Mali vs Nigeria: Judicial Corruption Score
Mali
-0.486
in 2025
Nigeria
-0.411
in 2025
Mali rank
108th
Nigeria rank
105th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Mali
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports -0.411 against -0.486 in Mali, a difference of 0.075.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 108th and Nigeria ranks 105th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 8 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1.41 | -0.53 | 1.94 | Mali |
| 1920s | 1.41 | -0.53 | 1.94 | Mali |
| 1930s | 1.41 | -0.53 | 1.94 | Mali |
| 1940s | 1.41 | -0.53 | 1.94 | Mali |
| 1950s | 1.41 | -0.53 | 1.94 | Mali |
| 1960s | -0.942 | -0.53 | 0.412 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | -0.942 | -0.5954 | 0.3466 | Nigeria |
| 1980s | -0.942 | -0.7958 | 0.1462 | Nigeria |
| 1990s | -1.04 | -0.6652 | 0.372 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | -1.07 | -1.82 | 0.7475 | Mali |
| 2010s | -1.17 | -1.87 | 0.6982 | Mali |
| 2020s | -1.09 | -1.32 | 0.2303 | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Mali or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at -0.411 against -0.486 in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Mali and Nigeria?
- 0.075, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nigeria?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Nigeria rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Mali ranks 108th and Nigeria ranks 105th 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.