2023 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -1.36 | -0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's -1.36 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.12, 11.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Libya's -1.36 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.76, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -1.85 | -1.85 | -1.85 | 1 |
| 1790s | -1.85 | -1.85 | -1.85 | 10 |
| 1800s | -1.85 | -1.85 | -1.85 | 10 |
| 1810s | -1.85 | -1.85 | -1.85 | 10 |
| 1820s | -1.85 | -1.85 | -1.85 | 10 |
| 1830s | -1.85 | -1.85 | -1.85 | 5 |
| 1910s | -0.603 | -0.603 | -0.603 | 9 |
| 1920s | -0.603 | -0.603 | -0.603 | 10 |
| 1930s | -0.603 | -0.603 | -0.603 | 10 |
| 1940s | -0.603 | -0.603 | -0.603 | 2 |
| 1950s | -0.4616 | -1.05 | -0.27 | 9 |
| 1960s | -0.3385 | -0.586 | -0.311 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.3 | -1.3 | -1.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.3 | -1.3 | -1.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.3 | -1.3 | -1.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.3 | -1.3 | -1.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.49 | -1.74 | -1.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.45 | -1.62 | -1.36 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More social development data for Libya
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 552,523 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,161 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,161 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is judicial corruption score in Libya?
- Judicial corruption score in Libya was -1.36 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was -0.27 in 1951.
- What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.85 in 1789.
- How does Libya rank for judicial corruption score?
- Libya ranks 147th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.