Judicial Corruption Score in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Judicial Corruption Score was -1.51 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Judicial Corruption Score in Uzbekistan, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uzbekistan recorded -1.51 for judicial corruption score in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 168 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, judicial corruption score in Uzbekistan peaked at -0.326 in 1990 and was at its lowest, -1.51, in 2022.
Uzbekistan ranks 151st of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 168 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | -0.724 | -0.724 | -0.724 | 1 |
| 1790s | -0.724 | -0.724 | -0.724 | 10 |
| 1800s | -0.724 | -0.724 | -0.724 | 10 |
| 1810s | -0.724 | -0.724 | -0.724 | 10 |
| 1820s | -0.724 | -0.724 | -0.724 | 10 |
| 1830s | -0.724 | -0.724 | -0.724 | 10 |
| 1840s | -0.724 | -0.724 | -0.724 | 10 |
| 1850s | -0.724 | -0.724 | -0.724 | 10 |
| 1860s | -0.724 | -0.724 | -0.724 | 10 |
| 1870s | -0.724 | -0.724 | -0.724 | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.724 | -0.724 | -0.724 | 10 |
| 1890s | -0.724 | -0.724 | -0.724 | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.724 | -0.724 | -0.724 | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.724 | -0.724 | -0.724 | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.724 | -0.724 | -0.724 | 1 |
| 1990s | -0.7596 | -0.868 | -0.326 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.19 | -1.33 | -0.868 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.25 | -1.36 | -0.994 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.34 | -1.51 | -0.994 | 6 |
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More social development data for Uzbekistan
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5,164 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.218 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.234 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.149 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.218 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.082 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.079 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is judicial corruption score in Uzbekistan?
- Judicial corruption score in Uzbekistan was -1.51 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was -0.326 in 1990.
- What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.51 in 2022.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for judicial corruption score?
- Uzbekistan ranks 151st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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.