Malawi vs Malaysia: Legislative Corruption Score
Malawi
-0.092
in 2025
Malaysia
-0.015
in 2025
Malawi rank
88th
Malaysia rank
85th
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- Malawi
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports -0.015 against -0.092 in Malawi, a difference of 0.077.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 88th and Malaysia ranks 85th of 174 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 7 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.29 | 0.113 | 1.18 | Malawi |
| 1950s | 1.29 | 0.1361 | 1.16 | Malawi |
| 1960s | 2.26 | 0.19 | 2.07 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 2.35 | 0.001 | 2.35 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 2.35 | -0.2678 | 2.62 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.8054 | -0.335 | 1.14 | Malawi |
| 2000s | -0.423 | -0.6082 | 0.1852 | Malawi |
| 2010s | -0.4802 | -0.4616 | 0.0186 | Malaysia |
| 2020s | -0.5127 | -0.1115 | 0.4012 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, Malawi or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at -0.015 against -0.092 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Malawi and Malaysia?
- 0.077, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Malaysia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Malaysia rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- Malawi ranks 88th and Malaysia ranks 85th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
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.