Data for 2005

Control of Corruption, 2005

Figures for 2005, as World Bank Group published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Control of Corruption, 2005 covers 202 countries on 2 measures. Finland is highest, at 2.31771; Somalia is lowest, at -1.66042. The middle country reads -0.27908. Against 2004, 200 values changed (102 up, 98 down), 2 countries joined.

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Control of Corruption · Data for 2005

HighestFinland

2.31771

LowestSomalia

-1.66042

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

202countries
2measures per country
2005the year it describes
192distinct values18 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Control of Corruption, 2005, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Control of Corruption, 2005: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2.31771	94.794
2	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	2.29216	94.279
3	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	2.25336	93.496
4	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	2.20082	92.437
5	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	2.03406	89.073
6	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	2.01885	88.766
7	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	2.00257	88.437
8	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	1.98433	88.070
9	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	1.98182	88.019
10	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	1.95189	87.415
11	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	1.93130	87.000
12	CanadaCANNorthern America	1.91825	86.737
13	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	1.90265	86.422
14	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1.77905	83.929
15	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	1.72165	82.771
16	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	1.69992	82.333
17	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	1.64508	81.227
18	ChileCHLSouth America	1.50300	78.361
19	United StatesUSANorthern America	1.48890	78.076
20	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	1.47200	77.735
21	FranceFRAWestern Europe	1.42652	76.818
22	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	1.34911	75.256
=23	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	1.32805	74.832
=23	AnguillaAIACaribbean	1.32805	74.832
=23	ArubaABWCaribbean	1.32805	74.832
=23	BermudaBMUNorthern America	1.32805	74.832
=23	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	1.32805	74.832
=23	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	1.32805	74.832
=23	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	1.32805	74.832
30	BahamasBHSCaribbean	1.32146	74.699
31	SpainESPSouthern Europe	1.25717	73.402
32	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	1.19968	72.242
33	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	1.19532	72.154
34	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	1.12708	70.778
35	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	1.04285	69.079
36	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	1.01529	68.523
37	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.99421	68.097
38	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.97277	67.665
39	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.96810	67.571
40	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.95545	67.315
41	UruguayURYSouth America	0.93450	66.893
42	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.92954	66.793
43	JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.92644	66.730
=44	American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.85976	65.385
=44	GuamGUMMicronesia	0.85976	65.385
=44	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.85976	65.385
47	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	0.84634	65.115
48	IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.80673	64.316
49	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.75351	63.242
=50	DominicaDMACaribbean	0.69830	62.128
=50	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.69830	62.128
52	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.68208	61.801
53	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.66016	61.359
54	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.61472	60.442
55	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.61356	60.419
56	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.58176	59.778
57	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	0.57144	59.569
58	OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.54634	59.063
59	ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.54580	59.052
60	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	0.52003	58.532
61	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.45515	57.224
62	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	0.45418	57.204
63	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.40287	56.169
64	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.39516	56.014
65	MacauMACEastern Asia	0.39147	55.939
66	Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.38404	55.789
67	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	0.36289	55.363
68	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.32460	54.590
69	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.32242	54.546
70	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.31143	54.325
71	SurinameSURSouth America	0.28388	53.769
72	SamoaWSMPolynesia	0.27064	53.502
73	PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.25987	53.285
74	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.24425	52.969
75	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	0.20536	52.185
76	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.17659	51.605
77	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.17585	51.590
78	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.14759	51.020
79	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.14757	51.019
80	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.11114	50.284
81	JordanJORWestern Asia	0.06027	49.258
82	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.02959	48.640
83	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	0.02814	48.610
84	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.01800	48.406
85	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	-0.04454	47.144
=86	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	-0.04575	47.120
=86	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	-0.04575	47.120
88	FijiFJIMelanesia	-0.06270	46.778
89	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	-0.06512	46.729
90	ColombiaCOLSouth America	-0.09963	46.033
91	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	-0.11877	45.647
92	BelizeBLZCentral America	-0.14470	45.124
93	CubaCUBCaribbean	-0.14475	45.123
94	SenegalSENWestern Africa	-0.16836	44.646
95	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	-0.19368	44.136
96	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	-0.23994	43.203
97	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	-0.24148	43.172
98	BrazilBRASouth America	-0.25089	42.982
99	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	-0.25652	42.868
100	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	-0.26729	42.651
101	BelarusBLREastern Europe	-0.27111	42.574
102	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	-0.28706	42.252
103	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	-0.29068	42.179
104	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	-0.29946	42.002
105	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	-0.30097	41.972
106	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	-0.31526	41.683
107	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	-0.31672	41.654
108	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	-0.34887	41.005
109	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	-0.35540	40.874
110	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	-0.35543	40.873
111	GuyanaGUYSouth America	-0.36619	40.656
112	ArgentinaARGSouth America	-0.38962	40.183
113	PeruPERSouth America	-0.39981	39.978
114	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	-0.40572	39.859
115	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	-0.40946	39.783
116	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	-0.41072	39.758
117	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	-0.41139	39.744
118	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	-0.41445	39.683
119	EritreaERIEastern Africa	-0.41539	39.664
120	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	-0.42699	39.430
121	MexicoMEXCentral America	-0.43600	39.248
122	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	-0.45161	38.933
123	PanamaPANCentral America	-0.48214	38.317
124	MaliMLIWestern Africa	-0.49270	38.104
125	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	-0.50878	37.780
126	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	-0.51842	37.585
127	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	-0.52089	37.535
128	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	-0.58157	36.312
129	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	-0.59135	36.114
130	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	-0.62139	35.508
131	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	-0.62317	35.472
132	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	-0.62381	35.459
133	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	-0.63518	35.230
134	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	-0.64137	35.105
135	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	-0.65518	34.827
136	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	-0.65701	34.790
137	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	-0.65815	34.767
138	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	-0.66994	34.529
139	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	-0.67593	34.408
140	BeninBENWestern Africa	-0.67973	34.331
141	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	-0.68526	34.220
142	NicaraguaNICCentral America	-0.70643	33.793
143	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	-0.74127	33.090
144	BoliviaBOLSouth America	-0.76066	32.699
145	IranIRNSouthern Asia	-0.76950	32.521
146	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	-0.77479	32.414
147	NigerNERWestern Africa	-0.78074	32.294
148	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	-0.79088	32.089
149	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	-0.82516	31.398
150	GabonGABMiddle Africa	-0.82744	31.352
151	EcuadorECUSouth America	-0.83784	31.142
152	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	-0.83843	31.130
153	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	-0.85330	30.830
154	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	-0.87014	30.491
155	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	-0.88091	30.273
156	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	-0.88624	30.166
157	GuineaGINWestern Africa	-0.88706	30.149
158	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	-0.90743	29.738
159	UkraineUKREastern Europe	-0.92158	29.453
160	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	-0.92579	29.368
161	TogoTGOWestern Africa	-0.93600	29.162
162	HondurasHNDCentral America	-0.94791	28.922
163	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	-0.95668	28.745
164	KenyaKENEastern Africa	-1.02819	27.302
165	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	-1.03754	27.114
166	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	-1.05681	26.725
167	YemenYEMWestern Asia	-1.07450	26.368
168	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	-1.07456	26.367
169	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	-1.08147	26.228
170	VenezuelaVENSouth America	-1.08462	26.164
171	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	-1.10571	25.739
172	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	-1.14054	25.036
173	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	-1.14732	24.899
174	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	-1.15296	24.786
175	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	-1.16611	24.520
176	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	-1.18926	24.054
177	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	-1.19157	24.007
178	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	-1.19782	23.881
179	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	-1.23227	23.186
180	IraqIRQWestern Asia	-1.24665	22.896
181	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	-1.25516	22.724
182	ParaguayPRYSouth America	-1.26459	22.534
183	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	-1.26927	22.440
184	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	-1.26968	22.431
185	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	-1.27978	22.227
186	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	-1.29493	21.922
187	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	-1.29549	21.911
188	TongaTONPolynesia	-1.32184	21.379
189	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	-1.33427	21.128
190	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	-1.36910	20.426
191	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	-1.41426	19.515
192	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	-1.42419	19.315
193	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	-1.44555	18.884
194	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	-1.46277	18.536
195	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	-1.48623	18.063
196	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	-1.50385	17.708
197	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	-1.50506	17.683
198	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	-1.53160	17.148
199	HaitiHTICaribbean	-1.55812	16.613
200	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	-1.57162	16.341
201	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	-1.59347	15.900
202	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	-1.66042	14.549

02In 2005

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

1Finland2.31771
2Iceland2.29216
3Denmark2.25336
4New Zealand2.20082
5Sweden2.03406

Lowest

202Somalia-1.66042
201Myanmar-1.59347
200Afghanistan-1.57162
199Haiti-1.55812
198DR Congo-1.53160

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.27908. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Control of Corruption (0–100)
HighestFinland94.794
LowestSomalia14.549
Middle country: 42.413

032004 → 2005

Since 2004

What changed between 2004 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
200values changed, of 200 in both
102 · 98rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Saint Lucia0.21077 → 1.12708+0.91632
Saint Kitts and Nevis0.15246 → 1.04285+0.89039
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.21077 → 0.96810+0.75733
Anguilla0.70209 → 1.32805+0.62596
Guam0.32368 → 0.85976+0.53609

Fell most

Tonga0.09663 → -1.32184−1.41846
Macau1.15619 → 0.39147−0.76472
Tuvalu0.66425 → -0.04575−0.71000
Kosovo0.10364 → -0.24148−0.34512
Micronesia0.28584 → -0.04575−0.33158

+ Cook Islands

+ Marshall Islands

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

192 distinct values among 202
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 7 countries share 1.32805. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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World Bank Group publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 202 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2005). Control of Corruption, 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/control-of-corruption/2005

0627 held

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