Italy vs Maldives: Media Corruption Score
Italy
1.36
in 2025
Maldives
1.38
in 2025
Italy rank
50th
Maldives rank
48th
Media Corruption Score over time
- Italy
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1.38 against 1.36 in Italy, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 50th and Maldives ranks 48th of 175 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.166 | -3.12 | 2.95 | Italy |
| 1910s | -0.166 | -3.12 | 2.95 | Italy |
| 1920s | -1.72 | -3.12 | 1.39 | Italy |
| 1930s | -2.77 | -3.12 | 0.349 | Italy |
| 1940s | -1.21 | -3.12 | 1.91 | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.717 | -3.12 | 3.83 | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.717 | -3.12 | 3.83 | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.717 | -2.99 | 3.71 | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.896 | -2.49 | 3.39 | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.66 | -2.49 | 4.15 | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.02 | -0.9934 | 3.02 | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.24 | 0.4352 | 1.81 | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.09 | 1.38 | 0.7178 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher media corruption score, Italy or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 1.38 against 1.36 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in media corruption score between Italy and Maldives?
- 0.02, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Maldives?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Maldives rank globally for media corruption score?
- Italy ranks 50th and Maldives ranks 48th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Media Corruption Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gauges the frequency with which journalists, publishers, or broadcasters accept payments to modify news content, indicating the integrity (or corruption) of the media sphere.