Malawi vs Maldives: Legislative Corruption Score
Malawi
-0.092
in 2025
Maldives
-0.122
in 2025
Malawi rank
88th
Maldives rank
90th
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- Malawi
- Maldives
How they compare
Malawi currently reports -0.092 against -0.122 in Maldives, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 93 shared years of data; in 1933 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 88th and Maldives ranks 90th of 174 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1.29 | -1.12 | 2.42 | Malawi |
| 1940s | 1.29 | -1.12 | 2.42 | Malawi |
| 1950s | 1.29 | -1.12 | 2.42 | Malawi |
| 1960s | 2.26 | -1.1 | 3.36 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 2.35 | -1.03 | 3.38 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 2.35 | -1.03 | 3.38 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.8054 | -1.03 | 1.83 | Malawi |
| 2000s | -0.423 | -1.06 | 0.6386 | Malawi |
| 2010s | -0.4802 | -1.23 | 0.7467 | Malawi |
| 2020s | -0.5127 | -0.544 | 0.0313 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, Malawi or Maldives?
- Malawi, at -0.092 against -0.122 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Malawi and Maldives?
- 0.03, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Maldives?
- 93 years are reported by both, from 1933 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Maldives rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- Malawi ranks 88th and Maldives ranks 90th 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
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.