Malaysia vs Taiwan: Judicial Corruption Score
Malaysia
0.985
in 2025
Taiwan
0.98
in 2025
Malaysia rank
57th
Taiwan rank
58th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Malaysia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.985 against 0.98 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 57th and Taiwan ranks 58th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 11 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.12 | 0.485 | 0.632 | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 1.12 | 0.485 | 0.632 | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 1.12 | 0.485 | 0.632 | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 1.12 | 0.485 | 0.632 | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 1.12 | -0.0722 | 1.19 | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 1.3 | -0.562 | 1.86 | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 1.71 | -0.562 | 2.28 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 1.71 | -0.562 | 2.28 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 1.26 | -0.4778 | 1.73 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.436 | 0.18 | 0.256 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.436 | 0.8112 | 0.3752 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.6481 | 0.938 | 0.2899 | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 0.985 | 0.9742 | 0.0108 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Malaysia or Taiwan?
- Malaysia, at 0.985 against 0.98 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Malaysia and Taiwan?
- 0.005, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Taiwan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Taiwan rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Malaysia ranks 57th and Taiwan ranks 58th 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.