Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) by country
Control of Corruption (CC) captures perceptions of the extent to which public power is used for private gain, including both petty and grand corruption, as well as capture of the state by elites and private interests. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e....
Countries reporting
208
Highest
2.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Denmark
Lowest
-2.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
South Sudan
Median
-0.2076 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Years covered
30
1996–2025
Data points
5,432
What the numbers show
Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) is currently reported for 208 countries. The highest value is 2.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Denmark; the lowest is -2.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is -0.2076 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, and the mean is -0.0305 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Over the past decade 108 countries rose and 98 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 16,440.0%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 916.8%).
Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 2.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 2 | Finland | 2.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 3 | Switzerland | 1.98 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 4 | Singapore | 1.97 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 5 | Sweden | 1.96 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 6 | Norway | 1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 8 | New Zealand | 1.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 9 | Netherlands | 1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 10 | Australia | 1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 11 | Iceland | 1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 12 | Liechtenstein | 1.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 13 | Germany | 1.68 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 14 | Estonia | 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 15 | Hong Kong | 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 16 | Canada | 1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 17 | Uruguay | 1.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 19 | Ireland | 1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 20 | Greenland | 1.48 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 21 | Bhutan | 1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 22 | Japan | 1.45 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 23 | Belgium | 1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 24 | Austria | 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 25 | France | 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 26 | Barbados | 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 27 | Seychelles | 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Andorra | 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 28 | American Samoa | 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Bermuda | 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 28 | Guam | 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 28 | Monaco | 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 28 | San Marino | 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 35 | Chile | 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 36 | Bahamas | 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 37 | Lithuania | 1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 38 | Brunei | 0.9929 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Israel | 0.9572 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 40 | South Korea | 0.9239 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 166.3% | rising |
| 41 | Cape Verde | 0.9069 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 42 | Qatar | 0.8809 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 43 | Aruba | 0.869 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 44 | United States | 0.8652 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 45 | Poland | 0.8484 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 0.8056 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 659.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Czechia | 0.7817 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 48 | Portugal | 0.7725 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 49 | Latvia | 0.7699 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.7227 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 51 | Costa Rica | 0.6939 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 10.1% | flat |
| 52 | Micronesia (country) | 0.6709 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Samoa | 0.6582 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 263.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Spain | 0.6525 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 55 | Rwanda | 0.6362 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Slovenia | 0.6269 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 57 | Cayman Islands | 0.6045 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 58 | Botswana | 0.5898 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 59 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5879 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Italy | 0.5839 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 636.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Tuvalu | 0.5831 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 1,600.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Macao | 0.5738 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Malaysia | 0.564 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 133.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Puerto Rico | 0.5423 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 118.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Dominica | 0.5359 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 66 | Cyprus | 0.5352 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 67 | Fiji | 0.5347 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Palau | 0.5134 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Grenada | 0.5044 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 70 | Oman | 0.503 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 16,440.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Saint Lucia | 0.486 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Nauru | 0.4567 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Mauritius | 0.3925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 34.2% | falling |
| 74 | Marshall Islands | 0.3548 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.318 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Jordan | 0.3033 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Kiribati | 0.2968 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 78 | Kuwait | 0.2831 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 214.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Bahrain | 0.2813 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 733.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Greece | 0.2505 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 972.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Malta | 0.1773 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 79.2% | falling |
| 82 | Senegal | 0.1501 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 97.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Namibia | 0.1479 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 84 | New Caledonia | 0.1374 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 85 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.1284 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 326.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Croatia | 0.1281 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Armenia | 0.1125 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 116.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Montenegro | 0.0755 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 140.6% | volatile |
| 89 | China | 0.0709 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 140.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Slovakia | 0.0561 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 67.9% | falling |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 0.0094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 101.2% | rising |
| 92 | Hungary | 0.0021 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Romania | -0.0026 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 97.5% | volatile |
| 94 | United States Virgin Islands | -0.0689 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 112.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Jamaica | -0.0898 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 61.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Vietnam | -0.1063 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 71.8% | rising |
| 97 | Ghana | -0.1114 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 98 | South Africa | -0.1334 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 667.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Georgia | -0.1401 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 118.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Belize | -0.1418 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Solomon Islands | -0.155 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 61.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Vanuatu | -0.1816 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 100.1% | volatile |
| 103 | French Polynesia | -0.1973 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 104 | Tunisia | -0.2039 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 668.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Benin | -0.2113 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Burkina Faso | -0.2248 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Moldova | -0.254 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 108 | Kosovo | -0.2547 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | -0.2601 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Kazakhstan | -0.2621 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 111 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.2738 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 112 | Lesotho | -0.2741 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 916.8% | volatile |
| 113 | India | -0.2792 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | -0.2831 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Bulgaria | -0.2886 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 116 | North Macedonia | -0.2978 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Albania | -0.3011 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 118 | Colombia | -0.3085 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 119 | Maldives | -0.3339 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Tanzania | -0.3339 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 121 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.3386 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Ethiopia | -0.3744 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 123 | Guyana | -0.3772 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 25.6% | falling |
| 124 | Brazil | -0.3811 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Suriname | -0.3819 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Argentina | -0.3861 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 127 | East Timor | -0.3909 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 39.3% | falling |
| 128 | Tonga | -0.4171 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Mongolia | -0.4488 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Zambia | -0.4554 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 131 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.4804 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 132 | Thailand | -0.4954 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 133 | Morocco | -0.5028 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 134 | Gambia | -0.5107 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 44.9% | falling |
| 135 | Indonesia | -0.5139 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 136 | Turkey | -0.5281 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 295.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Algeria | -0.5309 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 138 | El Salvador | -0.5474 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 139 | Panama | -0.5575 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 140 | Belarus | -0.5723 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 114.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Philippines | -0.5735 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 142 | Palestine | -0.5839 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 143 | Serbia | -0.6019 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Malawi | -0.6618 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 145 | Angola | -0.6821 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 146 | Ukraine | -0.6909 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 147 | Uzbekistan | -0.6934 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 148 | Egypt | -0.7008 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 149 | Togo | -0.7052 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 150 | Cuba | -0.7278 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 353.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Ecuador | -0.7364 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 152 | Niger | -0.7371 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 70.5% | rising |
| 153 | Peru | -0.7553 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 154 | Nepal | -0.773 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 155 | Gabon | -0.7757 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 156 | Azerbaijan | -0.7781 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 157 | Papua New Guinea | -0.7787 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 19.8% | flat |
| 158 | Sierra Leone | -0.784 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 159 | Eswatini | -0.7998 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 176.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Kenya | -0.8551 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 161 | Comoros | -0.8782 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 162 | Guatemala | -0.9237 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 163 | Djibouti | -0.9312 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 164 | Mali | -0.9393 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 165 | Mexico | -0.9424 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 166 | Mauritania | -0.9454 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 167 | Liberia | -0.9643 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 34.2% | rising |
| 168 | Russia | -0.983 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 169 | Bangladesh | -0.9836 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 170 | Laos | -0.9922 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 171 | Paraguay | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 172 | Madagascar | -1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Guinea | -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 174 | Nigeria | -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 175 | Pakistan | -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 176 | Mozambique | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 177 | Kyrgyzstan | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 178 | Uganda | -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 179 | Iran | -1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 180 | Bolivia | -1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 181 | Cameroon | -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 182 | Lebanon | -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 183 | Honduras | -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 184 | Iraq | -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 185 | Tajikistan | -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 186 | Cambodia | -1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 187 | Zimbabwe | -1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 188 | Myanmar | -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 189 | Afghanistan | -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 190 | Turkmenistan | -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 191 | Central African Republic | -1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 192 | Chad | -1.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 193 | Nicaragua | -1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 194 | Guinea-Bissau | -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 195 | Congo | -1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 196 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.48 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 197 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 198 | Libya | -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 199 | Burundi | -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 200 | Haiti | -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 201 | Venezuela | -1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 202 | North Korea | -1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 203 | Sudan | -1.57 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 204 | Eritrea | -1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 205 | Syria | -1.62 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 206 | Yemen | -1.68 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 207 | Somalia | -1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 208 | South Sudan | -2.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
About this data
Control of Corruption (CC) captures perceptions of the extent to which public power is used for private gain, including both petty and grand corruption, as well as capture of the state by elites and private interests. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.