Political corruption - Country rankings

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Political corruption index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 53 countries was 0.616 index points. The highest value was in Chad: 0.954 index points and the lowest value was in the Seychelles: 0.053 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
Chad 0.954 1 1960 - 2023
Cameroon 0.946 2 1961 - 2023
DR Congo 0.922 3 1960 - 2023
Nigeria 0.922 4 1960 - 2023
Liberia 0.877 5 1960 - 2023
Somalia 0.866 6 1960 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0.865 7 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0.863 8 1960 - 2023
Mali 0.854 9 1960 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.844 10 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 0.835 11 1960 - 2023
Gabon 0.825 12 1960 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0.82 13 1960 - 2023
Libya 0.82 14 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 0.811 15 1960 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0.806 16 1960 - 2023
Burundi 0.79 17 1960 - 2023
Sudan 0.785 18 1960 - 2023
Comoros 0.78 19 1960 - 2023
Togo 0.743 20 1960 - 2023
Uganda 0.743 21 1960 - 2023
Egypt 0.731 22 1960 - 2023
Guinea 0.719 23 1960 - 2023
Eritrea 0.713 24 1960 - 2023
Djibouti 0.685 25 1960 - 2023
Algeria 0.67 26 1960 - 2023
Malawi 0.644 27 1960 - 2023
Mozambique 0.643 28 1960 - 2023
Ghana 0.641 29 1960 - 2023
Morocco 0.627 30 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.597 31 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 0.59 32 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 0.571 33 1960 - 2023
Lesotho 0.546 34 1960 - 2023
Kenya 0.516 35 1960 - 2023
South Africa 0.504 36 1960 - 2023
Angola 0.499 37 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 0.497 38 1960 - 2023
Niger 0.493 39 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.469 40 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 0.437 41 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 0.416 42 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.364 43 1960 - 2023
Namibia 0.334 44 1960 - 2023
Zambia 0.334 45 1960 - 2023
Senegal 0.288 46 1960 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.278 47 1960 - 2023
Gambia 0.26 48 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.259 49 1960 - 2023
Botswana 0.239 50 1960 - 2023
Benin 0.188 51 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 0.152 52 1960 - 2023
Seychelles 0.053 53 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. Chad
2. Cameroon
3. DR Congo
4. Nigeria
5. Liberia
6. Somalia
7. Eq. Guinea
8. Zimbabwe
9. Mali
10. R. of Congo
11. Mauritania
12. Gabon
13. C.A. Republic
14. Libya
15. Madagascar
16. G.-Bissau
17. Burundi
18. Sudan
19. Comoros
20. Togo
21. Uganda
22. Egypt
23. Guinea
24. Eritrea
25. Djibouti
26. Algeria
27. Malawi
28. Mozambique
29. Ghana
30. Morocco
31. Ivory Coast
32. Swaziland
33. Ethiopia
34. Lesotho
35. Kenya
36. South Africa
37. Angola
38. Mauritius
39. Niger
40. Sierra Leone
41. Rwanda
42. Tunisia
43. Burkina Faso
44. Namibia
45. Zambia
46. Senegal
47. S.T.&Principe
48. Gambia
49. Cape Verde
50. Botswana
51. Benin
52. Tanzania
53. Seychelles
0.954
0.946
0.922
0.922
0.877
0.866
0.865
0.863
0.854
0.844
0.835
0.825
0.820
0.820
0.811
0.806
0.790
0.785
0.780
0.743
0.743
0.731
0.719
0.713
0.685
0.670
0.644
0.643
0.641
0.627
0.597
0.590
0.571
0.546
0.516
0.504
0.499
0.497
0.493
0.469
0.437
0.416
0.364
0.334
0.334
0.288
0.278
0.260
0.259
0.239
0.188
0.152
0.053
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0.5
0.7
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