What is judicial corruption score in Papua New Guinea?

Judicial corruption score in Papua New Guinea was 1.82 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Papua New Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 1.82 in 2024.

What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Papua New Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.579 in 2018.

How does Papua New Guinea rank for judicial corruption score?

Papua New Guinea ranks 26th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea: Judicial Corruption Score was 1.82 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

1.82

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

26th

of 176 countries

All-time high

1.82

in 2024

All-time low

0.579

in 2018

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Judicial Corruption Score in Papua New Guinea, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, judicial corruption score in Papua New Guinea stood at 1.82. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

The figure is up 55.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial corruption score in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.82 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.579, in 2018.

Papua New Guinea ranks 26th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.621	0.621	0.621	10
1910s	0.621	0.621	0.621	10
1920s	0.621	0.621	0.621	10
1930s	0.621	0.621	0.621	10
1940s	0.621	0.621	0.621	10
1950s	0.621	0.621	0.621	10
1960s	0.621	0.621	0.621	10
1970s	0.9265	0.621	1.23	10
1980s	1.23	1.23	1.23	10
1990s	1.23	1.23	1.23	10
2000s	1.23	1.23	1.23	10
2010s	1.01	0.579	1.22	10
2020s	1.17	0.841	1.82	6

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More social development data for Papua New Guinea

Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 7,727 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 644 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.467 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.839 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.879 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.467 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.28 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.384 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial corruption score in Papua New Guinea?: Judicial corruption score in Papua New Guinea was 1.82 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Papua New Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 1.82 in 2024.
What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Papua New Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.579 in 2018.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for judicial corruption score?: Papua New Guinea ranks 26th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.