El Salvador vs Mali: Legislative Corruption Score

El Salvador
-0.637
in 2025
Mali
-0.702
in 2025
El Salvador rank
106th
Mali rank
109th

Legislative Corruption Score over time

  • El Salvador
  • Mali
-2-101183819312025

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports -0.637 against -0.702 in Mali, a difference of 0.065.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Mali ahead.

El Salvador ranks 106th and Mali ranks 109th of 174 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mali Difference Ahead
1940s -2.38 0.773 3.15 Mali
1950s -2.38 0.773 3.15 Mali
1960s -2.37 0.72 3.09 Mali
1980s -2.08 -0.424 1.66 Mali
1990s -1.69 -0.8954 0.7964 Mali
2000s -1.24 -1.17 0.0715 Mali
2010s -0.5567 -0.9743 0.4177 El Salvador
2020s -0.792 -1.03 0.234 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher legislative corruption score, El Salvador or Mali?
El Salvador, at -0.637 against -0.702 in Mali as of 2025.
What is the difference in legislative corruption score between El Salvador and Mali?
0.065, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mali?
60 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Mali rank globally for legislative corruption score?
El Salvador ranks 106th and Mali ranks 109th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Legislative Corruption Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Legislative Corruption Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 17,541 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which members of the legislature abuse their position for financial gain, such as bribes, government contracts, future employment, or stealing from the state. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.