Control of Corruption - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score by country
Countries reporting
208
Highest
88.3%
Denmark
Lowest
0.0%
South Sudan
Median
37.2%
Years covered
30
1996–2025
Data points
5,432
What the numbers show
Control of Corruption - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score is currently reported for 208 countries. The highest value is 88.3% in Denmark; the lowest is 0.0% in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 37.2%, and the mean is 40.7%.
Over the past decade 108 countries rose and 98 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 138.8%), and the largest decrease in South Sudan (down 100.0%).
Control of Corruption: Lower bound of the 90% confidence: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 88.3% | 2025 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 2 | Finland | 85.9% | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 3 | Singapore | 82.5% | 2025 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 4 | Sweden | 82.2% | 2025 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 81.6% | 2025 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 6 | Switzerland | 81.5% | 2025 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 7 | Norway | 81.2% | 2025 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 8 | Netherlands | 80.6% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 9 | New Zealand | 80.4% | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 10 | Australia | 79.4% | 2025 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 11 | Iceland | 78.3% | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 12 | Germany | 76.5% | 2025 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 13 | Estonia | 76.1% | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 14 | Hong Kong | 75.4% | 2025 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 15 | Canada | 74.5% | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 16 | Liechtenstein | 74.0% | 2025 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 17 | Uruguay | 73.8% | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 18 | Ireland | 73.2% | 2025 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 73.2% | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 20 | Japan | 71.7% | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 21 | Bhutan | 71.1% | 2025 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 22 | Belgium | 70.3% | 2025 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 23 | Austria | 69.0% | 2025 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 24 | France | 67.8% | 2025 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 25 | Barbados | 66.3% | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 26 | Greenland | 66.2% | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 65.8% | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 28 | Seychelles | 64.9% | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 29 | Chile | 64.9% | 2025 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 30 | Lithuania | 63.6% | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 31 | Bahamas | 62.2% | 2025 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 32 | South Korea | 61.3% | 2025 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 33 | Israel | 60.8% | 2025 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 34 | Qatar | 60.4% | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 35 | Brunei | 60.4% | 2025 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 36 | Poland | 60.1% | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 37 | United States | 59.8% | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 38 | Cape Verde | 59.6% | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 39 | Czechia | 58.8% | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 40 | Latvia | 58.6% | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 41 | Portugal | 58.3% | 2025 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 58.2% | 2025 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 43 | Andorra | 57.4% | 2025 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 43 | American Samoa | 57.4% | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 43 | Bermuda | 57.4% | 2025 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 43 | Guam | 57.4% | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 43 | Monaco | 57.4% | 2025 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 43 | San Marino | 57.4% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 49 | Costa Rica | 56.4% | 2025 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 50 | Aruba | 56.2% | 2025 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 51 | Spain | 55.9% | 2025 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 52 | Slovenia | 55.7% | 2025 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 53 | Rwanda | 55.5% | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 54 | Botswana | 54.7% | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 55 | Italy | 54.5% | 2025 | up 23.0% | falling |
| 56 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 54.3% | 2025 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 57 | Malaysia | 54.1% | 2025 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 58 | Cyprus | 53.5% | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 59 | Oman | 52.1% | 2025 | up 25.8% | falling |
| 60 | Antigua and Barbuda | 50.9% | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 61 | Puerto Rico | 50.8% | 2025 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 62 | Cayman Islands | 50.8% | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 63 | Dominica | 50.3% | 2025 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 64 | Macao | 50.2% | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 65 | Mauritius | 50.1% | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 66 | Samoa | 50.0% | 2025 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 67 | Grenada | 49.9% | 2025 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 68 | Micronesia (country) | 49.8% | 2025 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 69 | Saint Lucia | 49.5% | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 70 | Fiji | 49.2% | 2025 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 71 | Jordan | 48.9% | 2025 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 72 | Kuwait | 48.4% | 2025 | up 32.3% | falling |
| 73 | Tuvalu | 47.9% | 2025 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 74 | Greece | 47.8% | 2025 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 75 | Bahrain | 47.7% | 2025 | up 12.9% | flat |
| 76 | Malta | 46.0% | 2025 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 77 | Senegal | 45.9% | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 78 | Namibia | 45.7% | 2025 | down 10.9% | flat |
| 79 | Croatia | 45.6% | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 80 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 45.2% | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 81 | Slovakia | 44.2% | 2025 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 82 | Palau | 44.1% | 2025 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 83 | China | 44.1% | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 84 | Armenia | 43.9% | 2025 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 85 | Sao Tome and Principe | 43.8% | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 86 | Montenegro | 43.7% | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 87 | Marshall Islands | 43.2% | 2025 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 88 | Hungary | 43.1% | 2025 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 89 | Nauru | 43.0% | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 90 | Romania | 43.0% | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 91 | Kiribati | 42.7% | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 42.6% | 2025 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 93 | Ghana | 40.9% | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 94 | Vietnam | 40.6% | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 95 | Jamaica | 40.6% | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 96 | South Africa | 40.0% | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 97 | Georgia | 39.3% | 2025 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 98 | Tunisia | 38.5% | 2025 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 99 | Benin | 38.5% | 2025 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 100 | Belize | 38.3% | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 101 | Burkina Faso | 38.2% | 2025 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 102 | Cote d'Ivoire | 37.4% | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 103 | Kazakhstan | 37.4% | 2025 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 104 | Moldova | 37.3% | 2025 | up 74.0% | rising |
| 105 | Bulgaria | 37.2% | 2025 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 106 | India | 37.1% | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 107 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 37.1% | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 108 | Sri Lanka | 37.0% | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 109 | Kosovo | 36.9% | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 110 | Lesotho | 36.6% | 2025 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 111 | Colombia | 36.5% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 112 | Albania | 36.3% | 2025 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 113 | Tanzania | 36.2% | 2025 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 114 | North Macedonia | 36.1% | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 115 | Solomon Islands | 35.8% | 2025 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 116 | Trinidad and Tobago | 35.6% | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 117 | Vanuatu | 35.3% | 2025 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 118 | Ethiopia | 35.2% | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 119 | Brazil | 35.0% | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 120 | Argentina | 34.9% | 2025 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 121 | Guyana | 34.2% | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 122 | Suriname | 34.2% | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 123 | Mongolia | 33.8% | 2025 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 124 | Zambia | 33.7% | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 125 | East Timor | 33.3% | 2025 | up 18.9% | flat |
| 126 | Thailand | 32.7% | 2025 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 127 | Gambia | 32.6% | 2025 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 128 | Morocco | 32.4% | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 32.4% | 2025 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 130 | Indonesia | 32.4% | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 131 | United States Virgin Islands | 32.2% | 2025 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 132 | Turkey | 32.0% | 2025 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 133 | Algeria | 31.6% | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 134 | Maldives | 31.6% | 2025 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 135 | El Salvador | 31.5% | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 136 | Philippines | 31.2% | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 137 | Panama | 31.2% | 2025 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 138 | Belarus | 30.5% | 2025 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 139 | Serbia | 30.2% | 2025 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 140 | Malawi | 29.6% | 2025 | up 13.4% | flat |
| 141 | Tonga | 29.2% | 2025 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 142 | Angola | 28.8% | 2025 | up 138.8% | rising |
| 143 | Uzbekistan | 28.7% | 2025 | up 80.1% | rising |
| 144 | Togo | 28.5% | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 145 | Ukraine | 28.4% | 2025 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 146 | Egypt | 28.4% | 2025 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 147 | Palestine | 28.2% | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 148 | Niger | 27.9% | 2025 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 149 | Ecuador | 27.5% | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 150 | Peru | 27.4% | 2025 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 151 | Sierra Leone | 27.1% | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 152 | Nepal | 26.9% | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 153 | Gabon | 26.8% | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 154 | Cuba | 26.5% | 2025 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 155 | Papua New Guinea | 26.1% | 2025 | up 17.9% | flat |
| 156 | Azerbaijan | 25.9% | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 157 | Kenya | 25.9% | 2025 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 158 | Eswatini | 25.5% | 2025 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 159 | Mali | 24.0% | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 160 | Guatemala | 23.8% | 2025 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 161 | Mexico | 23.7% | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 162 | Mauritania | 23.5% | 2025 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 163 | Liberia | 23.5% | 2025 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 164 | Djibouti | 22.9% | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 165 | Bangladesh | 22.8% | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 166 | Russia | 22.5% | 2025 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 167 | Comoros | 22.1% | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 168 | Paraguay | 22.1% | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 169 | Madagascar | 21.8% | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 170 | Laos | 21.7% | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 171 | Nigeria | 21.5% | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 172 | Guinea | 21.3% | 2025 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 173 | Pakistan | 21.1% | 2025 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 174 | Mozambique | 20.8% | 2025 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 175 | Uganda | 20.5% | 2025 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 176 | Kyrgyzstan | 20.2% | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 177 | Iran | 19.3% | 2025 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 178 | New Caledonia | 18.7% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 179 | Cameroon | 18.6% | 2025 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 180 | Bolivia | 18.6% | 2025 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 181 | Lebanon | 17.6% | 2025 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 182 | Honduras | 17.5% | 2025 | down 33.5% | flat |
| 183 | Cambodia | 17.0% | 2025 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 184 | Zimbabwe | 16.8% | 2025 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 185 | Tajikistan | 16.4% | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 186 | Iraq | 16.4% | 2025 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 187 | Myanmar | 16.0% | 2025 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 188 | Afghanistan | 15.9% | 2025 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 189 | Central African Republic | 15.0% | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 190 | Chad | 15.0% | 2025 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 191 | Nicaragua | 14.7% | 2025 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 192 | Turkmenistan | 14.5% | 2025 | up 29.3% | falling |
| 193 | Congo | 13.9% | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 194 | Guinea-Bissau | 13.0% | 2025 | up 43.1% | falling |
| 195 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 12.8% | 2025 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 196 | French Polynesia | 11.9% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 197 | Venezuela | 11.4% | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 198 | Haiti | 11.3% | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 199 | Equatorial Guinea | 11.0% | 2025 | up 34.9% | falling |
| 200 | Sudan | 11.0% | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 201 | Burundi | 10.7% | 2025 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 202 | Libya | 10.4% | 2025 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 203 | North Korea | 9.8% | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 204 | Eritrea | 9.2% | 2025 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 205 | Syria | 9.0% | 2025 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 206 | Somalia | 8.0% | 2025 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 207 | Yemen | 7.9% | 2025 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 208 | South Sudan | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |