What is judicial corruption score in Solomon Islands?

Judicial corruption score in Solomon Islands was 0.516 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Solomon Islands?

The highest recorded value was 1.13 in 2005.

What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Solomon Islands?

The lowest recorded value was 0.434 in 2017.

How does Solomon Islands rank for judicial corruption score?

Solomon Islands ranks 82nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Solomon Islands?

Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Solomon Islands 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 Solomon Islands

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

Solomon Islands: Judicial Corruption Score was 0.516 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.516

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

82nd

of 176 countries

All-time high

1.13

in 2005

All-time low

0.434

in 2017

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Judicial Corruption Score in Solomon Islands, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, judicial corruption score in Solomon Islands stood at 0.516.

That represents a change of down 44.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial corruption score in Solomon Islands peaked at 1.13 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.434, in 2017.

Solomon Islands ranks 82nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.886	0.886	0.886	10
1910s	0.886	0.886	0.886	10
1920s	0.886	0.886	0.886	10
1930s	0.886	0.886	0.886	10
1940s	0.886	0.886	0.886	10
1950s	0.886	0.886	0.886	10
1960s	0.886	0.886	0.886	10
1970s	0.886	0.886	0.886	10
1980s	0.886	0.886	0.886	10
1990s	0.886	0.886	0.886	10
2000s	0.9128	0.886	1.13	10
2010s	0.7424	0.434	0.999	10
2020s	0.4887	0.434	0.516	6

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

79 Jordan 0.556 compare
80 Dominican Republic 0.529 compare
81 Armenia 0.52 compare
83 South Africa 0.512 compare
84 Greece 0.47 compare
85 Vatican 0.361 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Solomon Islands

Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 0 (2024)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 73 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.696 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.84 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.874 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.696 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.429 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.539 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial corruption score in Solomon Islands?: Judicial corruption score in Solomon Islands was 0.516 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Solomon Islands?: The highest recorded value was 1.13 in 2005.
What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Solomon Islands?: The lowest recorded value was 0.434 in 2017.
How does Solomon Islands rank for judicial corruption score?: Solomon Islands ranks 82nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Solomon Islands?: Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Solomon Islands 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.