Malta vs Spain: Judicial Corruption Score
Malta
1.74
in 2025
Spain
1.69
in 2025
Malta rank
28th
Spain rank
30th
Judicial Corruption Score over time
- Malta
- Spain
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.74 against 1.69 in Spain, a difference of 0.05.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 28th and Spain ranks 30th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.474 | 0.439 | 0.035 | Malta |
| 1910s | 0.474 | 0.439 | 0.035 | Malta |
| 1920s | 0.474 | 0.439 | 0.035 | Malta |
| 1930s | 0.474 | 0.7279 | 0.2539 | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.474 | 0.76 | 0.286 | Spain |
| 1950s | 0.474 | 0.76 | 0.286 | Spain |
| 1960s | 1.03 | 0.76 | 0.272 | Malta |
| 1970s | 1.4 | 1.14 | 0.2625 | Malta |
| 1980s | 1.4 | 2.35 | 0.946 | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.4 | 2.35 | 0.946 | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 2.35 | 0.946 | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.44 | 2.35 | 0.9095 | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.74 | 1.91 | 0.173 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial corruption score, Malta or Spain?
- Malta, at 1.74 against 1.69 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial corruption score between Malta and Spain?
- 0.05, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Spain?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Spain rank globally for judicial corruption score?
- Malta ranks 28th and Spain ranks 30th 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.