Political corruption - Country rankings

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Political corruption index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 171 countries was 0.479 index points. The highest value was in Venezuela: 0.967 index points and the lowest value was in Denmark: 0.003 index points. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: index points; Source: Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
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Countries Political corruption, 2023 Global rank Available data
Venezuela 0.967 1 1960 - 2023
Chad 0.954 2 1960 - 2023
Cameroon 0.946 3 1961 - 2023
Yemen 0.926 4 1960 - 2023
DR Congo 0.922 5 1960 - 2023
Nigeria 0.922 6 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh 0.908 7 1971 - 2023
Nicaragua 0.905 8 1960 - 2023
Pakistan 0.904 9 1960 - 2023
Syria 0.897 10 1960 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0.896 11 1990 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0.884 12 1990 - 2023
Cambodia 0.883 13 1960 - 2023
Liberia 0.877 14 1960 - 2023
Somalia 0.866 15 1960 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0.865 16 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0.863 17 1960 - 2023
Mali 0.854 18 1960 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.844 19 1960 - 2023
Turkey 0.842 20 1960 - 2023
Tajikistan 0.841 21 1990 - 2023
Uzbekistan 0.841 22 1990 - 2023
Mauritania 0.835 23 1960 - 2023
Gabon 0.825 24 1960 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0.82 25 1960 - 2023
Libya 0.82 26 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 0.811 27 1960 - 2023
Philippines 0.811 28 1960 - 2023
Iraq 0.808 29 1960 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0.806 30 1960 - 2023
Iran 0.796 31 1960 - 2023
Burma 0.795 32 1960 - 2023
Mongolia 0.791 33 1960 - 2023
Burundi 0.79 34 1960 - 2023
Russia 0.785 35 1960 - 2023
Sudan 0.785 36 1960 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0.782 37 1990 - 2023
Comoros 0.78 38 1960 - 2023
Paraguay 0.776 39 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 0.773 40 1960 - 2023
Indonesia 0.772 41 1960 - 2023
Lebanon 0.772 42 1960 - 2023
Haiti 0.766 43 1960 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0.758 44 1960 - 2023
Honduras 0.75 45 1960 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.748 46 1991 - 2023
Togo 0.743 47 1960 - 2023
Uganda 0.743 48 1960 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 0.732 49 1992 - 2023
Egypt 0.731 50 1960 - 2023
Guinea 0.719 51 1960 - 2023
Laos 0.715 52 1960 - 2023
Eritrea 0.713 53 1960 - 2023
El Salvador 0.701 54 1960 - 2023
Djibouti 0.685 55 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan 0.685 56 1990 - 2023
North Korea 0.681 57 1960 - 2023
Thailand 0.679 58 1960 - 2023
India 0.675 59 1960 - 2023
Algeria 0.67 60 1960 - 2023
Serbia 0.66 61 1960 - 2023
Ecuador 0.658 62 1960 - 2023
Malawi 0.644 63 1960 - 2023
Mozambique 0.643 64 1960 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0.643 65 1960 - 2023
Ghana 0.641 66 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0.634 67 1960 - 2023
Morocco 0.627 68 1960 - 2023
Ukraine 0.608 69 1990 - 2023
Bolivia 0.603 70 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.597 71 1960 - 2023
Nepal 0.597 72 1960 - 2023
Albania 0.594 73 1960 - 2023
Cuba 0.593 74 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 0.59 75 1960 - 2023
Peru 0.583 76 1960 - 2023
Bahrain 0.578 77 2005 - 2023
Ethiopia 0.571 78 1960 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0.549 79 1960 - 2023
Lesotho 0.546 80 1960 - 2023
Mexico 0.541 81 1960 - 2023
China 0.523 82 1960 - 2023
Afghanistan 0.518 83 1960 - 2023
Kenya 0.516 84 1960 - 2023
Montenegro 0.515 85 1998 - 2023
Hungary 0.514 86 1960 - 2023
South Africa 0.504 87 1960 - 2023
Panama 0.5 88 1960 - 2023
Angola 0.499 89 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 0.497 90 1960 - 2023
Niger 0.493 91 1960 - 2023
Jordan 0.492 92 1960 - 2023
Vietnam 0.481 93 1960 - 2023
Maldives 0.473 94 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.469 95 1960 - 2023
Guyana 0.462 96 1960 - 2023
Brazil 0.449 97 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 0.437 98 1960 - 2023
Belarus 0.421 99 1990 - 2023
Tunisia 0.416 100 1960 - 2023
Argentina 0.401 101 1960 - 2023
Colombia 0.394 102 1960 - 2023
Qatar 0.376 103 1960 - 2023
Armenia 0.374 104 1990 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.364 105 1960 - 2023
Romania 0.339 106 1960 - 2023
Vanuatu 0.338 107 1960 - 2023
Bulgaria 0.334 108 1960 - 2023
Namibia 0.334 109 1960 - 2023
Zambia 0.334 110 1960 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0.323 111 1960 - 2023
Malaysia 0.321 112 1960 - 2023
Kuwait 0.314 113 1960 - 2023
Fiji 0.293 114 1960 - 2023
Senegal 0.288 115 1960 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.278 116 1960 - 2023
Gambia 0.26 117 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.259 118 1960 - 2023
Oman 0.257 119 1960 - 2023
Croatia 0.256 120 1991 - 2023
Greece 0.253 121 1960 - 2023
Botswana 0.239 122 1960 - 2023
Moldova 0.234 123 1990 - 2023
Suriname 0.233 124 1960 - 2023
Taiwan 0.232 125 1960 - 2023
Jamaica 0.207 126 1960 - 2023
Slovakia 0.197 127 1993 - 2023
Cyprus 0.196 128 1960 - 2023
Malta 0.192 129 1960 - 2023
Benin 0.188 130 1960 - 2023
Portugal 0.175 131 1960 - 2023
Italy 0.167 132 1960 - 2023
South Korea 0.163 133 1960 - 2023
Georgia 0.154 134 1990 - 2023
Tanzania 0.152 135 1960 - 2023
Israel 0.139 136 1960 - 2023
Czechia 0.137 137 1960 - 2023
Poland 0.134 138 1960 - 2023
Bhutan 0.128 139 1960 - 2023
Lithuania 0.126 140 1990 - 2023
Austria 0.122 141 1960 - 2023
UA Emirates 0.119 142 1971 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0.092 143 1960 - 2023
Hong Kong 0.084 144 1960 - 2023
Uruguay 0.075 145 1960 - 2023
Spain 0.073 146 1960 - 2023
Chile 0.07 147 1960 - 2023
Latvia 0.07 148 1990 - 2023
Barbados 0.067 149 1960 - 2023
Japan 0.063 150 1960 - 2023
Slovenia 0.061 151 1989 - 2023
USA 0.061 152 1960 - 2023
UK 0.054 153 1960 - 2023
Seychelles 0.053 154 1960 - 2023
France 0.047 155 1960 - 2023
Estonia 0.038 156 1990 - 2023
Ireland 0.032 157 1960 - 2023
Belgium 0.031 158 1960 - 2023
Canada 0.027 159 1960 - 2023
Australia 0.026 160 1960 - 2023
Luxembourg 0.026 161 1960 - 2023
Iceland 0.025 162 1960 - 2023
Switzerland 0.023 163 1960 - 2023
Netherlands 0.02 164 1960 - 2023
Singapore 0.019 165 1960 - 2023
Finland 0.016 166 1960 - 2023
Germany 0.015 167 1960 - 2023
Norway 0.01 168 1960 - 2023
Sweden 0.01 169 1960 - 2023
New Zealand 0.008 170 1960 - 2023
Denmark 0.003 171 1960 - 2023



Definition: Composite index that measures corruption in the executive, legislative, and judicial realms. Higher values mean less corruption.

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1. Venezuela
2. Chad
3. Cameroon
4. Yemen
5. DR Congo
6. Nigeria
7. Bangladesh
8. Nicaragua
9. Pakistan
10. Syria
11. Turkmenistan
12. Azerbaijan
13. Cambodia
14. Liberia
15. Somalia
16. Eq. Guinea
17. Zimbabwe
18. Mali
19. R. of Congo
20. Turkey
21. Tajikistan
22. Uzbekistan
23. Mauritania
24. Gabon
25. C.A. Republic
26. Libya
27. Madagascar
28. Philippines
29. Iraq
30. G.-Bissau
31. Iran
32. Burma
33. Mongolia
34. Burundi
35. Russia
36. Sudan
37. Kyrgyzstan
38. Comoros
39. Paraguay
40. Guatemala
41. Indonesia
42. Lebanon
43. Haiti
44. Papua N.G.
45. Honduras
46. North Macedonia
47. Togo
48. Uganda
49. Bosnia & Herz.
50. Egypt
51. Guinea
52. Laos
53. Eritrea
54. El Salvador
55. Djibouti
56. Kazakhstan
57. North Korea
58. Thailand
59. India
60. Algeria
61. Serbia
62. Ecuador
63. Malawi
64. Mozambique
65. Solomon Isl.
66. Ghana
67. Domin. Rep.
68. Morocco
69. Ukraine
70. Bolivia
71. Ivory Coast
72. Nepal
73. Albania
74. Cuba
75. Swaziland
76. Peru
77. Bahrain
78. Ethiopia
79. Sri Lanka
80. Lesotho
81. Mexico
82. China
83. Afghanistan
84. Kenya
85. Montenegro
86. Hungary
87. South Africa
88. Panama
89. Angola
90. Mauritius
91. Niger
92. Jordan
93. Vietnam
94. Maldives
95. Sierra Leone
96. Guyana
97. Brazil
98. Rwanda
99. Belarus
100. Tunisia
101. Argentina
102. Colombia
103. Qatar
104. Armenia
105. Burkina Faso
106. Romania
107. Vanuatu
108. Bulgaria
109. Namibia
110. Zambia
111. Saudi Arabia
112. Malaysia
113. Kuwait
114. Fiji
115. Senegal
116. S.T.&Principe
117. Gambia
118. Cape Verde
119. Oman
120. Croatia
121. Greece
122. Botswana
123. Moldova
124. Suriname
125. Taiwan
126. Jamaica
127. Slovakia
128. Cyprus
129. Malta
130. Benin
131. Portugal
132. Italy
133. South Korea
134. Georgia
135. Tanzania
136. Israel
137. Czechia
138. Poland
139. Bhutan
140. Lithuania
141. Austria
142. UA Emirates
143. Tr.&Tobago
144. Hong Kong
145. Uruguay
146. Spain
147. Chile
148. Latvia
149. Barbados
150. Japan
151. Slovenia
152. USA
153. UK
154. Seychelles
155. France
156. Estonia
157. Ireland
158. Belgium
159. Canada
160. Australia
161. Luxembourg
162. Iceland
163. Switzerland
164. Netherlands
165. Singapore
166. Finland
167. Germany
168. Norway
169. Sweden
170. New Zealand
171. Denmark
0.967
0.954
0.946
0.926
0.922
0.922
0.908
0.905
0.904
0.897
0.896
0.884
0.883
0.877
0.866
0.865
0.863
0.854
0.844
0.842
0.841
0.841
0.835
0.825
0.820
0.820
0.811
0.811
0.808
0.806
0.796
0.795
0.791
0.790
0.785
0.785
0.782
0.780
0.776
0.773
0.772
0.772
0.766
0.758
0.750
0.748
0.743
0.743
0.732
0.731
0.719
0.715
0.713
0.701
0.685
0.685
0.681
0.679
0.675
0.670
0.660
0.658
0.644
0.643
0.643
0.641
0.634
0.627
0.608
0.603
0.597
0.597
0.594
0.593
0.590
0.583
0.578
0.571
0.549
0.546
0.541
0.523
0.518
0.516
0.515
0.514
0.504
0.500
0.499
0.497
0.493
0.492
0.481
0.473
0.469
0.462
0.449
0.437
0.421
0.416
0.401
0.394
0.376
0.374
0.364
0.339
0.338
0.334
0.334
0.334
0.323
0.321
0.314
0.293
0.288
0.278
0.260
0.259
0.257
0.256
0.253
0.239
0.234
0.233
0.232
0.207
0.197
0.196
0.192
0.188
0.175
0.167
0.163
0.154
0.152
0.139
0.137
0.134
0.128
0.126
0.122
0.119
0.092
0.084
0.075
0.073
0.070
0.070
0.067
0.063
0.061
0.061
0.054
0.053
0.047
0.038
0.032
0.031
0.027
0.026
0.026
0.025
0.023
0.020
0.019
0.016
0.015
0.010
0.010
0.008
0.003
0
0.2
0.5
0.7
0.97


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