What is judicial corruption score in Netherlands?

Judicial corruption score in Netherlands was 2.33 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Netherlands?

The highest recorded value was 3.48 in 2018.

What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Netherlands?

The lowest recorded value was -0.988 in 1813.

How does Netherlands rank for judicial corruption score?

Netherlands ranks 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Netherlands?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Netherlands 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 Netherlands

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

Netherlands: Judicial Corruption Score was 2.33 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

2.33

Change on year

down 30.2%

World rank

16th

of 176 countries

All-time high

3.48

in 2018

All-time low

-0.988

in 1813

Years of data

235

1789–2025

Judicial Corruption Score in Netherlands, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, judicial corruption score in Netherlands stood at 2.33.

The figure is down 30.2% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial corruption score in Netherlands peaked at 3.48 in 2018 and was at its lowest, -0.988, in 1813.

That places Netherlands 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 235 years of available data.

Judicial Corruption Score in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Judicial Corruption Score in Netherlands, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	1.84	—
1790	1.84	+0.0%
1791	1.84	+0.0%
1792	1.84	+0.0%
1793	1.84	+0.0%
1794	1.84	+0.0%
1795	-0.972	-152.7%
1796	-0.972	-0.0%
1797	-0.972	-0.0%
1798	-0.972	-0.0%
1799	-0.972	-0.0%
1800	-0.972	-0.0%
1801	-0.972	-0.0%
1802	-0.972	-0.0%
1803	-0.972	-0.0%
1804	-0.972	-0.0%
1805	-0.972	-0.0%
1806	-0.972	-0.0%
1807	-0.972	-0.0%
1808	-0.972	-0.0%
1809	-0.972	-0.0%
1810	-0.972	-0.0%
1813	-0.988	+1.6%
1814	-0.988	-0.0%
1815	2.16	-318.6%
1816	2.16	+0.0%
1817	2.16	+0.0%
1818	2.16	+0.0%
1819	2.16	+0.0%
1820	2.16	+0.0%
1821	2.16	+0.0%
1822	2.16	+0.0%
1823	2.16	+0.0%
1824	2.16	+0.0%
1825	2.16	+0.0%
1826	2.16	+0.0%
1827	2.16	+0.0%
1828	2.16	+0.0%
1829	2.16	+0.0%
1830	2.16	+0.0%
1831	2.16	+0.0%
1832	2.16	+0.0%
1833	2.16	+0.0%
1834	2.16	+0.0%
1835	2.16	+0.0%
1836	2.16	+0.0%
1837	2.16	+0.0%
1838	2.16	+0.0%
1839	2.16	+0.0%
1840	2.16	+0.0%
1841	2.16	+0.0%
1842	2.16	+0.0%
1843	2.16	+0.0%
1844	2.16	+0.0%
1845	2.16	+0.0%
1846	2.16	+0.0%
1847	2.16	+0.0%
1848	2.16	+0.0%
1849	2.16	+0.0%
1850	2.16	+0.0%
1851	2.16	+0.0%
1852	2.16	+0.0%
1853	2.16	+0.0%
1854	2.16	+0.0%
1855	2.16	+0.0%
1856	2.16	+0.0%
1857	2.16	+0.0%
1858	2.16	+0.0%
1859	2.16	+0.0%
1860	2.16	+0.0%
1861	2.16	+0.0%
1862	2.16	+0.0%
1863	2.16	+0.0%
1864	2.16	+0.0%
1865	2.16	+0.0%
1866	2.16	+0.0%
1867	2.16	+0.0%
1868	2.16	+0.0%
1869	2.16	+0.0%
1870	2.16	+0.0%
1871	2.16	+0.0%
1872	2.16	+0.0%
1873	2.16	+0.0%
1874	2.16	+0.0%
1875	2.16	+0.0%
1876	2.16	+0.0%
1877	2.16	+0.0%
1878	2.16	+0.0%
1879	2.16	+0.0%
1880	2.16	+0.0%
1881	2.16	+0.0%
1882	2.16	+0.0%
1883	2.16	+0.0%
1884	2.16	+0.0%
1885	2.16	+0.0%
1886	2.16	+0.0%
1887	2.16	+0.0%
1888	2.16	+0.0%
1889	2.16	+0.0%
1890	2.16	+0.0%
1891	2.16	+0.0%
1892	2.16	+0.0%
1893	2.16	+0.0%
1894	2.16	+0.0%
1895	2.16	+0.0%
1896	2.16	+0.0%
1897	2.16	+0.0%
1898	2.16	+0.0%
1899	2.16	+0.0%
1900	2.16	+0.0%
1901	2.16	+0.0%
1902	2.16	+0.0%
1903	2.16	+0.0%
1904	2.16	+0.0%
1905	2.16	+0.0%
1906	2.16	+0.0%
1907	2.16	+0.0%
1908	2.16	+0.0%
1909	2.16	+0.0%
1910	2.16	+0.0%
1911	2.16	+0.0%
1912	2.16	+0.0%
1913	2.16	+0.0%
1914	2.16	+0.0%
1915	2.16	+0.0%
1916	2.16	+0.0%
1917	2.16	+0.0%
1918	2.16	+0.0%
1919	2.16	+0.0%
1920	2.16	+0.0%
1921	2.16	+0.0%
1922	2.16	+0.0%
1923	2.16	+0.0%
1924	2.16	+0.0%
1925	2.16	+0.0%
1926	2.16	+0.0%
1927	2.16	+0.0%
1928	2.16	+0.0%
1929	2.16	+0.0%
1930	2.16	+0.0%
1931	2.16	+0.0%
1932	2.16	+0.0%
1933	2.16	+0.0%
1934	2.16	+0.0%
1935	2.16	+0.0%
1936	2.16	+0.0%
1937	2.16	+0.0%
1938	2.16	+0.0%
1939	2.16	+0.0%
1940	2.85	+32.1%
1941	2.85	+0.0%
1942	2.85	+0.0%
1943	2.85	+0.0%
1944	2.85	+0.0%
1945	2.85	+0.0%
1946	2.85	+0.0%
1947	2.85	+0.0%
1948	2.85	+0.0%
1949	2.85	+0.0%
1950	2.85	+0.0%
1951	2.85	+0.0%
1952	2.85	+0.0%
1953	2.85	+0.0%
1954	2.85	+0.0%
1955	2.85	+0.0%
1956	2.85	+0.0%
1957	2.85	+0.0%
1958	2.85	+0.0%
1959	2.85	+0.0%
1960	2.85	+0.0%
1961	2.85	+0.0%
1962	2.85	+0.0%
1963	2.85	+0.0%
1964	2.85	+0.0%
1965	2.85	+0.0%
1966	2.85	+0.0%
1967	2.85	+0.0%
1968	2.85	+0.0%
1969	2.85	+0.0%
1970	2.85	+0.0%
1971	2.85	+0.0%
1972	2.85	+0.0%
1973	2.85	+0.0%
1974	2.85	+0.0%
1975	2.85	+0.0%
1976	2.85	+0.0%
1977	2.85	+0.0%
1978	2.85	+0.0%
1979	2.85	+0.0%
1980	2.85	+0.0%
1981	2.85	+0.0%
1982	2.85	+0.0%
1983	2.85	+0.0%
1984	2.85	+0.0%
1985	2.85	+0.0%
1986	2.85	+0.0%
1987	2.85	+0.0%
1988	2.85	+0.0%
1989	2.85	+0.0%
1990	2.85	+0.0%
1991	2.85	+0.0%
1992	2.85	+0.0%
1993	2.85	+0.0%
1994	2.85	+0.0%
1995	2.85	+0.0%
1996	2.85	+0.0%
1997	2.85	+0.0%
1998	2.85	+0.0%
1999	2.85	+0.0%
2000	2.85	+0.0%
2001	2.85	+0.0%
2002	2.85	+0.0%
2003	2.85	+0.0%
2004	2.85	+0.0%
2005	2.85	+0.0%
2006	2.85	+0.0%
2007	2.85	+0.0%
2008	2.85	+0.0%
2009	2.85	+0.0%
2010	2.85	+0.0%
2011	2.85	+0.0%
2012	2.85	+0.0%
2013	2.14	-24.9%
2014	2.14	+0.0%
2015	2.81	+31.2%
2016	2.81	+0.0%
2017	2.81	+0.0%
2018	3.48	+23.8%
2019	3.48	+0.0%
2020	2.67	-23.4%
2021	2.67	+0.0%
2022	2.67	+0.0%
2023	2.67	+0.0%
2024	3.34	+25.3%
2025	2.33	-30.2%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

Netherlands's 2.33 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.71, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Netherlands's 2.33 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.02, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	1.84	1.84	1.84	1
1790s	0.436	-0.972	1.84	10
1800s	-0.972	-0.972	-0.972	10
1810s	0.9815	-0.988	2.16	8
1820s	2.16	2.16	2.16	10
1830s	2.16	2.16	2.16	10
1840s	2.16	2.16	2.16	10
1850s	2.16	2.16	2.16	10
1860s	2.16	2.16	2.16	10
1870s	2.16	2.16	2.16	10
1880s	2.16	2.16	2.16	10
1890s	2.16	2.16	2.16	10
1900s	2.16	2.16	2.16	10
1910s	2.16	2.16	2.16	10
1920s	2.16	2.16	2.16	10
1930s	2.16	2.16	2.16	10
1940s	2.85	2.85	2.85	10
1950s	2.85	2.85	2.85	10
1960s	2.85	2.85	2.85	10
1970s	2.85	2.85	2.85	10
1980s	2.85	2.85	2.85	10
1990s	2.85	2.85	2.85	10
2000s	2.85	2.85	2.85	10
2010s	2.82	2.14	3.48	10
2020s	2.72	2.33	3.34	6

Countries ranked near Netherlands

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18 Austria 2.3 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial corruption score in Netherlands?: Judicial corruption score in Netherlands was 2.33 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Netherlands?: The highest recorded value was 3.48 in 2018.
What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Netherlands?: The lowest recorded value was -0.988 in 1813.
How does Netherlands rank for judicial corruption score?: Netherlands ranks 16th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Netherlands?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands 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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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: 18 September 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.