Malawi vs Russia: Judicial Corruption Score
Malawi
-0.52
in 2025
Russia
-0.525
in 2025
Malawi rank
110th
Russia rank
111th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Malawi
- Russia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports -0.52 against -0.525 in Russia, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 110th and Russia ranks 111th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Russia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.3 | 0.268 | 1.03 | Malawi |
| 1910s | 1.3 | 0.7853 | 0.5147 | Malawi |
| 1920s | 1.3 | 1.96 | 0.657 | Russia |
| 1930s | 1.3 | 1.87 | 0.573 | Russia |
| 1940s | 1.3 | 1.97 | 0.6686 | Russia |
| 1950s | 1.3 | 1.89 | 0.587 | Russia |
| 1960s | 0.8332 | 1.89 | 1.05 | Russia |
| 1970s | 0.568 | 1.85 | 1.29 | Russia |
| 1980s | 0.568 | 1.74 | 1.17 | Russia |
| 1990s | 0.2077 | 0.0454 | 0.1623 | Malawi |
| 2000s | -0.072 | -0.3363 | 0.2643 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.0767 | -0.3455 | 0.4222 | Malawi |
| 2020s | -0.629 | -0.391 | 0.238 | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Malawi or Russia?
- Malawi, at -0.52 against -0.525 in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Malawi and Russia?
- 0.005, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Russia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Russia rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Malawi ranks 110th and Russia ranks 111th 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.