Political corruption - Country rankings

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Political corruption index, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 47 countries was 0.61 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
Madagascar 0.811 14 1960 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0.806 15 1960 - 2023
Burundi 0.79 16 1960 - 2023
Sudan 0.785 17 1960 - 2023
Comoros 0.78 18 1960 - 2023
Togo 0.743 19 1960 - 2023
Uganda 0.743 20 1960 - 2023
Guinea 0.719 21 1960 - 2023
Eritrea 0.713 22 1960 - 2023
Malawi 0.644 23 1960 - 2023
Mozambique 0.643 24 1960 - 2023
Ghana 0.641 25 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.597 26 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 0.59 27 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 0.571 28 1960 - 2023
Lesotho 0.546 29 1960 - 2023
Kenya 0.516 30 1960 - 2023
South Africa 0.504 31 1960 - 2023
Angola 0.499 32 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 0.497 33 1960 - 2023
Niger 0.493 34 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.469 35 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 0.437 36 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.364 37 1960 - 2023
Namibia 0.334 38 1960 - 2023
Zambia 0.334 39 1960 - 2023
Senegal 0.288 40 1960 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.278 41 1960 - 2023
Gambia 0.26 42 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.259 43 1960 - 2023
Botswana 0.239 44 1960 - 2023
Benin 0.188 45 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 0.152 46 1960 - 2023
Seychelles 0.053 47 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. Madagascar
15. G.-Bissau
16. Burundi
17. Sudan
18. Comoros
19. Togo
20. Uganda
21. Guinea
22. Eritrea
23. Malawi
24. Mozambique
25. Ghana
26. Ivory Coast
27. Swaziland
28. Ethiopia
29. Lesotho
30. Kenya
31. South Africa
32. Angola
33. Mauritius
34. Niger
35. Sierra Leone
36. Rwanda
37. Burkina Faso
38. Namibia
39. Zambia
40. Senegal
41. S.T.&Principe
42. Gambia
43. Cape Verde
44. Botswana
45. Benin
46. Tanzania
47. 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
0.811
0.806
0.790
0.785
0.780
0.743
0.743
0.719
0.713
0.644
0.643
0.641
0.597
0.590
0.571
0.546
0.516
0.504
0.499
0.497
0.493
0.469
0.437
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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0.7
0.95


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