Control of Corruption by Country

The Control of Corruption by Country ranking compares nations by year-over-year progress in reducing corruption, ranking higher those with significant improvements in transparency, governance, and accountability.

Ranking summary

Micronesia tops the rankings in Control of Corruption, recording an increase from 0.48 to 0.78. Comoros follows with a gain from -1.24 to -0.99, while Costa Rica rounds out the top three, rising from 0.47 to 0.65.
Across all 193 countries, the average year-over-year change was +0.00 pts with a median change of +0.01 pts.
Overall, 100 countries improved in this area while 77 worsened. Click on a country to open the full country scorecard and see how it performs across a range of key indicators.

Rank ⇵	Country ⇵	Most Recent Year ⇵	Previous Year ⇵	Change ⇵
1	Micronesia	0.78 (2023)	0.48 (2022)	+0.30 pts
2	Comoros	-0.99 (2023)	-1.24 (2022)	+0.25 pts
3	Costa Rica	0.65 (2023)	0.47 (2022)	+0.18 pts
4	Saudi Arabia	0.54 (2023)	0.36 (2022)	+0.18 pts
5	Samoa	0.73 (2023)	0.55 (2022)	+0.18 pts
6	Kiribati	0.41 (2023)	0.24 (2022)	+0.17 pts
7	Oman	0.22 (2023)	0.05 (2022)	+0.17 pts
8	South Korea	0.89 (2023)	0.75 (2022)	+0.14 pts
9	Fiji	0.51 (2023)	0.39 (2022)	+0.12 pts
10	Czech Republic	0.77 (2023)	0.66 (2022)	+0.11 pts
11	Rwanda	0.67 (2023)	0.56 (2022)	+0.11 pts
12	Tonga	-0.31 (2023)	-0.42 (2022)	+0.11 pts
13	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-0.58 (2023)	-0.68 (2022)	+0.10 pts
14	Brunei	1.28 (2023)	1.18 (2022)	+0.10 pts
15	Hungary	0.00 (2023)	-0.10 (2022)	+0.10 pts
16	Peru	-0.72 (2023)	-0.81 (2022)	+0.09 pts
17	Argentina	-0.36 (2023)	-0.45 (2022)	+0.09 pts
18	Guatemala	-1.12 (2023)	-1.21 (2022)	+0.09 pts
19	Nigeria	-1.04 (2023)	-1.13 (2022)	+0.09 pts
20	Grenada	0.56 (2023)	0.48 (2022)	+0.08 pts
21	Kuwait	0.21 (2023)	0.13 (2022)	+0.08 pts
22	Slovakia	0.29 (2023)	0.21 (2022)	+0.08 pts
23	Albania	-0.33 (2023)	-0.41 (2022)	+0.08 pts
24	El Salvador	-0.56 (2023)	-0.64 (2022)	+0.08 pts
25	Mongolia	-0.49 (2023)	-0.56 (2022)	+0.07 pts
26	Senegal	0.06 (2023)	-0.01 (2022)	+0.07 pts
27	Brazil	-0.50 (2023)	-0.57 (2022)	+0.07 pts
28	Guinea	-0.90 (2023)	-0.97 (2022)	+0.07 pts
29	Barbados	1.34 (2023)	1.28 (2022)	+0.06 pts
30	Democratic Republic of the Congo	-1.48 (2023)	-1.54 (2022)	+0.06 pts
31	Somalia	-1.73 (2023)	-1.79 (2022)	+0.06 pts
32	Greece	0.10 (2023)	0.04 (2022)	+0.06 pts
33	Moldova	-0.28 (2023)	-0.34 (2022)	+0.06 pts
34	Poland	0.57 (2023)	0.51 (2022)	+0.06 pts
35	Bolivia	-0.84 (2023)	-0.89 (2022)	+0.05 pts
36	Algeria	-0.59 (2023)	-0.64 (2022)	+0.05 pts
37	Luxembourg	1.93 (2023)	1.88 (2022)	+0.05 pts
38	Tajikistan	-1.38 (2023)	-1.43 (2022)	+0.05 pts
39	Colombia	-0.31 (2023)	-0.36 (2022)	+0.05 pts
40	Malaysia	0.30 (2023)	0.25 (2022)	+0.05 pts
41	Solomon Islands	-0.13 (2023)	-0.18 (2022)	+0.05 pts
42	Sao Tome and Principe	0.36 (2023)	0.31 (2022)	+0.05 pts
43	South Africa	-0.28 (2023)	-0.33 (2022)	+0.05 pts
44	Israel	0.83 (2023)	0.78 (2022)	+0.05 pts
45	Liberia	-0.89 (2023)	-0.93 (2022)	+0.04 pts
46	Norway	2.11 (2023)	2.07 (2022)	+0.04 pts
47	Timor-Leste	-0.23 (2023)	-0.27 (2022)	+0.04 pts
48	Benin	-0.05 (2023)	-0.09 (2022)	+0.04 pts
49	Montenegro	-0.08 (2023)	-0.12 (2022)	+0.04 pts
50	Bahrain	0.18 (2023)	0.14 (2022)	+0.04 pts
51	Papua New Guinea	-0.66 (2023)	-0.70 (2022)	+0.04 pts
52	Afghanistan	-1.15 (2023)	-1.18 (2022)	+0.03 pts
53	Côte d'Ivoire	-0.31 (2023)	-0.34 (2022)	+0.03 pts
54	Equatorial Guinea	-1.57 (2023)	-1.60 (2022)	+0.03 pts
55	Lithuania	0.78 (2023)	0.75 (2022)	+0.03 pts
56	Mauritius	0.45 (2023)	0.42 (2022)	+0.03 pts
57	North Korea	-1.58 (2023)	-1.61 (2022)	+0.03 pts
58	Paraguay	-1.06 (2023)	-1.09 (2022)	+0.03 pts
59	Syria	-1.75 (2023)	-1.78 (2022)	+0.03 pts
60	Yemen	-1.65 (2023)	-1.68 (2022)	+0.03 pts
61	Armenia	0.06 (2023)	0.03 (2022)	+0.03 pts
62	Croatia	0.18 (2023)	0.15 (2022)	+0.03 pts
63	Tanzania	-0.32 (2023)	-0.35 (2022)	+0.03 pts
64	Botswana	0.69 (2023)	0.66 (2022)	+0.03 pts
65	Antigua and Barbuda	0.33 (2023)	0.31 (2022)	+0.02 pts
66	Australia	1.78 (2023)	1.76 (2022)	+0.02 pts
67	Bhutan	1.53 (2023)	1.51 (2022)	+0.02 pts
68	Cabo Verde	0.98 (2023)	0.96 (2022)	+0.02 pts
69	Gabon	-1.02 (2023)	-1.04 (2022)	+0.02 pts
70	Haiti	-1.44 (2023)	-1.46 (2022)	+0.02 pts
71	Italy	0.55 (2023)	0.53 (2022)	+0.02 pts
72	Nepal	-0.51 (2023)	-0.53 (2022)	+0.02 pts
73	Togo	-0.62 (2023)	-0.64 (2022)	+0.02 pts
74	Turkmenistan	-1.42 (2023)	-1.44 (2022)	+0.02 pts
75	Uganda	-1.04 (2023)	-1.06 (2022)	+0.02 pts
76	United States	1.12 (2023)	1.10 (2022)	+0.02 pts
77	Zambia	-0.48 (2023)	-0.50 (2022)	+0.02 pts
78	Romania	0.04 (2023)	0.02 (2022)	+0.02 pts
79	Vanuatu	-0.01 (2023)	-0.03 (2022)	+0.02 pts
80	Bulgaria	-0.14 (2023)	-0.16 (2022)	+0.02 pts
81	Jordan	0.09 (2023)	0.07 (2022)	+0.02 pts
82	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.41 (2023)	0.39 (2022)	+0.02 pts
83	Marshall Islands	0.41 (2023)	0.39 (2022)	+0.02 pts
84	Niger	-0.56 (2023)	-0.58 (2022)	+0.02 pts
85	Switzerland	2.02 (2023)	2.01 (2022)	+0.01 pts
86	Bahamas	1.27 (2023)	1.26 (2022)	+0.01 pts
87	Canada	1.67 (2023)	1.66 (2022)	+0.01 pts
88	Congo	-1.35 (2023)	-1.36 (2022)	+0.01 pts
89	Cuba	-0.06 (2023)	-0.07 (2022)	+0.01 pts
90	Djibouti	-0.78 (2023)	-0.79 (2022)	+0.01 pts
91	Guinea-Bissau	-1.18 (2023)	-1.19 (2022)	+0.01 pts
92	Kyrgyzstan	-1.22 (2023)	-1.23 (2022)	+0.01 pts
93	Latvia	0.70 (2023)	0.69 (2022)	+0.01 pts
94	Mozambique	-0.83 (2023)	-0.84 (2022)	+0.01 pts
95	Malawi	-0.60 (2023)	-0.61 (2022)	+0.01 pts
96	Serbia	-0.45 (2023)	-0.46 (2022)	+0.01 pts
97	Slovenia	0.78 (2023)	0.77 (2022)	+0.01 pts
98	Chad	-1.48 (2023)	-1.49 (2022)	+0.01 pts
99	Trinidad and Tobago	-0.37 (2023)	-0.38 (2022)	+0.01 pts
100	Belize	-0.23 (2023)	-0.24 (2022)	+0.01 pts
101	Angola	-0.61 (2023)	-0.61 (2022)	+0.00 pts
102	Chile	0.97 (2023)	0.97 (2022)	+0.00 pts
103	Dominica	0.54 (2023)	0.54 (2022)	+0.00 pts
104	Estonia	1.54 (2023)	1.54 (2022)	+0.00 pts
105	Georgia	0.62 (2023)	0.62 (2022)	+0.00 pts
106	Gambia	-0.28 (2023)	-0.28 (2022)	+0.00 pts
107	Laos	-0.97 (2023)	-0.97 (2022)	+0.00 pts
108	Libya	-1.53 (2023)	-1.53 (2022)	+0.00 pts
109	Liechtenstein	1.71 (2023)	1.71 (2022)	+0.00 pts
110	Sri Lanka	-0.38 (2023)	-0.38 (2022)	+0.00 pts
111	Panama	-0.63 (2023)	-0.63 (2022)	+0.00 pts
112	Philippines	-0.54 (2023)	-0.54 (2022)	+0.00 pts
113	Suriname	-0.40 (2023)	-0.40 (2022)	+0.00 pts
114	Eswatini	-0.73 (2023)	-0.73 (2022)	+0.00 pts
115	Tuvalu	0.65 (2023)	0.65 (2022)	+0.00 pts
116	Zimbabwe	-1.26 (2023)	-1.26 (2022)	+0.00 pts
117	Sierra Leone	-0.57 (2023)	-0.56 (2022)	-0.01 pts
118	Dominican Republic	-0.45 (2023)	-0.44 (2022)	-0.01 pts
119	Kenya	-0.77 (2023)	-0.76 (2022)	-0.01 pts
120	Mexico	-1.02 (2023)	-1.01 (2022)	-0.01 pts
121	Nauru	0.59 (2023)	0.60 (2022)	-0.01 pts
122	Palau	0.59 (2023)	0.60 (2022)	-0.01 pts
123	Andorra	1.25 (2023)	1.27 (2022)	-0.02 pts
124	Denmark	2.38 (2023)	2.40 (2022)	-0.02 pts
125	Ecuador	-0.65 (2023)	-0.63 (2022)	-0.02 pts
126	Iceland	1.55 (2023)	1.57 (2022)	-0.02 pts
127	Monaco	1.25 (2023)	1.27 (2022)	-0.02 pts
128	Mali	-0.86 (2023)	-0.84 (2022)	-0.02 pts
129	San Marino	1.25 (2023)	1.27 (2022)	-0.02 pts
130	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.74 (2023)	0.76 (2022)	-0.02 pts
131	Finland	2.22 (2023)	2.25 (2022)	-0.03 pts
132	Mauritania	-0.82 (2023)	-0.79 (2022)	-0.03 pts
133	North Macedonia	-0.35 (2023)	-0.32 (2022)	-0.03 pts
134	China	-0.01 (2023)	0.02 (2022)	-0.03 pts
135	Cameroon	-1.16 (2023)	-1.13 (2022)	-0.03 pts
136	Madagascar	-1.00 (2023)	-0.97 (2022)	-0.03 pts
137	Portugal	0.70 (2023)	0.73 (2022)	-0.03 pts
138	Türkiye	-0.50 (2023)	-0.47 (2022)	-0.03 pts
139	Sweden	2.03 (2023)	2.06 (2022)	-0.03 pts
140	Saint Lucia	0.54 (2023)	0.58 (2022)	-0.04 pts
141	Ethiopia	-0.47 (2023)	-0.43 (2022)	-0.04 pts
142	Thailand	-0.49 (2023)	-0.45 (2022)	-0.04 pts
143	Ghana	-0.10 (2023)	-0.06 (2022)	-0.04 pts
144	Burundi	-1.56 (2023)	-1.52 (2022)	-0.04 pts
145	Bangladesh	-1.12 (2023)	-1.08 (2022)	-0.04 pts
146	Tunisia	-0.34 (2023)	-0.30 (2022)	-0.04 pts
147	Uruguay	1.57 (2023)	1.61 (2022)	-0.04 pts
148	Venezuela	-1.69 (2023)	-1.65 (2022)	-0.04 pts
149	Netherlands	1.87 (2023)	1.92 (2022)	-0.05 pts
150	Singapore	2.04 (2023)	2.09 (2022)	-0.05 pts
151	Indonesia	-0.49 (2023)	-0.44 (2022)	-0.05 pts
152	India	-0.37 (2023)	-0.32 (2022)	-0.05 pts
153	Uzbekistan	-0.81 (2023)	-0.76 (2022)	-0.05 pts
154	Spain	0.63 (2023)	0.69 (2022)	-0.06 pts
155	Ukraine	-0.69 (2023)	-0.63 (2022)	-0.06 pts
156	Burkina Faso	-0.17 (2023)	-0.11 (2022)	-0.06 pts
157	Central African Republic	-1.31 (2023)	-1.25 (2022)	-0.06 pts
158	Cambodia	-1.30 (2023)	-1.24 (2022)	-0.06 pts
159	Egypt	-0.75 (2023)	-0.68 (2022)	-0.07 pts
160	Maldives	-0.40 (2023)	-0.33 (2022)	-0.07 pts
161	Myanmar	-1.22 (2023)	-1.15 (2022)	-0.07 pts
162	Seychelles	1.63 (2023)	1.70 (2022)	-0.07 pts
163	Guyana	-0.38 (2023)	-0.30 (2022)	-0.08 pts
164	Kazakhstan	-0.27 (2023)	-0.19 (2022)	-0.08 pts
165	France	1.18 (2023)	1.26 (2022)	-0.08 pts
166	New Zealand	2.08 (2023)	2.16 (2022)	-0.08 pts
167	United Arab Emirates	1.07 (2023)	1.16 (2022)	-0.09 pts
168	Ireland	1.58 (2023)	1.67 (2022)	-0.09 pts
169	Cyprus	0.33 (2023)	0.42 (2022)	-0.09 pts
170	Jamaica	-0.11 (2023)	-0.02 (2022)	-0.09 pts
171	Belarus	-0.67 (2023)	-0.58 (2022)	-0.09 pts
172	Sudan	-1.50 (2023)	-1.41 (2022)	-0.09 pts
173	Nicaragua	-1.39 (2023)	-1.29 (2022)	-0.10 pts
174	Iran	-1.23 (2023)	-1.13 (2022)	-0.10 pts
175	Lebanon	-1.23 (2023)	-1.13 (2022)	-0.10 pts
176	Qatar	0.70 (2023)	0.80 (2022)	-0.10 pts
177	South Sudan	-1.97 (2023)	-1.86 (2022)	-0.11 pts
178	Namibia	0.11 (2023)	0.22 (2022)	-0.11 pts
179	Honduras	-1.11 (2023)	-1.00 (2022)	-0.11 pts
180	Iraq	-1.32 (2023)	-1.21 (2022)	-0.11 pts
181	Russia	-1.10 (2023)	-0.98 (2022)	-0.12 pts
182	Malta	0.11 (2023)	0.24 (2022)	-0.13 pts
183	Vietnam	-0.42 (2023)	-0.29 (2022)	-0.13 pts
184	Austria	1.13 (2023)	1.26 (2022)	-0.13 pts
185	Lesotho	-0.51 (2023)	-0.37 (2022)	-0.14 pts
186	United Kingdom	1.48 (2023)	1.62 (2022)	-0.14 pts
187	Japan	1.40 (2023)	1.54 (2022)	-0.14 pts
188	Belgium	1.34 (2023)	1.49 (2022)	-0.15 pts
189	Morocco	-0.54 (2023)	-0.39 (2022)	-0.15 pts
190	Azerbaijan	-1.20 (2023)	-1.04 (2022)	-0.16 pts
191	Germany	1.66 (2023)	1.82 (2022)	-0.16 pts
192	Eritrea	-1.48 (2023)	-1.28 (2022)	-0.20 pts
193	Pakistan	-1.00 (2023)	-0.80 (2022)	-0.20 pts

Source: World Bank. Only countries with complete data (both points within the past 10 years) are shown.