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.
Micronesia ranks #1 in 2023, showing a positive change from 0.48 to 0.78. Comoros takes #2 with a positive change from -1.24 to -0.99, and Costa Rica is #3, showing a positive change from 0.47 to 0.65.
Meanwhile, Germany, Eritrea, and Pakistan are at the bottom of the ranking. Germany shows a negative change from 1.82 to 1.66, Eritrea sees a negative change from -1.28 to -1.48, and Pakistan has a negative change from -0.80 to -1.00.
Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
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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 | Algeria | -0.59 (2023) | -0.64 (2022) | +0.05 pts |
36 | Bolivia | -0.84 (2023) | -0.89 (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 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.36 (2023) | 0.31 (2022) | +0.05 pts |
42 | Solomon Islands | -0.13 (2023) | -0.18 (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 | North Korea | -1.58 (2023) | -1.61 (2022) | +0.03 pts |
56 | Lithuania | 0.78 (2023) | 0.75 (2022) | +0.03 pts |
57 | Mauritius | 0.45 (2023) | 0.42 (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 | Marshall Islands | 0.41 (2023) | 0.39 (2022) | +0.02 pts |
83 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 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 | Chad | -1.48 (2023) | -1.49 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
89 | Congo | -1.35 (2023) | -1.36 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
90 | Cuba | -0.06 (2023) | -0.07 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
91 | Djibouti | -0.78 (2023) | -0.79 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
92 | Guinea-Bissau | -1.18 (2023) | -1.19 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
93 | Kyrgyzstan | -1.22 (2023) | -1.23 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
94 | Latvia | 0.70 (2023) | 0.69 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
95 | Malawi | -0.60 (2023) | -0.61 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
96 | Mozambique | -0.83 (2023) | -0.84 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
97 | Serbia | -0.45 (2023) | -0.46 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
98 | Slovenia | 0.78 (2023) | 0.77 (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 | Eswatini | -0.73 (2023) | -0.73 (2022) | +0.00 pts |
106 | Gambia | -0.28 (2023) | -0.28 (2022) | +0.00 pts |
107 | Georgia | 0.62 (2023) | 0.62 (2022) | +0.00 pts |
108 | Laos | -0.97 (2023) | -0.97 (2022) | +0.00 pts |
109 | Libya | -1.53 (2023) | -1.53 (2022) | +0.00 pts |
110 | Liechtenstein | 1.71 (2023) | 1.71 (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 | Sri Lanka | -0.38 (2023) | -0.38 (2022) | +0.00 pts |
114 | Suriname | -0.40 (2023) | -0.40 (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 | Mali | -0.86 (2023) | -0.84 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
128 | Monaco | 1.25 (2023) | 1.27 (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 | Bangladesh | -1.12 (2023) | -1.08 (2022) | -0.04 pts |
145 | Burundi | -1.56 (2023) | -1.52 (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 | India | -0.37 (2023) | -0.32 (2022) | -0.05 pts |
152 | Indonesia | -0.49 (2023) | -0.44 (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 | Cambodia | -1.30 (2023) | -1.24 (2022) | -0.06 pts |
158 | Central African Republic | -1.31 (2023) | -1.25 (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 | Ireland | 1.58 (2023) | 1.67 (2022) | -0.09 pts |
168 | United Arab Emirates | 1.07 (2023) | 1.16 (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 | Japan | 1.40 (2023) | 1.54 (2022) | -0.14 pts |
187 | United Kingdom | 1.48 (2023) | 1.62 (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 consecutive data in the past 10 years are shown.