Control of corruption - Country rankings

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Control of corruption (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong), 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 191 countries was -0.04 points. The highest value was in Denmark: 2.37 points and the lowest value was in Somalia: -1.78 points. The indicator is available from 1996 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: points; Source: The World Bank

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Countries	Control of corruption, 2021	Global rank	Available data
Denmark	2.37	1	1996 - 2021
Finland	2.27	2	1996 - 2021
New Zealand	2.2	3	1996 - 2021
Singapore	2.17	4	1996 - 2021
Norway	2.14	5	1996 - 2021
Sweden	2.13	6	1996 - 2021
Netherlands	2.04	7	1996 - 2021
Switzerland	1.99	8	1996 - 2021
Luxembourg	1.87	9	1996 - 2021
Germany	1.81	10	1996 - 2021
Iceland	1.79	11	1996 - 2021
Australia	1.74	12	1996 - 2021
Hong Kong	1.71	13	1996 - 2021
Liechtenstein	1.7	14	1996 - 2021
UK	1.67	15	1996 - 2021
Canada	1.65	16	1996 - 2021
Ireland	1.65	17	1996 - 2021
Seychelles	1.63	18	1996 - 2021
Uruguay	1.62	19	1996 - 2021
Japan	1.57	20	1996 - 2021
Bhutan	1.55	21	1996 - 2021
Estonia	1.54	22	1996 - 2021
Belgium	1.48	23	1996 - 2021
Andorra	1.33	24	1996 - 2021
Bermuda	1.33	25	1996 - 2021
France	1.31	26	1996 - 2021
Austria	1.27	27	1996 - 2021
Brunei	1.25	28	1996 - 2021
Barbados	1.24	29	1996 - 2021
Bahamas	1.18	30	1996 - 2021
UA Emirates	1.18	31	1996 - 2021
USA	1.05	32	1996 - 2021
Cape Verde	1.04	33	1996 - 2021
Chile	0.98	34	1996 - 2021
Israel	0.86	35	1996 - 2021
Lithuania	0.85	36	1996 - 2021
Macao	0.85	37	1996 - 2021
Aruba	0.83	38	2004 - 2021
Qatar	0.81	39	1996 - 2021
St. Vincent & ...	0.8	40	2004 - 2021
Portugal	0.77	41	1996 - 2021
South Korea	0.76	42	1996 - 2021
Latvia	0.75	43	1996 - 2021
Spain	0.74	44	1996 - 2021
Slovenia	0.72	45	1996 - 2021
Botswana	0.69	46	1996 - 2021
Georgia	0.69	47	1996 - 2021
Tuvalu	0.67	48	2004 - 2021
Czechia	0.64	49	1996 - 2021
Samoa	0.63	50	1996 - 2021
Rwanda	0.6	51	1996 - 2021
Saint Lucia	0.59	52	2004 - 2021
Dominica	0.58	53	1996 - 2021
Poland	0.57	54	1996 - 2021
Micronesia	0.56	55	2004 - 2021
Italy	0.54	56	1996 - 2021
Grenada	0.52	57	1996 - 2021
Costa Rica	0.5	58	1996 - 2021
Fiji	0.47	59	1996 - 2021
Mauritius	0.47	60	1996 - 2021
Puerto Rico	0.4	61	1996 - 2021
Cyprus	0.39	62	1996 - 2021
Malta	0.32	63	1996 - 2021
Saudi Arabia	0.31	64	1996 - 2021
Kiribati	0.28	65	2004 - 2021
Ant.& Barb.	0.26	66	1996 - 2021
Namibia	0.26	67	1996 - 2021
S.T.&Principe	0.26	68	1996 - 2021
Slovakia	0.24	69	1996 - 2021
Greece	0.21	70	1996 - 2021
Bahrain	0.17	71	1996 - 2021
Malaysia	0.17	72	1996 - 2021
Oman	0.09	73	1996 - 2021
Armenia	0.07	74	1996 - 2021
Croatia	0.06	75	1996 - 2021
Senegal	0.06	76	1996 - 2021
China	0.05	77	1996 - 2021
Jordan	0.05	78	1996 - 2021
Hungary	0.04	79	1996 - 2021
South Africa	0.02	80	1996 - 2021
Montenegro	-0.02	81	1998 - 2021
Vanuatu	-0.02	82	1996 - 2021
Jamaica	-0.03	83	1996 - 2021
Kuwait	-0.03	84	1996 - 2021
Romania	-0.04	85	1996 - 2021
Burkina Faso	-0.06	86	1996 - 2021
Ghana	-0.11	87	1996 - 2021
Solomon Isl.	-0.14	88	1996 - 2021
Benin	-0.15	89	1996 - 2021
Guyana	-0.17	90	1996 - 2021
Tunisia	-0.23	91	1996 - 2021
Belarus	-0.24	92	1996 - 2021
Bulgaria	-0.24	93	1996 - 2021
Kazakhstan	-0.24	94	1996 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago	-0.28	95	1996 - 2021
India	-0.29	96	1996 - 2021
Vietnam	-0.29	97	1996 - 2021
Belize	-0.3	98	1996 - 2021
Malawi	-0.3	99	1996 - 2021
Lesotho	-0.32	100	1996 - 2021
Sri Lanka	-0.33	101	1996 - 2021
Colombia	-0.34	102	1996 - 2021
North Macedonia	-0.35	103	1996 - 2021
Gambia	-0.36	104	1996 - 2021
Tanzania	-0.36	105	1996 - 2021
Ivory Coast	-0.37	106	1996 - 2021
Maldives	-0.37	107	1996 - 2021
Tonga	-0.38	108	2004 - 2021
Turkey	-0.39	109	1996 - 2021
Argentina	-0.4	110	1996 - 2021
Ethiopia	-0.4	111	1996 - 2021
Suriname	-0.4	112	1996 - 2021
Indonesia	-0.43	113	1996 - 2021
Morocco	-0.43	114	1996 - 2021
Palau	-0.43	115	2008 - 2021
Sierra Leone	-0.43	116	1996 - 2021
Serbia	-0.44	117	1996 - 2021
Moldova	-0.45	118	1996 - 2021
Thailand	-0.46	119	1996 - 2021
Brazil	-0.48	120	1996 - 2021
Philippines	-0.51	121	1996 - 2021
El Salvador	-0.53	122	1996 - 2021
Mongolia	-0.53	123	1996 - 2021
Nepal	-0.53	124	1996 - 2021
Niger	-0.55	125	1996 - 2021
Albania	-0.56	126	1996 - 2021
Domin. Rep.	-0.57	127	1996 - 2021
Ecuador	-0.57	128	1996 - 2021
Panama	-0.57	129	1996 - 2021
Algeria	-0.61	130	1996 - 2021
Peru	-0.63	131	1996 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz.	-0.64	132	1996 - 2021
Swaziland	-0.65	133	1996 - 2021
Angola	-0.66	134	1996 - 2021
Togo	-0.67	135	1996 - 2021
Egypt	-0.68	136	1996 - 2021
Kenya	-0.71	137	1996 - 2021
Palestine	-0.74	138	1996 - 2021
Zambia	-0.75	139	1996 - 2021
Papua N.G.	-0.76	140	1996 - 2021
Ukraine	-0.77	141	1996 - 2021
Djibouti	-0.78	142	1996 - 2021
Pakistan	-0.79	143	1996 - 2021
Mozambique	-0.81	144	1996 - 2021
Uzbekistan	-0.81	145	1996 - 2021
Mauritania	-0.82	146	1996 - 2021
Azerbaijan	-0.83	147	1996 - 2021
Gabon	-0.85	148	1996 - 2021
Bolivia	-0.86	149	1996 - 2021
Mali	-0.87	150	1996 - 2021
Russia	-0.9	151	1996 - 2021
Liberia	-0.92	152	1996 - 2021
Madagascar	-0.93	153	1996 - 2021
Bangladesh	-0.96	154	1996 - 2021
Guinea	-1	155	1996 - 2021
Mexico	-1	156	1996 - 2021
Uganda	-1	157	1996 - 2021
Paraguay	-1.01	158	1996 - 2021
Burma	-1.03	159	1996 - 2021
Laos	-1.04	160	1996 - 2021
Honduras	-1.07	161	1996 - 2021
Nigeria	-1.07	162	1996 - 2021
Cameroon	-1.09	163	1996 - 2021
Iran	-1.1	164	1996 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan	-1.12	165	1996 - 2021
Afghanistan	-1.14	166	1996 - 2021
Guatemala	-1.17	167	1996 - 2021
Cambodia	-1.18	168	1996 - 2021
C.A. Republic	-1.23	169	1996 - 2021
Lebanon	-1.23	170	1996 - 2021
Eritrea	-1.24	171	1996 - 2021
Nicaragua	-1.24	172	1996 - 2021
Iraq	-1.25	173	1996 - 2021
Zimbabwe	-1.26	174	1996 - 2021
Comoros	-1.29	175	1996 - 2021
Sudan	-1.29	176	1996 - 2021
G.-Bissau	-1.3	177	1996 - 2021
Tajikistan	-1.34	178	1996 - 2021
R. of Congo	-1.37	179	1996 - 2021
Haiti	-1.42	180	1996 - 2021
Turkmenistan	-1.42	181	1996 - 2021
Chad	-1.48	182	1996 - 2021
DR Congo	-1.55	183	1996 - 2021
Eq. Guinea	-1.57	184	1996 - 2021
Libya	-1.57	185	1996 - 2021
Burundi	-1.58	186	1996 - 2021
North Korea	-1.61	187	1996 - 2021
Venezuela	-1.61	188	1996 - 2021
Yemen	-1.65	189	1996 - 2021
Somalia	-1.78	190	1996 - 2021
Syria	-1.78	191	1996 - 2021

Definition: The index for Control of Corruption captures perceptions of the extent to which public power is exercised for private gain, including both petty and grand forms of corruption, as well as capture of the state by elites and private interests.

1. Denmark

2. Finland

3. New Zealand

4. Singapore

5. Norway

6. Sweden

7. Netherlands

8. Switzerland

9. Luxembourg

10. Germany

11. Iceland

12. Australia

13. Hong Kong

14. Liechtenstein

15. UK

16. Canada

17. Ireland

18. Seychelles

19. Uruguay

20. Japan

21. Bhutan

22. Estonia

23. Belgium

24. Andorra

25. Bermuda

26. France

27. Austria

28. Brunei

29. Barbados

30. Bahamas

31. UA Emirates

32. USA

33. Cape Verde

34. Chile

35. Israel

36. Lithuania

37. Macao

38. Aruba

39. Qatar

40. St. Vincent & ...

41. Portugal

42. South Korea

43. Latvia

44. Spain

45. Slovenia

46. Botswana

47. Georgia

48. Tuvalu

49. Czechia

50. Samoa

51. Rwanda

52. Saint Lucia

53. Dominica

54. Poland

55. Micronesia

56. Italy

57. Grenada

58. Costa Rica

59. Fiji

60. Mauritius

61. Puerto Rico

62. Cyprus

63. Malta

64. Saudi Arabia

65. Kiribati

66. Ant.& Barb.

67. Namibia

68. S.T.&Principe

69. Slovakia

70. Greece

71. Bahrain

72. Malaysia

73. Oman

74. Armenia

75. Croatia

76. Senegal

77. China

78. Jordan

79. Hungary

80. South Africa

81. Montenegro

82. Vanuatu

83. Jamaica

84. Kuwait

85. Romania

86. Burkina Faso

87. Ghana

88. Solomon Isl.

89. Benin

90. Guyana

91. Tunisia

92. Belarus

93. Bulgaria

94. Kazakhstan

95. Tr.&Tobago

96. India

97. Vietnam

98. Belize

99. Malawi

100. Lesotho

101. Sri Lanka

102. Colombia

103. North Macedonia

104. Gambia

105. Tanzania

106. Ivory Coast

107. Maldives

108. Tonga

109. Turkey

110. Argentina

111. Ethiopia

112. Suriname

113. Indonesia

114. Morocco

115. Palau

116. Sierra Leone

117. Serbia

118. Moldova

119. Thailand

120. Brazil

121. Philippines

122. El Salvador

123. Mongolia

124. Nepal

125. Niger

126. Albania

127. Domin. Rep.

128. Ecuador

129. Panama

130. Algeria

131. Peru

132. Bosnia & Herz.

133. Swaziland

134. Angola

135. Togo

136. Egypt

137. Kenya

138. Palestine

139. Zambia

140. Papua N.G.

141. Ukraine

142. Djibouti

143. Pakistan

144. Mozambique

145. Uzbekistan

146. Mauritania

147. Azerbaijan

148. Gabon

149. Bolivia

150. Mali

151. Russia

152. Liberia

153. Madagascar

154. Bangladesh

155. Guinea

156. Mexico

157. Uganda

158. Paraguay

159. Burma

160. Laos

161. Honduras

162. Nigeria

163. Cameroon

164. Iran

165. Kyrgyzstan

166. Afghanistan

167. Guatemala

168. Cambodia

169. C.A. Republic

170. Lebanon

171. Eritrea

172. Nicaragua

173. Iraq

174. Zimbabwe

175. Comoros

176. Sudan

177. G.-Bissau

178. Tajikistan

179. R. of Congo

180. Haiti

181. Turkmenistan

182. Chad

183. DR Congo

184. Eq. Guinea

185. Libya

186. Burundi

187. North Korea

188. Venezuela

189. Yemen

190. Somalia

191. Syria

2.37

2.27

2.20

2.17

2.14

2.13

2.04

1.99

1.87

1.81

1.79

1.74

1.71

1.70

1.67

1.65

1.63

1.62

1.57

1.55

1.54

1.48

1.33

1.31

1.27

1.25

1.24

1.18

1.05

1.04

0.98

0.86

0.85

0.83

0.81

0.80

0.77

0.76

0.75

0.74

0.72

0.69

0.67

0.64

0.63

0.60

0.59

0.58

0.57

0.56

0.54

0.52

0.50

0.47

0.40

0.39

0.32

0.31

0.28

0.26

0.24

0.21

0.17

0.09

0.07

0.06

0.05

0.04

0.02

-0.02

-0.03

-0.04

-0.06

-0.11

-0.14

-0.15

-0.17

-0.23

-0.24

-0.28

-0.29

-0.30

-0.32

-0.33

-0.34

-0.35

-0.36

-0.37

-0.38

-0.39

-0.40

-0.43

-0.44

-0.45

-0.46

-0.48

-0.51

-0.53

-0.55

-0.56

-0.57

-0.61

-0.63

-0.64

-0.65

-0.66

-0.67

-0.68

-0.71

-0.74

-0.75

-0.76

-0.77

-0.78

-0.79

-0.81

-0.82

-0.83

-0.85

-0.86

-0.87

-0.90

-0.92

-0.93

-0.96

-1.00

-1.01

-1.03

-1.04

-1.07

-1.09

-1.10

-1.12

-1.14

-1.17

-1.18

-1.23

-1.24

-1.25

-1.26

-1.29

-1.30

-1.34

-1.37

-1.42

-1.48

-1.55

-1.57

-1.58

-1.61

-1.65

-1.78

-0.7

0.3

1.3

2.37

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