Political corruption - Country rankings

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Political corruption index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 45 countries was 0.556 index points. The highest value was in Yemen: 0.926 index points and the lowest value was in Singapore: 0.019 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
Yemen 0.926 1 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh 0.908 2 1971 - 2023
Pakistan 0.904 3 1960 - 2023
Syria 0.897 4 1960 - 2023
Turkmenistan 0.896 5 1990 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0.884 6 1990 - 2023
Cambodia 0.883 7 1960 - 2023
Tajikistan 0.841 8 1990 - 2023
Uzbekistan 0.841 9 1990 - 2023
Philippines 0.811 10 1960 - 2023
Iraq 0.808 11 1960 - 2023
Iran 0.796 12 1960 - 2023
Burma 0.795 13 1960 - 2023
Mongolia 0.791 14 1960 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0.782 15 1990 - 2023
Indonesia 0.772 16 1960 - 2023
Lebanon 0.772 17 1960 - 2023
Laos 0.715 18 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan 0.685 19 1990 - 2023
North Korea 0.681 20 1960 - 2023
Thailand 0.679 21 1960 - 2023
India 0.675 22 1960 - 2023
Nepal 0.597 23 1960 - 2023
Bahrain 0.578 24 2005 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0.549 25 1960 - 2023
China 0.523 26 1960 - 2023
Afghanistan 0.518 27 1960 - 2023
Jordan 0.492 28 1960 - 2023
Vietnam 0.481 29 1960 - 2023
Maldives 0.473 30 1960 - 2023
Qatar 0.376 31 1960 - 2023
Armenia 0.374 32 1990 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0.323 33 1960 - 2023
Malaysia 0.321 34 1960 - 2023
Kuwait 0.314 35 1960 - 2023
Oman 0.257 36 1960 - 2023
Taiwan 0.232 37 1960 - 2023
South Korea 0.163 38 1960 - 2023
Georgia 0.154 39 1990 - 2023
Israel 0.139 40 1960 - 2023
Bhutan 0.128 41 1960 - 2023
UA Emirates 0.119 42 1971 - 2023
Hong Kong 0.084 43 1960 - 2023
Japan 0.063 44 1960 - 2023
Singapore 0.019 45 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. Yemen
2. Bangladesh
3. Pakistan
4. Syria
5. Turkmenistan
6. Azerbaijan
7. Cambodia
8. Tajikistan
9. Uzbekistan
10. Philippines
11. Iraq
12. Iran
13. Burma
14. Mongolia
15. Kyrgyzstan
16. Indonesia
17. Lebanon
18. Laos
19. Kazakhstan
20. North Korea
21. Thailand
22. India
23. Nepal
24. Bahrain
25. Sri Lanka
26. China
27. Afghanistan
28. Jordan
29. Vietnam
30. Maldives
31. Qatar
32. Armenia
33. Saudi Arabia
34. Malaysia
35. Kuwait
36. Oman
37. Taiwan
38. South Korea
39. Georgia
40. Israel
41. Bhutan
42. UA Emirates
43. Hong Kong
44. Japan
45. Singapore
0.926
0.908
0.904
0.897
0.896
0.884
0.883
0.841
0.841
0.811
0.808
0.796
0.795
0.791
0.782
0.772
0.772
0.715
0.685
0.681
0.679
0.675
0.597
0.578
0.549
0.523
0.518
0.492
0.481
0.473
0.376
0.374
0.323
0.321
0.314
0.257
0.232
0.163
0.154
0.139
0.128
0.119
0.084
0.063
0.019
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