Malaysia vs Tanzania: Political corruption index

Malaysia
0.322
in 2025
Tanzania
0.329
in 2025
Malaysia rank
115th
Tanzania rank
112th

Political corruption index over time

  • Malaysia
  • Tanzania
0.20.30.40.50.6190019622025

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.329 against 0.322 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Tanzania ahead.

Malaysia ranks 115th and Tanzania ranks 112th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 7 and Tanzania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Tanzania Difference Ahead
1910s 0.266 0.643 0.377 Tanzania
1920s 0.266 0.5961 0.3301 Tanzania
1930s 0.266 0.487 0.221 Tanzania
1940s 0.3552 0.487 0.1318 Tanzania
1950s 0.2692 0.487 0.2178 Tanzania
1960s 0.248 0.2425 0.0055 Malaysia
1970s 0.3246 0.174 0.1506 Malaysia
1980s 0.4596 0.2572 0.2024 Malaysia
1990s 0.5515 0.4348 0.1167 Malaysia
2000s 0.5909 0.465 0.1259 Malaysia
2010s 0.5163 0.4026 0.1137 Malaysia
2020s 0.3617 0.3017 0.06 Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political corruption index, Malaysia or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 0.329 against 0.322 in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in political corruption index between Malaysia and Tanzania?
0.007, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Tanzania?
112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and Tanzania rank globally for political corruption index?
Malaysia ranks 115th and Tanzania ranks 112th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 25,295 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed