Maldives vs Nepal: Legislative Corruption Score
Maldives
-0.122
in 2025
Nepal
-0.127
in 2025
Maldives rank
90th
Nepal rank
91st
Legislative Corruption Score over time
- Maldives
- Nepal
How they compare
Maldives currently reports -0.122 against -0.127 in Nepal, a difference of 0.005.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Nepal ahead.
Maldives ranks 90th and Nepal ranks 91st of 174 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 4 and Nepal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.12 | -0.993 | 0.13 | Nepal |
| 1960s | -1.1 | -1.76 | 0.6638 | Maldives |
| 1970s | -1.03 | -1.81 | 0.782 | Maldives |
| 1980s | -1.03 | -1.81 | 0.782 | Maldives |
| 1990s | -1.03 | -1.73 | 0.699 | Maldives |
| 2000s | -1.08 | -1.01 | 0.0676 | Nepal |
| 2010s | -1.25 | -0.1343 | 1.12 | Nepal |
| 2020s | -0.544 | -0.0628 | 0.4812 | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative corruption score, Maldives or Nepal?
- Maldives, at -0.122 against -0.127 in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative corruption score between Maldives and Nepal?
- 0.005, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Nepal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Nepal rank globally for legislative corruption score?
- Maldives ranks 90th and Nepal ranks 91st 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.