Gambia vs Malaysia: Judicial Corruption Score

Gambia
0.95
in 2025
Malaysia
0.985
in 2025
Gambia rank
59th
Malaysia rank
57th

Judicial Corruption Score over time

  • Gambia
  • Malaysia
00.511.5190019622025

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.985 against 0.95 in Gambia, a difference of 0.035.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 59th and Malaysia ranks 57th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 8 and Malaysia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1900s 1.55 1.12 0.438 Gambia
1910s 1.55 1.12 0.438 Gambia
1920s 1.55 1.12 0.438 Gambia
1930s 1.55 1.12 0.438 Gambia
1940s 1.55 1.12 0.438 Gambia
1950s 1.55 1.3 0.2592 Gambia
1960s 1.55 1.71 0.158 Malaysia
1970s 1.55 1.71 0.158 Malaysia
1980s 1.55 1.26 0.2997 Gambia
1990s 0.93 0.436 0.494 Gambia
2000s 0.199 0.436 0.237 Malaysia
2010s 0.4386 0.6481 0.2095 Malaysia
2020s 0.95 0.985 0.035 Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher judicial corruption score, Gambia or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.985 against 0.95 in Gambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Gambia and Malaysia?
0.035, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malaysia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Gambia and Malaysia rank globally for judicial corruption score?
Gambia ranks 59th and Malaysia ranks 57th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Judicial Corruption Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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

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.