Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) in Estonia

Estonia: Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) was 81.06 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
81.06 0-100
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
14th
of 208 countries
All-time high
82.6 0-100
in 2023
All-time low
57.86 0-100
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Control of Corruption - Governance score in Estonia, 1996–2025

0204060801996201020251996: 57.9 0-1001998: 67.1 0-1002000: 65.1 0-1002002: 63.6 0-1002003: 65.5 0-1002004: 66.8 0-1002005: 67.7 0-1002006: 69.4 0-1002007: 68.3 0-1002008: 68.5 0-1002009: 68.2 0-1002010: 68.2 0-1002011: 71.6 0-1002012: 70.7 0-1002013: 71.9 0-1002014: 73.4 0-1002015: 74 0-1002016: 73.5 0-1002017: 73.6 0-1002018: 78.3 0-1002019: 78.8 0-1002020: 78.7 0-1002021: 79.3 0-1002022: 80.5 0-1002023: 82.6 0-1002024: 81.3 0-1002025: 81.1 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2025, control of corruption - governance score in Estonia stood at 81.06 0-100.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, control of corruption - governance score in Estonia peaked at 82.6 0-100 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57.86 0-100, in 1996.

Estonia ranks 14th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) (Control score 0-100) in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100) in Estonia, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 57.86 0-100 —
1998 67.13 0-100 +16.0%
2000 65.14 0-100 -3.0%
2002 63.6 0-100 -2.4%
2003 65.55 0-100 +3.1%
2004 66.79 0-100 +1.9%
2005 67.67 0-100 +1.3%
2006 69.42 0-100 +2.6%
2007 68.27 0-100 -1.7%
2008 68.48 0-100 +0.3%
2009 68.2 0-100 -0.4%
2010 68.18 0-100 -0.0%
2011 71.65 0-100 +5.1%
2012 70.65 0-100 -1.4%
2013 71.92 0-100 +1.8%
2014 73.35 0-100 +2.0%
2015 73.97 0-100 +0.8%
2016 73.5 0-100 -0.6%
2017 73.59 0-100 +0.1%
2018 78.28 0-100 +6.4%
2019 78.84 0-100 +0.7%
2020 78.7 0-100 -0.2%
2021 79.35 0-100 +0.8%
2022 80.5 0-100 +1.5%
2023 82.6 0-100 +2.6%
2024 81.33 0-100 -1.5%
2025 81.06 0-100 -0.3%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 81.06 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 67.01 0-100, 1.2× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 81.06 0-100 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.25 0-100, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 62.49 0-100 57.86 0-100 67.13 0-100 2
2000s 67.01 0-100 63.6 0-100 69.42 0-100 9
2010s 73.39 0-100 68.18 0-100 78.84 0-100 10
2020s 80.59 0-100 78.7 0-100 82.6 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 11 Iceland 84.83 0-100 compare
  2. 12 Liechtenstein 83.43 0-100 compare
  3. 13 Germany 81.85 0-100 compare
  4. 15 Hong Kong 81.05 0-100 compare
  5. 16 Canada 80.21 0-100 compare
  6. 17 Uruguay 79.43 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is control of corruption - governance score in Estonia?
Control of corruption - governance score in Estonia was 81.06 0-100 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 82.6 0-100 in 2023.
What is the lowest control of corruption - governance score recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 57.86 0-100 in 1996.
How does Estonia rank for control of corruption - governance score?
Estonia ranks 14th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is control of corruption - governance score rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Control of Corruption - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,432 data points, 1996–2025
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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 score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).