Freedom from corruption - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Freedom from corruption index (0-100), 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 180 countries was 44 points. The highest value was in Denmark: 97 points and the lowest value was in North Korea: 4 points. The indicator is available from 1995 to 2024. 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, 2024 Global rank Available data
Denmark 97 1 1996 - 2024
New Zealand 96 2 1996 - 2024
Norway 96 3 1996 - 2024
Finland 94 4 1996 - 2024
Sweden 93 5 1995 - 2024
Switzerland 91 6 1996 - 2024
Netherlands 88 7 1996 - 2024
Singapore 88 8 1995 - 2024
Germany 86 9 1995 - 2024
Australia 85 10 1995 - 2024
Luxembourg 85 11 1996 - 2024
Iceland 84 12 1997 - 2024
UK 84 13 1995 - 2024
Ireland 83 14 1995 - 2024
Japan 83 15 1995 - 2024
Liechtenstein 82 16 2023 - 2024
Estonia 81 17 1995 - 2024
Belgium 79 18 1996 - 2024
Uruguay 78 19 1995 - 2024
USA 76 20 1995 - 2024
Austria 75 21 1995 - 2024
France 74 22 1995 - 2024
Canada 73 23 1995 - 2024
Taiwan 73 24 1995 - 2024
Seychelles 72 25 2009 - 2024
Bhutan 71 26 2009 - 2024
South Korea 69 27 1995 - 2024
Barbados 68 28 1996 - 2024
Chile 68 29 1995 - 2024
Lithuania 68 30 1996 - 2024
Bahamas 66 31 1995 - 2024
Israel 66 32 1995 - 2024
Portugal 66 33 1995 - 2024
Latvia 65 34 1996 - 2024
UA Emirates 65 35 1996 - 2024
Spain 64 36 1995 - 2024
St. Vincent & ... 62 37 2009 - 2024
Czechia 61 38 1995 - 2024
Georgia 61 39 1996 - 2024
Italy 61 40 1995 - 2024
Slovenia 61 41 1996 - 2024
Brunei 60 42 2014 - 2024
Botswana 59 43 1995 - 2024
Costa Rica 59 44 1995 - 2024
Dominica 59 45 2009 - 2024
Poland 58 46 1995 - 2024
Saint Lucia 58 47 2009 - 2024
Micronesia 57 48 2009 - 2024
Cyprus 56 49 1996 - 2024
Samoa 56 50 1996 - 2024
Slovakia 56 51 1995 - 2024
Greece 55 52 1995 - 2024
Malta 55 53 1995 - 2024
Fiji 53 54 1995 - 2024
Mauritius 52 55 1999 - 2024
Qatar 52 56 1999 - 2024
Rwanda 52 57 1997 - 2024
Croatia 51 58 1996 - 2024
Namibia 51 59 1997 - 2024
Armenia 50 60 1996 - 2024
Cape Verde 49 61 1996 - 2024
Kiribati 49 62 2009 - 2024
Montenegro 49 63 2002 - 2024
Jamaica 48 64 1995 - 2024
Jordan 48 65 1995 - 2024
Malaysia 48 66 1995 - 2024
Romania 48 67 1995 - 2024
South Africa 48 68 1995 - 2024
Vanuatu 48 69 2009 - 2024
S.T.&Principe 47 70 2009 - 2024
Senegal 46 71 1996 - 2024
Tonga 45 72 2009 - 2024
Tr.&Tobago 45 73 1996 - 2024
Bulgaria 44 74 1995 - 2024
Ghana 44 75 1995 - 2024
Hungary 44 76 1995 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 44 77 1996 - 2024
Burkina Faso 42 78 1996 - 2024
China 42 79 1995 - 2024
Kuwait 42 80 1996 - 2024
Lesotho 42 81 1996 - 2024
Oman 42 82 1995 - 2024
Solomon Isl. 42 83 2009 - 2024
Tunisia 42 84 1995 - 2024
Belize 41 85 1995 - 2024
Benin 41 86 1996 - 2024
Cameroon 41 87 1995 - 2024
India 41 88 1995 - 2024
North Macedonia 41 89 2002 - 2024
Argentina 40 90 1995 - 2024
Guyana 39 91 1995 - 2024
Indonesia 39 92 1995 - 2024
Maldives 39 93 2009 - 2024
Moldova 39 94 1995 - 2024
Vietnam 39 95 1995 - 2024
Bahrain 38 96 1995 - 2024
Colombia 38 97 1995 - 2024
Suriname 38 98 1996 - 2024
Thailand 38 99 1995 - 2024
Albania 37 100 1995 - 2024
Brazil 37 101 1995 - 2024
Kazakhstan 37 102 1998 - 2024
Panama 37 103 1995 - 2024
Serbia 37 104 2002 - 2024
Sri Lanka 37 105 1995 - 2024
Tanzania 37 106 1995 - 2024
Cuba 36 107 1995 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 36 108 1995 - 2024
Gambia 36 109 1997 - 2024
Malawi 36 110 1995 - 2024
Nepal 36 111 1996 - 2024
Peru 36 112 1995 - 2024
Ecuador 35 113 1995 - 2024
Mongolia 35 114 1995 - 2024
Sierra Leone 35 115 1995 - 2024
Turkey 35 116 1995 - 2024
El Salvador 34 117 1995 - 2024
Ethiopia 34 118 1995 - 2024
Morocco 34 119 1995 - 2024
Philippines 34 120 1995 - 2024
Belarus 33 121 1995 - 2024
Bosnia & Herz. 33 122 1998 - 2024
Ivory Coast 33 123 1995 - 2024
Ukraine 33 124 1995 - 2024
Niger 32 125 1996 - 2024
Kenya 31 126 1995 - 2024
Swaziland 30 127 1995 - 2024
Zambia 30 128 1995 - 2024
Mexico 29 129 1995 - 2024
Papua N.G. 29 130 1996 - 2024
Uzbekistan 29 131 1998 - 2024
Algeria 28 132 1995 - 2024
Angola 28 133 1995 - 2024
Bolivia 28 134 1995 - 2024
Togo 28 135 1999 - 2024
Paraguay 27 136 1995 - 2024
Djibouti 26 137 1997 - 2024
Egypt 26 138 1995 - 2024
Russia 26 139 1995 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 25 140 1998 - 2024
Liberia 25 141 2009 - 2024
Madagascar 25 142 1995 - 2024
Mozambique 25 143 1995 - 2024
Pakistan 25 144 1995 - 2024
Azerbaijan 24 145 1996 - 2024
Gabon 24 146 1995 - 2024
Guinea 24 147 1995 - 2024
Uganda 24 148 1995 - 2024
Bangladesh 23 149 1995 - 2024
Guatemala 23 150 1995 - 2024
Laos 23 151 1996 - 2024
Lebanon 23 152 1996 - 2024
Mauritania 23 153 1996 - 2024
Mali 22 154 1995 - 2024
Nigeria 22 155 1995 - 2024
Burma 21 156 1996 - 2024
Honduras 21 157 1995 - 2024
Sudan 20 158 1995 - 2024
Zimbabwe 20 159 1995 - 2024
Cambodia 19 160 1997 - 2024
G.-Bissau 19 161 1999 - 2024
Afghanistan 18 162 2013 - 2024
Iraq 18 163 1996 - 2024
C.A. Republic 17 164 2002 - 2024
Iran 17 165 1996 - 2024
Tajikistan 17 166 1998 - 2024
Nicaragua 16 167 1995 - 2024
Eritrea 15 168 2009 - 2024
Comoros 14 169 2009 - 2024
Haiti 13 170 1995 - 2024
R. of Congo 13 171 1996 - 2024
Burundi 12 172 1997 - 2024
Chad 11 173 1997 - 2024
DR Congo 11 174 1995 - 2024
Libya 10 175 1996 - 2024
Turkmenistan 8 176 1998 - 2024
Yemen 7 177 1995 - 2024
Eq. Guinea 6 178 1999 - 2024
Venezuela 6 179 1995 - 2024
North Korea 4 180 1995 - 2024



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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1. Denmark
2. New Zealand
3. Norway
4. Finland
5. Sweden
6. Switzerland
7. Netherlands
8. Singapore
9. Germany
10. Australia
11. Luxembourg
12. Iceland
13. UK
14. Ireland
15. Japan
16. Liechtenstein
17. Estonia
18. Belgium
19. Uruguay
20. USA
21. Austria
22. France
23. Canada
24. Taiwan
25. Seychelles
26. Bhutan
27. South Korea
28. Barbados
29. Chile
30. Lithuania
31. Bahamas
32. Israel
33. Portugal
34. Latvia
35. UA Emirates
36. Spain
37. St. Vincent & ...
38. Czechia
39. Georgia
40. Italy
41. Slovenia
42. Brunei
43. Botswana
44. Costa Rica
45. Dominica
46. Poland
47. Saint Lucia
48. Micronesia
49. Cyprus
50. Samoa
51. Slovakia
52. Greece
53. Malta
54. Fiji
55. Mauritius
56. Qatar
57. Rwanda
58. Croatia
59. Namibia
60. Armenia
61. Cape Verde
62. Kiribati
63. Montenegro
64. Jamaica
65. Jordan
66. Malaysia
67. Romania
68. South Africa
69. Vanuatu
70. S.T.&Principe
71. Senegal
72. Tonga
73. Tr.&Tobago
74. Bulgaria
75. Ghana
76. Hungary
77. Saudi Arabia
78. Burkina Faso
79. China
80. Kuwait
81. Lesotho
82. Oman
83. Solomon Isl.
84. Tunisia
85. Belize
86. Benin
87. Cameroon
88. India
89. North Macedonia
90. Argentina
91. Guyana
92. Indonesia
93. Maldives
94. Moldova
95. Vietnam
96. Bahrain
97. Colombia
98. Suriname
99. Thailand
100. Albania
101. Brazil
102. Kazakhstan
103. Panama
104. Serbia
105. Sri Lanka
106. Tanzania
107. Cuba
108. Domin. Rep.
109. Gambia
110. Malawi
111. Nepal
112. Peru
113. Ecuador
114. Mongolia
115. Sierra Leone
116. Turkey
117. El Salvador
118. Ethiopia
119. Morocco
120. Philippines
121. Belarus
122. Bosnia & Herz.
123. Ivory Coast
124. Ukraine
125. Niger
126. Kenya
127. Swaziland
128. Zambia
129. Mexico
130. Papua N.G.
131. Uzbekistan
132. Algeria
133. Angola
134. Bolivia
135. Togo
136. Paraguay
137. Djibouti
138. Egypt
139. Russia
140. Kyrgyzstan
141. Liberia
142. Madagascar
143. Mozambique
144. Pakistan
145. Azerbaijan
146. Gabon
147. Guinea
148. Uganda
149. Bangladesh
150. Guatemala
151. Laos
152. Lebanon
153. Mauritania
154. Mali
155. Nigeria
156. Burma
157. Honduras
158. Sudan
159. Zimbabwe
160. Cambodia
161. G.-Bissau
162. Afghanistan
163. Iraq
164. C.A. Republic
165. Iran
166. Tajikistan
167. Nicaragua
168. Eritrea
169. Comoros
170. Haiti
171. R. of Congo
172. Burundi
173. Chad
174. DR Congo
175. Libya
176. Turkmenistan
177. Yemen
178. Eq. Guinea
179. Venezuela
180. North Korea
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