Control of Corruption - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score by country
Countries reporting
205
Highest
99.5%
Denmark
Lowest
13.4%
South Sudan, Republic of
Median
48.8%
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
5,193
What the numbers show
Control of Corruption - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score is currently reported for 205 countries. The highest value is 99.5% in Denmark; the lowest is 13.4% in South Sudan, Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 48.8%, and the mean is 54.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 103 countries rose and 102 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 71.2%), and the largest decrease in South Sudan, Republic of (down 34.6%).
Control of Corruption - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 99.5% | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 2 | Monaco | 98.7% | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 3 | Finland | 97.6% | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 4 | Switzerland | 95.1% | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 94.0% | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 6 | Norway | 93.3% | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 7 | Singapore | 93.0% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 8 | Sweden | 93.0% | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 9 | Liechtenstein | 92.8% | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 10 | New Zealand | 92.6% | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands, The | 91.9% | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 12 | Iceland | 91.4% | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 13 | Australia | 91.1% | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 14 | Greenland | 89.6% | 2024 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 15 | Germany | 89.1% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 16 | Estonia, Republic of | 86.7% | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 17 | Canada | 86.6% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 18 | Andorra, Principality of | 86.1% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 18 | American Samoa | 86.1% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 18 | Bermuda | 86.1% | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 18 | Guam | 86.1% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 18 | San Marino, Republic of | 86.1% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 23 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 85.4% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 24 | Ireland | 85.0% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 25 | Uruguay | 84.4% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 26 | Bhutan | 84.3% | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 84.1% | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 28 | Belgium | 82.9% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 29 | Japan | 81.1% | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 30 | Seychelles | 80.6% | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 31 | Bahamas, The | 79.7% | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 32 | Brunei Darussalam | 79.7% | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 33 | Austria | 79.4% | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 34 | Barbados | 79.1% | 2024 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 35 | France | 77.8% | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 77.0% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 37 | Chile | 75.6% | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 38 | United States | 75.6% | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 39 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 74.8% | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 40 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 74.0% | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 41 | Cabo Verde | 73.6% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 42 | Samoa | 73.2% | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 43 | Lithuania, Republic of | 73.0% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 44 | Nauru, Republic of | 72.3% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 44 | Palau, Republic of | 72.3% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 46 | Czech Republic | 71.7% | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 47 | Israel | 71.6% | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 48 | Tuvalu | 71.5% | 2024 | up 21.5% | flat |
| 49 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 70.7% | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 50 | Korea, Republic of | 70.4% | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 51 | Portugal | 69.9% | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 52 | Latvia, Republic of | 69.6% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 53 | Cayman Islands | 69.5% | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 54 | Qatar | 69.2% | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 55 | Fiji, Republic of | 69.2% | 2024 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 56 | Saudi Arabia | 69.1% | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 57 | Poland, Republic of | 69.0% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 58 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 68.9% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 59 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 67.7% | 2024 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 60 | Spain | 67.7% | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 61 | Kiribati | 67.3% | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 67.3% | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 63 | Dominica | 67.2% | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 64 | Slovenia, Republic of | 66.5% | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 65 | Grenada | 66.1% | 2024 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 66 | Rwanda | 65.9% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 67 | Botswana | 65.9% | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 68 | St. Lucia | 65.5% | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 69 | Italy | 64.4% | 2024 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 70 | Oman | 64.2% | 2024 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 71 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 64.2% | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 72 | Puerto Rico | 64.0% | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 73 | Cyprus | 64.0% | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 74 | Malaysia | 63.3% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 75 | Antigua and Barbuda | 62.9% | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 76 | Georgia | 61.5% | 2024 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 77 | United States Virgin Islands | 60.8% | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 78 | Mauritius | 60.5% | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 79 | Greece | 59.3% | 2024 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 80 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 59.0% | 2024 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 81 | Malta | 58.9% | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 82 | Jordan | 58.6% | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 83 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 58.4% | 2024 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 84 | Kuwait | 57.7% | 2024 | up 18.1% | falling |
| 85 | Armenia | 57.2% | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 86 | Croatia, Republic of | 55.9% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 87 | Namibia | 55.7% | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 88 | Senegal | 55.3% | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 89 | Slovak Republic | 55.1% | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 90 | China (People’s Republic of) | 55.0% | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 91 | Solomon Islands | 54.4% | 2024 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 92 | Vanuatu | 53.9% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 93 | Hungary | 53.7% | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 94 | Romania | 53.4% | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 95 | Montenegro | 52.6% | 2024 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 96 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 51.9% | 2024 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 97 | Jamaica | 51.6% | 2024 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 98 | Belize | 51.6% | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 99 | Maldives | 51.0% | 2024 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 100 | Tonga | 50.3% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 101 | Cuba | 50.2% | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 102 | South Africa | 49.3% | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 103 | Ghana | 48.8% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 104 | Tunisia | 48.8% | 2024 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 105 | Kosovo | 48.5% | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 106 | Benin | 48.3% | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 107 | Viet Nam | 48.3% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 108 | Dominican Republic | 48.2% | 2024 | up 26.3% | falling |
| 109 | Burkina Faso | 48.0% | 2024 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 110 | Bulgaria | 48.0% | 2024 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 111 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 47.6% | 2024 | down 15.5% | flat |
| 112 | Moldova, Republic of | 47.6% | 2024 | up 41.7% | flat |
| 113 | Colombia | 47.3% | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 114 | Côte d’Ivoire | 47.2% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 115 | India | 47.1% | 2024 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 116 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 47.1% | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 117 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 47.1% | 2024 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 118 | Guyana | 47.0% | 2024 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 119 | Tanzania | 47.0% | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 120 | Argentina | 46.7% | 2024 | up 17.7% | flat |
| 121 | Trinidad and Tobago | 46.6% | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 122 | Suriname | 46.4% | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 123 | Gambia | 46.2% | 2024 | up 28.0% | falling |
| 124 | Sri Lanka | 45.5% | 2024 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 125 | Albania | 45.1% | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 126 | Brazil | 45.0% | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 127 | Palestine | 44.4% | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 128 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 44.3% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 129 | Zambia | 43.8% | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 130 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 43.4% | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 131 | Mongolia | 43.3% | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 132 | Morocco | 42.8% | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 133 | Thailand | 42.6% | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 134 | Panama | 42.3% | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 135 | Serbia, Republic of | 42.2% | 2024 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 136 | Belarus, Republic of | 42.1% | 2024 | down 16.8% | flat |
| 137 | Indonesia | 42.1% | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 138 | Türkiye, Republic of | 41.8% | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 139 | El Salvador | 41.7% | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 140 | Algeria | 41.6% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 141 | Philippines | 41.4% | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 142 | Angola | 40.7% | 2024 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 143 | Niger | 40.7% | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 144 | Nepal | 40.6% | 2024 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 145 | Malawi | 39.9% | 2024 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 146 | Togo | 39.7% | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 147 | Ukraine | 39.7% | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 148 | Sierra Leone | 38.8% | 2024 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 149 | Peru | 38.6% | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 150 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 38.6% | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 151 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 38.4% | 2024 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 152 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 38.2% | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 153 | Papua New Guinea | 38.0% | 2024 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 154 | Ecuador | 37.8% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 155 | Egypt | 36.7% | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 156 | Kenya | 36.6% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 157 | Djibouti | 36.2% | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 158 | Russian Federation | 35.2% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 159 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 34.5% | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 160 | Gabon | 34.5% | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 161 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 34.4% | 2024 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 162 | Guatemala | 34.4% | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 163 | Mexico | 34.2% | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 164 | Bolivia | 33.2% | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 165 | Comoros, Union of the | 33.2% | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 166 | Mali | 33.1% | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 167 | Paraguay | 32.8% | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 168 | Madagascar | 32.7% | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 169 | Liberia | 31.8% | 2024 | down 13.7% | flat |
| 170 | Pakistan | 31.7% | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 171 | Mozambique, Republic of | 31.5% | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 172 | Bangladesh | 30.9% | 2024 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 173 | Kyrgyzstan | 30.4% | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 174 | Uganda | 30.4% | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 175 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 30.4% | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 176 | Nigeria | 30.4% | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 177 | Iraq | 29.9% | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 178 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 29.5% | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 179 | Guinea | 29.2% | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 180 | Turkmenistan | 28.8% | 2024 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 181 | Cambodia | 28.5% | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 182 | Myanmar | 28.2% | 2024 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 183 | Cameroon | 28.2% | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 184 | Honduras | 28.1% | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 185 | Zimbabwe | 27.7% | 2024 | up 22.3% | falling |
| 186 | Central African Republic | 27.7% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 187 | Guinea-Bissau | 27.6% | 2024 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 188 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 27.2% | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 189 | Lebanon | 27.2% | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 190 | Chad | 25.6% | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 191 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 25.2% | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 192 | Congo, Republic of | 24.5% | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 193 | Nicaragua | 24.4% | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 194 | Burundi | 24.4% | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 195 | Libya | 23.6% | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 196 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 23.2% | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 197 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 22.4% | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 198 | Haiti | 22.3% | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 199 | Sudan | 21.7% | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 200 | Eritrea, The State of | 21.2% | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 201 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 21.2% | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 202 | Yemen, Republic of | 21.0% | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 203 | Syrian Arab Republic | 20.1% | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 204 | Somalia | 17.8% | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 205 | South Sudan, Republic of | 13.4% | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |