Control of corruption - Country rankings

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Control of corruption (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong), 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 27 countries was 0.94 points. The highest value was in Denmark: 2.38 points and the lowest value was in Bulgaria: -0.14 points. The indicator is available from 1996 to 2023. 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, 2023 Global rank Available data
Denmark 2.38 1 1996 - 2023
Finland 2.22 2 1996 - 2023
Sweden 2.03 3 1996 - 2023
Luxembourg 1.93 4 1996 - 2023
Netherlands 1.87 5 1996 - 2023
Germany 1.66 6 1996 - 2023
Ireland 1.58 7 1996 - 2023
Estonia 1.54 8 1996 - 2023
Belgium 1.34 9 1996 - 2023
France 1.18 10 1996 - 2023
Austria 1.13 11 1996 - 2023
Lithuania 0.78 12 1996 - 2023
Slovenia 0.78 13 1996 - 2023
Czechia 0.77 14 1996 - 2023
Latvia 0.7 15 1996 - 2023
Portugal 0.7 16 1996 - 2023
Spain 0.63 17 1996 - 2023
Poland 0.57 18 1996 - 2023
Italy 0.55 19 1996 - 2023
Cyprus 0.33 20 1996 - 2023
Slovakia 0.29 21 1996 - 2023
Croatia 0.18 22 1996 - 2023
Malta 0.11 23 1996 - 2023
Greece 0.1 24 1996 - 2023
Romania 0.04 25 1996 - 2023
Hungary -0 26 1996 - 2023
Bulgaria -0.14 27 1996 - 2023



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.

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1. Denmark
2. Finland
3. Sweden
4. Luxembourg
5. Netherlands
6. Germany
7. Ireland
8. Estonia
9. Belgium
10. France
11. Austria
12. Lithuania
13. Slovenia
14. Czechia
15. Latvia
16. Portugal
17. Spain
18. Poland
19. Italy
20. Cyprus
21. Slovakia
22. Croatia
23. Malta
24. Greece
25. Romania
26. Hungary
27. Bulgaria
2.38
2.22
2.03
1.93
1.87
1.66
1.58
1.54
1.34
1.18
1.13
0.78
0.78
0.77
0.70
0.70
0.63
0.57
0.55
0.33
0.29
0.18
0.11
0.10
0.04
0.00
-0.14
-0.14
0.5
1.1
1.8
2.38


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