Judicial Corruption Score in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Judicial Corruption Score was 1.07 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Judicial Corruption Score in Sri Lanka, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for judicial corruption score in Sri Lanka is 1.07, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 72.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, judicial corruption score in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.51 in 1900 and was at its lowest, 0.494, in 2014.
Sri Lanka ranks 52nd 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 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.45 | 1.24 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.12 | 0.649 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.649 | 0.649 | 0.649 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.649 | 0.649 | 0.649 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.649 | 0.649 | 0.649 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7263 | 0.494 | 0.888 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.98 | 0.888 | 1.07 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 213 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 148,369 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.783 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.871 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.853 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.783 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.52 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.613 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is judicial corruption score in Sri Lanka?
- Judicial corruption score in Sri Lanka was 1.07 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 in 1900.
- What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.494 in 2014.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for judicial corruption score?
- Sri Lanka ranks 52nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.