Judicial Corruption Score in East Timor
East Timor: Judicial Corruption Score was 0.611 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Judicial Corruption Score in East Timor, 1976–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for judicial corruption score in East Timor is 0.611, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 40.7% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, judicial corruption score in East Timor peaked at 1.98 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.611, in 2025.
That places East Timor 75th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 | 0.925 | 1.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7669 | 0.614 | 0.925 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.961 | 0.611 | 1.03 | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More social development data for East Timor
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 0 (2015)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 15 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.736 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.838 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.844 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.736 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.462 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.549 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is judicial corruption score in East Timor?
- Judicial corruption score in East Timor was 0.611 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 in 2000.
- What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.611 in 2025.
- How does East Timor rank for judicial corruption score?
- East Timor ranks 75th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor 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.