Freedom from corruption - Country rankings
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Freedom from corruption index (0-100), 2026:
The average for 2026 based on 182 countries was 45 points. The highest value was in Denmark: 98 points and the lowest value was in North Korea: 4 points. The indicator is available from 1995 to 2026. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: points; Source: The Heritage Foundation
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| Countries | Freedom from corruption, 2026 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 98 | 1 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Finland | 95 | 2 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Norway | 94 | 3 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Switzerland | 93 | 4 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Sweden | 92 | 5 | 1995 - 2026 |
| New Zealand | 90 | 6 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Luxembourg | 89 | 7 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Australia | 88 | 8 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Netherlands | 87 | 9 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Canada | 86 | 10 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Estonia | 86 | 11 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Singapore | 86 | 12 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Germany | 85 | 13 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Iceland | 85 | 14 | 1997 - 2026 |
| Ireland | 84 | 15 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Liechtenstein | 84 | 16 | 2023 - 2026 |
| UK | 83 | 17 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Japan | 81 | 18 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Uruguay | 79 | 19 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Belgium | 78 | 20 | 1996 - 2026 |
| USA | 77 | 21 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Austria | 75 | 22 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Taiwan | 74 | 23 | 1995 - 2026 |
| France | 73 | 24 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Bhutan | 72 | 25 | 2009 - 2026 |
| Seychelles | 72 | 26 | 2009 - 2026 |
| Barbados | 71 | 27 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Lithuania | 71 | 28 | 1996 - 2026 |
| South Korea | 71 | 29 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Chile | 68 | 30 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Latvia | 68 | 31 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Bahamas | 67 | 32 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Israel | 66 | 33 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Slovenia | 66 | 34 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Czechia | 65 | 35 | 1995 - 2026 |
| UA Emirates | 65 | 36 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Costa Rica | 64 | 37 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Samoa | 64 | 38 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Spain | 64 | 39 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Cape Verde | 63 | 40 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Portugal | 63 | 41 | 1995 - 2026 |
| St. Vincent & ... | 63 | 42 | 2009 - 2026 |
| Dominica | 61 | 43 | 2009 - 2026 |
| Italy | 61 | 44 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Poland | 61 | 45 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Botswana | 60 | 46 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Brunei | 60 | 47 | 2014 - 2026 |
| Cyprus | 60 | 48 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Georgia | 60 | 49 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Saint Lucia | 60 | 50 | 2009 - 2026 |
| Slovakia | 57 | 51 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Fiji | 55 | 52 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Greece | 55 | 53 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Malta | 54 | 54 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Micronesia | 54 | 55 | 2009 - 2026 |
| Qatar | 54 | 56 | 1999 - 2026 |
| Rwanda | 54 | 57 | 1997 - 2026 |
| Croatia | 53 | 58 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Malaysia | 53 | 59 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Mauritius | 53 | 60 | 1999 - 2026 |
| Saudi Arabia | 53 | 61 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Armenia | 52 | 62 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Namibia | 52 | 63 | 1997 - 2026 |
| Jordan | 51 | 64 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Kiribati | 51 | 65 | 2009 - 2026 |
| Montenegro | 50 | 66 | 2002 - 2026 |
| Romania | 50 | 67 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Jamaica | 49 | 68 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Oman | 49 | 69 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Bulgaria | 48 | 70 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 71 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Vanuatu | 48 | 72 | 2009 - 2026 |
| S.T.&Principe | 47 | 73 | 2009 - 2026 |
| Senegal | 47 | 74 | 1996 - 2026 |
| South Africa | 47 | 75 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Bahrain | 46 | 76 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Belize | 46 | 77 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Tr.&Tobago | 46 | 78 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Ghana | 45 | 79 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Moldova | 45 | 80 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Tonga | 45 | 81 | 2009 - 2026 |
| Benin | 44 | 82 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Hungary | 44 | 83 | 1995 - 2026 |
| North Macedonia | 43 | 84 | 2002 - 2026 |
| Solomon Isl. | 43 | 85 | 2009 - 2026 |
| Albania | 42 | 86 | 1995 - 2026 |
| China | 42 | 87 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Colombia | 42 | 88 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Indonesia | 42 | 89 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Maldives | 42 | 90 | 2009 - 2026 |
| Tunisia | 42 | 91 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Argentina | 41 | 92 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Gambia | 41 | 93 | 1997 - 2026 |
| Kazakhstan | 41 | 94 | 1998 - 2026 |
| Suriname | 41 | 95 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Tanzania | 41 | 96 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Burkina Faso | 40 | 97 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Domin. Rep. | 40 | 98 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Lesotho | 40 | 99 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Guyana | 39 | 100 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Ivory Coast | 39 | 101 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Nepal | 39 | 102 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Thailand | 39 | 103 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Vietnam | 39 | 104 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Zambia | 39 | 105 | 1995 - 2026 |
| India | 38 | 106 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 37 | 107 | 1998 - 2026 |
| Brazil | 37 | 108 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Panama | 37 | 109 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Serbia | 37 | 110 | 2002 - 2026 |
| Sri Lanka | 37 | 111 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Mongolia | 36 | 112 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Morocco | 36 | 113 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Sierra Leone | 36 | 114 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Malawi | 35 | 115 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Peru | 35 | 116 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Philippines | 35 | 117 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Turkey | 35 | 118 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Ukraine | 35 | 119 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Niger | 34 | 120 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Cuba | 33 | 121 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Ecuador | 33 | 122 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Ethiopia | 33 | 123 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Kenya | 33 | 124 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Togo | 33 | 125 | 1999 - 2026 |
| El Salvador | 32 | 126 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Uzbekistan | 32 | 127 | 1998 - 2026 |
| Papua N.G. | 31 | 128 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Swaziland | 30 | 129 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Algeria | 29 | 130 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Mexico | 29 | 131 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Angola | 28 | 132 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Belarus | 28 | 133 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Djibouti | 28 | 134 | 1997 - 2026 |
| Bolivia | 27 | 135 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Egypt | 27 | 136 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Guinea | 27 | 137 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Madagascar | 27 | 138 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Paraguay | 27 | 139 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Laos | 26 | 140 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Liberia | 26 | 141 | 2009 - 2026 |
| Pakistan | 26 | 142 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Guatemala | 25 | 143 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Honduras | 25 | 144 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Mauritania | 25 | 145 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Mozambique | 25 | 146 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Uganda | 25 | 147 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Azerbaijan | 24 | 148 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 24 | 149 | 1998 - 2026 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 150 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Bangladesh | 23 | 151 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Gabon | 23 | 152 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Lebanon | 23 | 153 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Mali | 23 | 154 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Russia | 23 | 155 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 156 | 1995 - 2026 |
| G.-Bissau | 21 | 157 | 1999 - 2026 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 158 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Iraq | 20 | 159 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Cambodia | 19 | 160 | 1997 - 2026 |
| C.A. Republic | 19 | 161 | 2002 - 2026 |
| Tajikistan | 19 | 162 | 1998 - 2026 |
| Burma | 18 | 163 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Comoros | 18 | 164 | 2009 - 2026 |
| Burundi | 16 | 165 | 1997 - 2026 |
| Iran | 16 | 166 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Chad | 15 | 167 | 1997 - 2026 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 168 | 2013 - 2026 |
| R. of Congo | 14 | 169 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Sudan | 14 | 170 | 1995 - 2026 |
| DR Congo | 13 | 171 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Haiti | 13 | 172 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Nicaragua | 13 | 173 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Eritrea | 11 | 174 | 2009 - 2026 |
| Libya | 10 | 175 | 1996 - 2026 |
| Somalia | 10 | 176 | 2013 - 2026 |
| Turkmenistan | 8 | 177 | 1998 - 2026 |
| Eq. Guinea | 7 | 178 | 1999 - 2026 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 179 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Yemen | 6 | 180 | 1995 - 2026 |
| North Korea | 4 | 181 | 1995 - 2026 |
| Syria | 4 | 182 | 1996 - 2026 |
Definition: The score for the Freedom of corruption index is derived primarily from Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index. For countries that are not covered in the CPI the freedom from corruption score is determined by using information from internationally recognized and reliable sources. Higher index values denote lower level of corruption.
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