NationsTreeRanking · latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
Control of corruption (score 0–100)
Perceived extent to which public power is not used for private gain (0–100). Higher means less corruption. Higher is better.
Source: World Bank · Worldwide Governance Indicators · GOV_WGI_CC.SC
Top 5 over time
Dashed line: world median| # | Country | Region | Control of corruptionscore 0–100 | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Denmark |
Europe & Central Asia | 93.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 2 |  Finland |
Europe & Central Asia | 91.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 3 |  Switzerland |
Europe & Central Asia | 88.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 4 |  Singapore |
East Asia & Pacific | 87.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 5 |  Sweden |
Europe & Central Asia | 87.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 6 |  Norway |
Europe & Central Asia | 87.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 7 |  Luxembourg |
Europe & Central Asia | 86.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 8 |  New Zealand |
East Asia & Pacific | 86.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 9 |  Netherlands |
Europe & Central Asia | 85.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 10 |  Australia |
East Asia & Pacific | 85.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 11 |  Iceland |
Europe & Central Asia | 84.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 12 |  Liechtenstein |
Europe & Central Asia | 83.4 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 13 |  Germany |
Europe & Central Asia | 81.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 14 |  Estonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 81.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 15 |  Hong Kong |
East Asia & Pacific | 81.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 16 |  Canada |
North America | 80.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 17 |  Uruguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 79.4 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 18 |  United Kingdom |
Europe & Central Asia | 78.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 19 |  Ireland |
Europe & Central Asia | 78.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 20 |  Greenland |
Europe & Central Asia | 77.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 21 |  Bhutan |
South Asia | 77.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 22 |  Japan |
East Asia & Pacific | 77.4 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 23 |  Belgium |
Europe & Central Asia | 75.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 24 |  Austria |
Europe & Central Asia | 74.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 25 |  France |
Europe & Central Asia | 73.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 26 |  Barbados |
Latin America & Caribbean | 72.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 27 |  Seychelles |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 72.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 28 |  American Samoa |
East Asia & Pacific | 71.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 28 |  Andorra |
Europe & Central Asia | 71.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 28 |  Bermuda |
North America | 71.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 28 |  Guam |
East Asia & Pacific | 71.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 28 |  Monaco |
Europe & Central Asia | 71.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 28 |  San Marino |
Europe & Central Asia | 71.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 34 |  United Arab Emirates |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 71.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 35 |  Chile |
Latin America & Caribbean | 70.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 36 |  Bahamas |
Latin America & Caribbean | 69.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 37 |  Lithuania |
Europe & Central Asia | 68.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 38 |  Brunei |
East Asia & Pacific | 68.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 39 |  Israel |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 67.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 40 |  South Korea |
East Asia & Pacific | 66.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 41 |  Cabo Verde |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 66.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 42 |  Qatar |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 65.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 43 |  Aruba |
Latin America & Caribbean | 65.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 44 |  United States |
North America | 65.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 45 |  Poland |
Europe & Central Asia | 65.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 46 |  Saudi Arabia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 64.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 47 |  Czechia |
Europe & Central Asia | 63.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 48 |  Portugal |
Europe & Central Asia | 63.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 49 |  Latvia |
Europe & Central Asia | 63.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 50 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Latin America & Caribbean | 62.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 51 |  Costa Rica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 62.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 52 |  Micronesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 61.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 53 |  Samoa |
East Asia & Pacific | 61.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 54 |  Spain |
Europe & Central Asia | 61.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 55 |  Rwanda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 60.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 56 |  Slovenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 60.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 57 |  Cayman Islands |
Latin America & Caribbean | 60.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 58 |  Botswana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 59.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 59 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
Latin America & Caribbean | 59.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 60 |  Italy |
Europe & Central Asia | 59.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 61 |  Tuvalu |
East Asia & Pacific | 59.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 62 |  Macao |
East Asia & Pacific | 59.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 63 |  Malaysia |
East Asia & Pacific | 59.4 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 64 |  Puerto Rico (US) |
Latin America & Caribbean | 59.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 65 |  Dominica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 58.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 66 |  Cyprus |
Europe & Central Asia | 58.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 67 |  Fiji |
East Asia & Pacific | 58.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 68 |  Palau |
East Asia & Pacific | 58.4 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 69 |  Grenada |
Latin America & Caribbean | 58.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 70 |  Oman |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 58.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 71 |  Saint Lucia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 57.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 72 |  Naoero |
East Asia & Pacific | 57.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 73 |  Mauritius |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 56.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 74 |  Marshall Islands |
East Asia & Pacific | 55.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 75 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Latin America & Caribbean | 54.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 76 |  Jordan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 54.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 77 |  Kiribati |
East Asia & Pacific | 54.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 78 |  Kuwait |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 53.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 79 |  Bahrain |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 53.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 80 |  Greece |
Europe & Central Asia | 53.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 81 |  Malta |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 51.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 82 |  Senegal |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 51.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 83 |  Namibia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 51.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 84 |  New Caledonia |
East Asia & Pacific | 50.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 85 |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 50.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 86 |  Croatia |
Europe & Central Asia | 50.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 87 |  Armenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 50.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 88 |  Montenegro |
Europe & Central Asia | 49.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 89 |  China |
East Asia & Pacific | 49.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 90 |  Slovakia |
Europe & Central Asia | 49.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 91 |  Dominican Republic |
Latin America & Caribbean | 48.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 92 |  Hungary |
Europe & Central Asia | 48.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 93 |  Romania |
Europe & Central Asia | 48.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 94 |  US Virgin Islands |
Latin America & Caribbean | 46.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 95 |  Jamaica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 46.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 96 |  Vietnam |
East Asia & Pacific | 45.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 97 |  Ghana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 98 |  South Africa |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.4 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 99 |  Georgia |
Europe & Central Asia | 45.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 100 |  Belize |
Latin America & Caribbean | 45.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 101 |  Solomon Islands |
East Asia & Pacific | 44.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 102 |  Vanuatu |
East Asia & Pacific | 44.4 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 103 |  French Polynesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 44.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 104 |  Tunisia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 43.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 105 |  Benin |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 43.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 106 |  Burkina Faso |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 43.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 107 |  Moldova |
Europe & Central Asia | 42.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 108 | XKXKosovo | Europe & Central Asia | 42.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 109 |  Kazakhstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 42.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 110 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 111 |  Lesotho |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 112 |  India |
South Asia | 42.4 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 113 |  Sri Lanka |
South Asia | 42.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 114 |  Bulgaria |
Europe & Central Asia | 42.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 115 |  North Macedonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 42.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 116 |  Albania |
Europe & Central Asia | 42.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 117 |  Colombia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 41.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 118 |  Maldives |
South Asia | 41.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 119 |  Tanzania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 41.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 120 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Latin America & Caribbean | 41.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 121 |  Ethiopia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 122 |  Guyana |
Latin America & Caribbean | 40.4 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 123 |  Brazil |
Latin America & Caribbean | 40.4 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 124 |  Suriname |
Latin America & Caribbean | 40.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 125 |  Argentina |
Latin America & Caribbean | 40.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 126 |  Timor-Leste |
East Asia & Pacific | 40.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 127 |  Tonga |
East Asia & Pacific | 39.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 128 |  Mongolia |
East Asia & Pacific | 39.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 129 |  Zambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 38.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 130 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Europe & Central Asia | 38.4 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 131 |  Thailand |
East Asia & Pacific | 38.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 132 |  Morocco |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 37.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 133 |  Gambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 37.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 134 |  Indonesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 37.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 135 |  Türkiye |
Europe & Central Asia | 37.4 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 136 |  Algeria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 37.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 137 |  El Salvador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 37.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 138 |  Panama |
Latin America & Caribbean | 36.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 139 |  Belarus |
Europe & Central Asia | 36.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 140 |  Philippines |
East Asia & Pacific | 36.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 141 |  Palestine |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 36.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 142 |  Serbia |
Europe & Central Asia | 35.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 143 |  Malawi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 144 |  Angola |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 145 |  Ukraine |
Europe & Central Asia | 34.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 146 |  Uzbekistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 34.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 147 |  Egypt |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 33.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 148 |  Togo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 149 |  Cuba |
Latin America & Caribbean | 33.4 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 150 |  Ecuador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 33.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 151 |  Niger |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 152 |  Peru |
Latin America & Caribbean | 32.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 153 |  Nepal |
South Asia | 32.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 154 |  Gabon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.4 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 155 |  Azerbaijan |
Europe & Central Asia | 32.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 156 |  Papua New Guinea |
East Asia & Pacific | 32.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 157 |  Sierra Leone |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 32.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 158 |  Eswatini |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 159 |  Kenya |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 160 |  Comoros |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 161 |  Guatemala |
Latin America & Caribbean | 29.4 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 162 |  Djibouti |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 29.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 163 |  Mali |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 164 |  Mexico |
Latin America & Caribbean | 29.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 165 |  Mauritania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 166 |  Liberia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 167 |  Russia |
Europe & Central Asia | 28.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 168 |  Bangladesh |
South Asia | 28.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 169 |  Laos |
East Asia & Pacific | 28.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 170 |  Paraguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 27.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 171 |  Madagascar |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 172 |  Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 26.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 173 |  Nigeria |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 26.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 174 |  Pakistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 26.5 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 175 |  Mozambique |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 176 |  Kyrgyzstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 25.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 177 |  Uganda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 178 |  Iran |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 25.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 179 |  Bolivia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 24.1 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 180 |  Cameroon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 181 |  Lebanon |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 23.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 182 |  Honduras |
Latin America & Caribbean | 22.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 183 |  Iraq |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 22.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 184 |  Tajikistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 22.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 185 |  Cambodia |
East Asia & Pacific | 22.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 186 |  Zimbabwe |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 187 |  Myanmar |
East Asia & Pacific | 21.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 188 |  Afghanistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 21.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 189 |  Turkmenistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 21.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 190 |  Central African Republic |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 191 |  Chad |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 192 |  Nicaragua |
Latin America & Caribbean | 20.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 193 |  Guinea-Bissau |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 194 |  Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 195 |  Equatorial Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 196 |  DR Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 197 |  Libya |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 17.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 198 |  Burundi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 17.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 199 |  Haiti |
Latin America & Caribbean | 17.0 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 200 |  Venezuela |
Latin America & Caribbean | 16.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 201 |  North Korea |
East Asia & Pacific | 16.7 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 202 |  Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 16.3 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 203 |  Eritrea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 15.6 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 204 |  Syria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 15.4 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 205 |  Yemen |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 14.2 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 206 |  Somalia, Fed. Rep. |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 13.9 score 0–100 | 2025 |
| 207 |  South Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.8 score 0–100 | 2025 |
Latest value per country. Ranked: countries with data from the last 5 years of the series; older values are listed below without a rank. 207 ranked.