Political corruption - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Political corruption index, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 171 countries was 0.483 index points. The highest value was in Venezuela: 0.97 index points and the lowest value was in Denmark: 0.003 index points. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2024. 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, 2024 Global rank Available data
Venezuela 0.97 1 1960 - 2024
Chad 0.953 2 1960 - 2024
Nicaragua 0.941 3 1960 - 2024
Cameroon 0.934 4 1961 - 2024
Nigeria 0.928 5 1960 - 2024
DR Congo 0.916 6 1960 - 2024
Yemen 0.911 7 1960 - 2024
Bangladesh 0.908 8 1971 - 2024
Azerbaijan 0.902 9 1990 - 2024
Cambodia 0.895 10 1960 - 2024
Turkmenistan 0.891 11 1990 - 2024
Somalia 0.881 12 1960 - 2024
Liberia 0.876 13 1960 - 2024
Guinea 0.86 14 1960 - 2024
Mauritania 0.849 15 1960 - 2024
Philippines 0.849 16 1960 - 2024
C.A. Republic 0.848 17 1960 - 2024
Tajikistan 0.847 18 1990 - 2024
Iraq 0.844 19 1960 - 2024
Comoros 0.843 20 1960 - 2024
Lebanon 0.843 21 1960 - 2024
Eq. Guinea 0.838 22 1960 - 2024
Burma 0.831 23 1960 - 2024
Uzbekistan 0.831 24 1990 - 2024
R. of Congo 0.829 25 1960 - 2024
Madagascar 0.827 26 1960 - 2024
Libya 0.821 27 1960 - 2024
Turkey 0.821 28 1960 - 2024
Zimbabwe 0.818 29 1960 - 2024
Pakistan 0.817 30 1960 - 2024
G.-Bissau 0.805 31 1960 - 2024
Sudan 0.804 32 1960 - 2024
Uganda 0.802 33 1960 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 0.801 34 1990 - 2024
Paraguay 0.801 35 1960 - 2024
Russia 0.785 36 1960 - 2024
Iran 0.781 37 1960 - 2024
Burundi 0.777 38 1960 - 2024
Haiti 0.774 39 1960 - 2024
Bosnia & Herz. 0.763 40 1992 - 2024
Togo 0.762 41 1960 - 2024
Indonesia 0.756 42 1960 - 2024
Serbia 0.754 43 1960 - 2024
Mali 0.75 44 1960 - 2024
North Macedonia 0.75 45 1991 - 2024
Honduras 0.746 46 1960 - 2024
Laos 0.744 47 1960 - 2024
Eritrea 0.741 48 1960 - 2024
Syria 0.74 49 1960 - 2024
Egypt 0.729 50 1960 - 2024
Mozambique 0.729 51 1960 - 2024
Papua N.G. 0.722 52 1960 - 2024
Malawi 0.721 53 1960 - 2024
Gabon 0.72 54 1960 - 2024
Mongolia 0.719 55 1960 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 0.709 56 1960 - 2024
Guatemala 0.707 57 1960 - 2024
Kazakhstan 0.706 58 1990 - 2024
El Salvador 0.681 59 1960 - 2024
North Korea 0.68 60 1960 - 2024
Djibouti 0.675 61 1960 - 2024
Afghanistan 0.674 62 1960 - 2024
India 0.669 63 1960 - 2024
Algeria 0.668 64 1960 - 2024
Peru 0.66 65 1960 - 2024
Thailand 0.659 66 1960 - 2024
Bolivia 0.655 67 1960 - 2024
Ecuador 0.651 68 1960 - 2024
Ghana 0.644 69 1960 - 2024
Morocco 0.639 70 1960 - 2024
Albania 0.626 71 1960 - 2024
Ivory Coast 0.622 72 1960 - 2024
Nepal 0.618 73 1960 - 2024
Ukraine 0.609 74 1990 - 2024
Solomon Isl. 0.604 75 1960 - 2024
Cuba 0.594 76 1960 - 2024
Bulgaria 0.578 77 1960 - 2024
Swaziland 0.569 78 1960 - 2024
Niger 0.566 79 1960 - 2024
Mexico 0.564 80 1960 - 2024
South Africa 0.555 81 1960 - 2024
China 0.551 82 1960 - 2024
Ethiopia 0.55 83 1960 - 2024
Angola 0.549 84 1960 - 2024
Kenya 0.542 85 1960 - 2024
Lesotho 0.539 86 1960 - 2024
Bahrain 0.505 87 2005 - 2024
Montenegro 0.498 88 1998 - 2024
Hungary 0.495 89 1960 - 2024
Sierra Leone 0.495 90 1960 - 2024
Vietnam 0.485 91 1960 - 2024
Panama 0.473 92 1960 - 2024
Sri Lanka 0.462 93 1960 - 2024
Mauritius 0.454 94 1960 - 2024
Brazil 0.436 95 1960 - 2024
Guyana 0.429 96 1960 - 2024
Jordan 0.422 97 1960 - 2024
Belarus 0.419 98 1990 - 2024
Maldives 0.418 99 1960 - 2024
Rwanda 0.416 100 1960 - 2024
Tunisia 0.409 101 1960 - 2024
Colombia 0.393 102 1960 - 2024
Burkina Faso 0.391 103 1960 - 2024
Argentina 0.387 104 1960 - 2024
Romania 0.383 105 1960 - 2024
Armenia 0.374 106 1990 - 2024
Qatar 0.371 107 1960 - 2024
Zambia 0.355 108 1960 - 2024
Moldova 0.329 109 1990 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 0.326 110 1960 - 2024
Malaysia 0.324 111 1960 - 2024
Kuwait 0.314 112 1960 - 2024
Senegal 0.301 113 1960 - 2024
Vanuatu 0.294 114 1960 - 2024
Fiji 0.285 115 1960 - 2024
Namibia 0.279 116 1960 - 2024
Slovakia 0.276 117 1993 - 2024
S.T.&Principe 0.275 118 1960 - 2024
Gambia 0.27 119 1960 - 2024
Cape Verde 0.258 120 1960 - 2024
Croatia 0.257 121 1991 - 2024
Oman 0.256 122 1960 - 2024
Tanzania 0.253 123 1960 - 2024
Botswana 0.24 124 1960 - 2024
Greece 0.238 125 1960 - 2024
Taiwan 0.23 126 1960 - 2024
Italy 0.196 127 1960 - 2024
Malta 0.194 128 1960 - 2024
Georgia 0.188 129 1990 - 2024
Benin 0.187 130 1960 - 2024
Jamaica 0.18 131 1960 - 2024
Suriname 0.173 132 1960 - 2024
Lithuania 0.172 133 1990 - 2024
Portugal 0.164 134 1960 - 2024
Cyprus 0.16 135 1960 - 2024
South Korea 0.156 136 1960 - 2024
Bhutan 0.155 137 1960 - 2024
Israel 0.122 138 1960 - 2024
Austria 0.108 139 1960 - 2024
UA Emirates 0.105 140 1971 - 2024
Spain 0.103 141 1960 - 2024
Czechia 0.098 142 1960 - 2024
Poland 0.097 143 1960 - 2024
Tr.&Tobago 0.089 144 1960 - 2024
Chile 0.084 145 1960 - 2024
Hong Kong 0.083 146 1960 - 2024
Latvia 0.071 147 1990 - 2024
Barbados 0.07 148 1960 - 2024
Japan 0.063 149 1960 - 2024
Slovenia 0.061 150 1989 - 2024
France 0.053 151 1960 - 2024
Uruguay 0.053 152 1960 - 2024
USA 0.051 153 1960 - 2024
Seychelles 0.046 154 1960 - 2024
UK 0.042 155 1960 - 2024
Ireland 0.032 156 1960 - 2024
Belgium 0.031 157 1960 - 2024
Singapore 0.03 158 1960 - 2024
Canada 0.029 159 1960 - 2024
Luxembourg 0.029 160 1960 - 2024
Australia 0.027 161 1960 - 2024
Estonia 0.026 162 1990 - 2024
Finland 0.024 163 1960 - 2024
Iceland 0.022 164 1960 - 2024
Switzerland 0.022 165 1960 - 2024
Germany 0.02 166 1960 - 2024
Netherlands 0.018 167 1960 - 2024
New Zealand 0.011 168 1960 - 2024
Norway 0.011 169 1960 - 2024
Sweden 0.01 170 1960 - 2024
Denmark 0.003 171 1960 - 2024


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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. Nicaragua
4. Cameroon
5. Nigeria
6. DR Congo
7. Yemen
8. Bangladesh
9. Azerbaijan
10. Cambodia
11. Turkmenistan
12. Somalia
13. Liberia
14. Guinea
15. Mauritania
16. Philippines
17. C.A. Republic
18. Tajikistan
19. Iraq
20. Comoros
21. Lebanon
22. Eq. Guinea
23. Burma
24. Uzbekistan
25. R. of Congo
26. Madagascar
27. Libya
28. Turkey
29. Zimbabwe
30. Pakistan
31. G.-Bissau
32. Sudan
33. Uganda
34. Kyrgyzstan
35. Paraguay
36. Russia
37. Iran
38. Burundi
39. Haiti
40. Bosnia & Herz.
41. Togo
42. Indonesia
43. Serbia
44. Mali
45. North Macedonia
46. Honduras
47. Laos
48. Eritrea
49. Syria
50. Egypt
51. Mozambique
52. Papua N.G.
53. Malawi
54. Gabon
55. Mongolia
56. Domin. Rep.
57. Guatemala
58. Kazakhstan
59. El Salvador
60. North Korea
61. Djibouti
62. Afghanistan
63. India
64. Algeria
65. Peru
66. Thailand
67. Bolivia
68. Ecuador
69. Ghana
70. Morocco
71. Albania
72. Ivory Coast
73. Nepal
74. Ukraine
75. Solomon Isl.
76. Cuba
77. Bulgaria
78. Swaziland
79. Niger
80. Mexico
81. South Africa
82. China
83. Ethiopia
84. Angola
85. Kenya
86. Lesotho
87. Bahrain
88. Montenegro
89. Hungary
90. Sierra Leone
91. Vietnam
92. Panama
93. Sri Lanka
94. Mauritius
95. Brazil
96. Guyana
97. Jordan
98. Belarus
99. Maldives
100. Rwanda
101. Tunisia
102. Colombia
103. Burkina Faso
104. Argentina
105. Romania
106. Armenia
107. Qatar
108. Zambia
109. Moldova
110. Saudi Arabia
111. Malaysia
112. Kuwait
113. Senegal
114. Vanuatu
115. Fiji
116. Namibia
117. Slovakia
118. S.T.&Principe
119. Gambia
120. Cape Verde
121. Croatia
122. Oman
123. Tanzania
124. Botswana
125. Greece
126. Taiwan
127. Italy
128. Malta
129. Georgia
130. Benin
131. Jamaica
132. Suriname
133. Lithuania
134. Portugal
135. Cyprus
136. South Korea
137. Bhutan
138. Israel
139. Austria
140. UA Emirates
141. Spain
142. Czechia
143. Poland
144. Tr.&Tobago
145. Chile
146. Hong Kong
147. Latvia
148. Barbados
149. Japan
150. Slovenia
151. France
152. Uruguay
153. USA
154. Seychelles
155. UK
156. Ireland
157. Belgium
158. Singapore
159. Canada
160. Luxembourg
161. Australia
162. Estonia
163. Finland
164. Iceland
165. Switzerland
166. Germany
167. Netherlands
168. New Zealand
169. Norway
170. Sweden
171. Denmark
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0.473
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0.436
0.429
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0.393
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0.285
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0.122
0.108
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0.098
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0.089
0.084
0.083
0.071
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0.063
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0.042
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