Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Corruption score) in Nauru
Nauru: Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Corruption score) was 57.25 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Control of Corruption - Governance score in Nauru, 2007–2025
Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for control of corruption - governance score in Nauru is 57.25 0-100, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Nauru peaked at 58.2 0-100 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 43.48 0-100, in 2014.
Nauru ranks 72nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Corruption score) in Nauru, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 44.38 0-100 | — |
| 2008 | 44.54 0-100 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 44.54 0-100 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 50.66 0-100 | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 50.42 0-100 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 49.9 0-100 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 43.93 0-100 | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 43.48 0-100 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 58.2 0-100 | +33.9% |
| 2016 | 57.11 0-100 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 57.07 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 57.15 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 57.25 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 57.27 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 57.31 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 57.15 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 57.18 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 57.25 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 57.25 0-100 | +0.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 57.25 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 67.01 0-100, 85% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 57.25 0-100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.61 0-100, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Corruption score) in Nauru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +33.9% | 43.48 0-100 | 58.2 0-100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.49 0-100 | 44.38 0-100 | 44.54 0-100 | 3 |
| 2010s | 52.52 0-100 | 43.48 0-100 | 58.2 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.24 0-100 | 57.15 0-100 | 57.31 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 69 Grenada 58.22 0-100 compare
- 70 Oman 58.19 0-100 compare
- 71 Saint Lucia 57.85 0-100 compare
- 73 Mauritius 55.96 0-100 compare
- 74 Marshall Islands 55.2 0-100 compare
- 75 Saint Kitts and Nevis 54.46 0-100 compare
More reference data data for Nauru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0015 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 0.2246 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is control of corruption - governance score in Nauru?
- Control of corruption - governance score in Nauru was 57.25 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2 0-100 in 2015.
- What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.48 0-100 in 2014.
- How does Nauru rank for control of corruption - governance score?
- Nauru ranks 72nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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