Judicial Corruption Score in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Judicial Corruption Score was -1.51 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
-1.51
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
151st
of 176 countries
All-time high
-0.326
in 1990
All-time low
-1.51
in 2022
Years of data
168
1789–2025
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.
Judicial Corruption Score in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | -0.724 | — |
| 1790 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1791 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1792 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1793 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1794 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1795 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1796 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1797 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1798 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1799 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1800 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1801 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1802 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1803 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1804 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1805 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1806 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1807 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1808 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1809 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1810 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1811 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1812 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1813 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1814 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1815 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1816 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1817 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1818 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1819 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1820 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1821 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1822 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1823 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1824 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1825 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1826 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1827 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1828 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1829 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1830 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1831 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1832 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1833 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1834 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1835 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1836 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1837 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1838 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1839 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1840 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1841 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1842 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1843 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1844 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1845 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1846 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1847 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1848 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1849 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1850 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1851 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1852 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1853 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1854 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1855 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1856 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1857 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1858 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1859 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1860 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1861 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1862 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1863 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1864 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1865 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1866 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1867 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1868 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1869 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1870 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1871 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1872 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1873 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1874 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1875 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1876 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1877 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1878 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1879 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1880 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1881 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1882 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1883 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1884 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1885 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1888 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1889 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1890 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1891 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1892 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1893 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1894 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1895 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1896 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1897 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1898 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1899 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1900 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1901 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1902 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1903 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1904 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1905 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1906 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1907 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1908 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1909 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1911 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1912 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1913 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1914 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1916 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1917 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1918 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1919 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | -0.724 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | -0.326 | -55.0% |
| 1991 | -0.326 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -0.868 | +166.3% |
| 1993 | -0.868 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -0.868 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -0.868 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -0.868 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -0.868 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -0.868 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -0.868 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -0.868 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -0.868 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.868 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -1.33 | +53.6% |
| 2004 | -1.33 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1.33 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -1.33 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -1.33 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -1.33 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -1.33 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -1.33 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -1.33 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -1.33 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -1.33 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -1.33 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1.33 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -1.36 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | -1.14 | -15.7% |
| 2018 | -0.994 | -13.0% |
| 2019 | -0.994 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -0.994 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -0.994 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -1.51 | +52.1% |
| 2023 | -1.51 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -1.51 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -1.51 | -0.0% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's -1.51 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -1.01, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Uzbekistan's -1.51 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.02. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
More social development data for Uzbekistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,164 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,164 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (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.