Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) by country
Countries reporting
199
Highest
2.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Denmark
Lowest
-2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
South Sudan
Median
-0.2263 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
5,193
What the numbers show
Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 2.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Denmark; the lowest is -2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is -0.2263 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, and the mean is -0.0274 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Over the past decade 107 countries rose and 92 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 15,039.2%), and the largest decrease in Tunisia (down 1,860.0%).
Control of Corruption - Governance estimate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 2.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 2 | Finland | 2.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 2.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 4 | Switzerland | 2.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 6 | Sweden | 1.97 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 7 | Norway | 1.96 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 8 | New Zealand | 1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 9 | Netherlands | 1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 10 | Australia | 1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 11 | Iceland | 1.83 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 12 | Monaco | 1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 13 | Germany | 1.77 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 14 | Liechtenstein | 1.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 15 | Estonia | 1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 16 | Canada | 1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 17 | Ireland | 1.57 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 19 | Uruguay | 1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 21 | Greenland | 1.48 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 22 | Bhutan | 1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 23 | Belgium | 1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 24 | Japan | 1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 26 | Bahamas | 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 27 | Seychelles | 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 161.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Barbados | 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 26.3% | falling |
| 29 | France | 1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 30 | Brunei | 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Andorra | 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 31 | American Samoa | 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Bermuda | 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 31 | Guam | 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 31 | San Marino | 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 37 | Chile | 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 38 | United States | 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 39 | Lithuania | 0.9928 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 40 | Cape Verde | 0.9408 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 41 | Czechia | 0.9311 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 82.9% | rising |
| 42 | Aruba | 0.8688 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 43 | Israel | 0.8533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 44 | South Korea | 0.8496 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 45 | Latvia | 0.8251 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 62.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Portugal | 0.8242 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 47 | Poland | 0.7941 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 48 | Qatar | 0.7548 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 0.7528 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 400.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Spain | 0.7146 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 51 | Micronesia (country) | 0.708 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.705 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 16.5% | falling |
| 53 | Samoa | 0.6881 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 288.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 0.6792 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 55 | Slovenia | 0.6743 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 56 | Botswana | 0.6311 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 57 | Rwanda | 0.6255 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Cayman Islands | 0.6045 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 59 | Tuvalu | 0.5787 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1,362.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Macao | 0.5734 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Fiji | 0.5627 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Italy | 0.5532 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 4,108.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Dominica | 0.533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 64 | Cyprus | 0.5325 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 65 | Oman | 0.5072 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 4,254.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Nauru | 0.5049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 308.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Palau | 0.5049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 308.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Malaysia | 0.4984 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Grenada | 0.479 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 98.4% | falling |
| 70 | Saint Lucia | 0.4493 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Puerto Rico | 0.3977 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Marshall Islands | 0.3907 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 442.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Georgia | 0.3811 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Kiribati | 0.3746 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 75 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.3481 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 517.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Mauritius | 0.3405 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 77 | Greece | 0.2997 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 15,039.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.2844 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Jordan | 0.2722 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 189.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Malta | 0.2668 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 67.1% | falling |
| 81 | Bahrain | 0.2541 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1,342.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Kuwait | 0.2183 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 180.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.1842 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 328.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Croatia | 0.1487 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Armenia | 0.1447 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 122.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Namibia | 0.1265 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Senegal | 0.113 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 217.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Slovakia | 0.1108 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 89 | China | 0.0887 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 129.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Hungary | 0.0394 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Romania | 0.026 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 111.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Montenegro | -0.0594 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Kazakhstan | -0.0671 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 92.0% | rising |
| 94 | United States Virgin Islands | -0.0719 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 113.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Jamaica | -0.0963 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Solomon Islands | -0.1401 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Vanuatu | -0.1506 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 131.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Belize | -0.1604 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 99 | South Africa | -0.1918 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 1,233.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Ghana | -0.1935 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Tunisia | -0.2202 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 1,860.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Cuba | -0.2263 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 177.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Bulgaria | -0.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Benin | -0.2407 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Vietnam | -0.2517 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 106 | Burkina Faso | -0.2526 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 43.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Dominican Republic | -0.2655 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 64.9% | flat |
| 108 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.285 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 109 | Moldova | -0.2916 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 110 | Colombia | -0.2937 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 111 | Tanzania | -0.2941 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 112 | India | -0.2953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 113 | Lesotho | -0.3024 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 342.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Argentina | -0.3257 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 115 | North Macedonia | -0.3292 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 126.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Gambia | -0.3342 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 62.5% | falling |
| 117 | Maldives | -0.336 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.3398 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Guyana | -0.3469 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 42.3% | falling |
| 120 | Suriname | -0.3769 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 121 | East Timor | -0.3775 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 41.9% | falling |
| 122 | Sri Lanka | -0.3848 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Tonga | -0.3992 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Brazil | -0.4089 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Albania | -0.4208 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 126 | Ethiopia | -0.4379 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 127 | Zambia | -0.4568 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 128 | Mongolia | -0.486 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.5129 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 130 | Morocco | -0.5187 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 131 | Thailand | -0.5273 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 132 | Indonesia | -0.5446 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 134 | Serbia | -0.5608 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 153.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Turkey | -0.5632 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 417.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Palestine | -0.5708 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 137 | El Salvador | -0.5766 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 138 | Philippines | -0.5766 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 139 | Belarus | -0.5781 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 279.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Algeria | -0.5934 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 141 | Niger | -0.6169 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 39.1% | rising |
| 142 | Angola | -0.6226 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 143 | Nepal | -0.6326 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 24.9% | falling |
| 144 | Malawi | -0.6487 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 20.9% | falling |
| 145 | Togo | -0.6634 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 146 | Ukraine | -0.6724 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 147 | Sierra Leone | -0.7023 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 148 | Peru | -0.7204 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 149 | Uzbekistan | -0.7543 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 150 | Azerbaijan | -0.7751 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 151 | Ecuador | -0.7757 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 152 | Eswatini | -0.7852 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 176.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Papua New Guinea | -0.7974 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 18.2% | flat |
| 154 | Kenya | -0.8018 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 155 | Egypt | -0.827 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 157 | Russia | -0.8911 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 158 | Mauritania | -0.9337 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 159 | Gabon | -0.9368 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 161 | Guatemala | -0.9483 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 162 | Laos | -0.9799 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 163 | Mali | -0.9809 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 164 | Bolivia | -0.9976 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 165 | Madagascar | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Paraguay | -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 167 | Liberia | -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 168 | Mozambique | -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 169 | Pakistan | -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 170 | Bangladesh | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 171 | Nigeria | -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 172 | Uganda | -1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 173 | Kyrgyzstan | -1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 174 | Comoros | -1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 175 | Iran | -1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 176 | Guinea | -1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 177 | Iraq | -1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 178 | Tajikistan | -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 179 | Cameroon | -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 180 | Cambodia | -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 181 | Honduras | -1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 28.9% | flat |
| 182 | Zimbabwe | -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 183 | Myanmar | -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 184 | Turkmenistan | -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 185 | Lebanon | -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 186 | Afghanistan | -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 187 | Central African Republic | -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 188 | Guinea-Bissau | -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 189 | Chad | -1.39 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 190 | Congo | -1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 191 | Nicaragua | -1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 192 | Burundi | -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 193 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 194 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -1.52 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 195 | Libya | -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 196 | Haiti | -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 197 | North Korea | -1.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 198 | Sudan | -1.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 199 | Venezuela | -1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 200 | Eritrea | -1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 201 | Yemen | -1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 202 | Syria | -1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 203 | Somalia | -1.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 204 | South Sudan | -2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo -0.2547 approx. -2.5 to +2.5