What is judicial corruption score in Vatican?

Judicial corruption score in Vatican was 0.361 in 1870, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Vatican?

The highest recorded value was 0.365 in 1789.

What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Vatican?

The lowest recorded value was 0.361 in 1814.

How does Vatican rank for judicial corruption score?

Vatican ranks 85th out of 176 countries with data for 1870.

Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Vatican?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Vatican 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 Vatican

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

Vatican: Judicial Corruption Score was 0.361 in 1870. ▬ Flat

Latest (1870)

0.361

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

85th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.365

in 1789

All-time low

0.361

in 1814

Years of data

1789–1870

Judicial Corruption Score in Vatican, 1789–1870

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

Analysis

Vatican recorded 0.361 for judicial corruption score in 1870. That is the lowest value across all 78 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, judicial corruption score in Vatican peaked at 0.365 in 1789 and was at its lowest, 0.361, in 1814.

That places Vatican 85th out of 176 countries with data for 1870, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.365	0.365	0.365	1
1790s	0.365	0.365	0.365	10
1800s	0.365	0.365	0.365	10
1810s	0.361	0.361	0.361	6
1820s	0.361	0.361	0.361	10
1830s	0.361	0.361	0.361	10
1840s	0.361	0.361	0.361	10
1850s	0.361	0.361	0.361	10
1860s	0.361	0.361	0.361	10
1870s	0.361	0.361	0.361	1

Countries ranked near Vatican

82 Solomon Islands 0.516 compare
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84 Greece 0.47 compare
86 Mexico 0.338 compare
87 Senegal 0.232 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is judicial corruption score in Vatican?: Judicial corruption score in Vatican was 0.361 in 1870, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Vatican?: The highest recorded value was 0.365 in 1789.
What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Vatican?: The lowest recorded value was 0.361 in 1814.
How does Vatican rank for judicial corruption score?: Vatican ranks 85th out of 176 countries with data for 1870.
Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Vatican?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Vatican 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.