Mali vs Thailand: Media Corruption Score
Mali
0.641
in 2025
Thailand
0.755
in 2025
Mali rank
82nd
Thailand rank
79th
Media Corruption Score over time
- Mali
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.755 against 0.641 in Mali, a difference of 0.114.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Thailand ahead.
Mali ranks 82nd and Thailand ranks 79th of 175 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.54 | -0.353 | 2.19 | Thailand |
| 1910s | -2.54 | -0.353 | 2.19 | Thailand |
| 1920s | -2.54 | -0.353 | 2.19 | Thailand |
| 1930s | -2.54 | -0.353 | 2.19 | Thailand |
| 1940s | -2.23 | -0.956 | 1.27 | Thailand |
| 1950s | -1.91 | -0.6653 | 1.24 | Thailand |
| 1960s | -1.35 | -0.633 | 0.7146 | Thailand |
| 1970s | -1.95 | -0.5931 | 1.35 | Thailand |
| 1980s | -1.65 | 0.5704 | 2.22 | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.2904 | 0.9287 | 0.6383 | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.604 | 1.05 | 0.45 | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.3823 | 0.8653 | 0.483 | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.6467 | 0.8243 | 0.1777 | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher media corruption score, Mali or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.755 against 0.641 in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in media corruption score between Mali and Thailand?
- 0.114, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Thailand?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Thailand rank globally for media corruption score?
- Mali ranks 82nd and Thailand ranks 79th 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.