Malawi vs Peru: Political Corruption Index

Malawi
0.628
in 2025
Peru
0.63
in 2025
Malawi rank
70th
Peru rank
69th

Political Corruption Index over time

  • Malawi
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.63 against 0.628 in Malawi, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Peru ahead.

Malawi ranks 70th and Peru ranks 69th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Peru Difference Ahead
1900s 0.1627 0.5122 0.3495 Peru
1910s 0.155 0.5012 0.3462 Peru
1920s 0.155 0.617 0.462 Peru
1930s 0.155 0.5432 0.3882 Peru
1940s 0.155 0.5928 0.4378 Peru
1950s 0.155 0.5458 0.3908 Peru
1960s 0.1366 0.3963 0.2597 Peru
1970s 0.1377 0.39 0.2523 Peru
1980s 0.138 0.4116 0.2736 Peru
1990s 0.4402 0.6451 0.2049 Peru
2000s 0.6389 0.5332 0.1057 Malawi
2010s 0.6521 0.5257 0.1264 Malawi
2020s 0.683 0.5843 0.0987 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political corruption index, Malawi or Peru?
Peru, at 0.63 against 0.628 in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in political corruption index between Malawi and Peru?
0.002, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Peru?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Peru rank globally for political corruption index?
Malawi ranks 70th and Peru ranks 69th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political Corruption Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political Corruption Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 25,295 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which a country is affected by political corruption.