Malawi vs Mali: Judicial Corruption Score
Malawi
-0.52
in 2025
Mali
-0.486
in 2025
Malawi rank
110th
Mali rank
108th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Malawi
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports -0.486 against -0.52 in Malawi, a difference of 0.034.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Mali ahead.
Malawi ranks 110th and Mali ranks 108th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 7 and Mali in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.3 | 1.41 | 0.108 | Mali |
| 1910s | 1.3 | 1.41 | 0.108 | Mali |
| 1920s | 1.3 | 1.41 | 0.108 | Mali |
| 1930s | 1.3 | 1.41 | 0.108 | Mali |
| 1940s | 1.3 | 1.41 | 0.108 | Mali |
| 1950s | 1.3 | 1.41 | 0.108 | Mali |
| 1960s | 0.8332 | -0.942 | 1.78 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.568 | -0.942 | 1.51 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.568 | -0.942 | 1.51 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.2077 | -1.04 | 1.24 | Malawi |
| 2000s | -0.072 | -1.07 | 0.9995 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.0767 | -1.17 | 1.25 | Malawi |
| 2020s | -0.629 | -1.09 | 0.462 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Malawi or Mali?
- Mali, at -0.486 against -0.52 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Malawi and Mali?
- 0.034, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Mali rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Malawi ranks 110th and Mali ranks 108th 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
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.