Nigeria vs Sweden: Share of people who say accepting a bribe is never justifiable
Nigeria
71.9%
in 2022
Sweden
72.9%
in 2022
Nigeria rank
20th
Sweden rank
18th
Share of people who say accepting a bribe is never justifiable over time
- Nigeria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 72.9% against 71.9% in Nigeria, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sweden ahead.
Nigeria ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 18th of 38 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.1% | 71.0% | 3.9% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 63.3% | 68.4% | 5.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 65.5% | 13.5% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 72.9% | 1.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of people who say accepting a bribe is never justifiable, Nigeria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 72.9% against 71.9% in Nigeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of people who say accepting a bribe is never justifiable between Nigeria and Sweden?
- 1.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sweden?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Nigeria and Sweden rank globally for share of people who say accepting a bribe is never justifiable?
- Nigeria ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 18th of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of people who say accepting a bribe is never justifiable. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
% of respondents replying 1 in a scale from 1 to 10 when asked "Please tell me for each of the following statements whether you think it can always be justified, never be justified, or something in between, using this card", when the statement was "Accepting a bribe in the course of their duties". In the scale, 1 means "never justifiable" and 10 means "always justifiable".