Freedom from corruption - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Freedom from corruption index (0-100), 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 20 countries was 37 points. The highest value was in Uruguay: 77 points and the lowest value was in Venezuela: 7 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, 2023 Global rank Available data
Uruguay 77 1 1995 - 2024
Chile 72 2 1995 - 2024
Costa Rica 63 3 1995 - 2024
Argentina 43 4 1995 - 2024
Colombia 41 5 1995 - 2024
Brazil 39 6 1995 - 2024
Panama 39 7 1995 - 2024
Peru 39 8 1995 - 2024
Cuba 37 9 1995 - 2024
Ecuador 37 10 1995 - 2024
El Salvador 35 11 1995 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 33 12 1995 - 2024
Mexico 31 13 1995 - 2024
Paraguay 30 14 1995 - 2024
Bolivia 28 15 1995 - 2024
Guatemala 25 16 1995 - 2024
Honduras 23 17 1995 - 2024
Nicaragua 18 18 1995 - 2024
Haiti 16 19 1995 - 2024
Venezuela 7 20 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. Uruguay
2. Chile
3. Costa Rica
4. Argentina
5. Colombia
6. Brazil
7. Panama
8. Peru
9. Cuba
10. Ecuador
11. El Salvador
12. Domin. Rep.
13. Mexico
14. Paraguay
15. Bolivia
16. Guatemala
17. Honduras
18. Nicaragua
19. Haiti
20. Venezuela
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38.5
57.8
77


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