Data for 2006

Control of Corruption, 2006

Name: Control of Corruption, 2006
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Control of Corruption, 2006 covers 202 countries on 2 measures. Finland is highest, at 2.3985; Somalia is lowest, at -1.6563. The middle country reads -0.2281. Against 2005, 202 values changed (137 up, 65 down), the same countries are covered.

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Control of Corruption · Data for 2006

HighestFinland

2.3985

LowestSomalia

-1.6563

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

202countries
2measures per country
2006the year it describes
193distinct values19 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Control of Corruption, 2006, 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, 2006: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.3985	96.423
2	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.3456	95.356
3	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	2.2953	94.342
4	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.1929	92.278
5	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.1515	91.441
6	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	2.1389	91.188
7	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.0963	90.328
8	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.0609	89.614
9	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2.0371	89.133
10	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.9771	87.923
11	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.9641	87.661
12	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.9433	87.242
13	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.7458	83.258
14	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.7304	82.948
15	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.7302	82.942
16	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.6980	82.293
17	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.5045	78.391
18	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.4733	77.762
19	Chile`CHL`South America	1.4716	77.726
20	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.4069	76.422
21	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.3868	76.017
=22	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.3362	74.996
=22	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.3362	74.996
=22	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	1.3362	74.996
=22	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	1.3362	74.996
=22	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	1.3362	74.996
=22	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.3362	74.996
28	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.3267	74.804
29	United States`USA`Northern America	1.2955	74.174
30	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.1784	71.812
31	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.1388	71.015
32	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	1.1318	70.873
33	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.0598	69.421
34	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.0519	69.261
=35	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	1.0491	69.206
=35	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	1.0491	69.206
37	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.9906	68.025
38	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.9774	67.758
39	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.9728	67.666
40	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.9697	67.604
41	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.9574	67.355
42	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.8848	65.890
=43	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.8679	65.550
=43	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.8679	65.550
45	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.8388	64.963
46	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.8200	64.583
47	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.8177	64.537
48	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.7774	63.725
49	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.7369	62.907
50	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.7252	62.671
51	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.7030	62.223
52	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0.6481	61.115
53	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.6372	60.896
54	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.6131	60.409
55	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.5445	59.026
56	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.5439	59.014
57	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.4997	58.123
58	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.4891	57.908
59	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.4848	57.822
60	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.4727	57.579
61	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.4496	57.112
62	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	0.4447	57.013
63	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.4051	56.214
=64	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.3996	56.104
=64	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.3996	56.104
66	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.3980	56.071
67	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.3963	56.036
68	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.3853	55.814
69	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.3448	54.999
70	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.3332	54.763
71	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.3154	54.404
72	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.3091	54.278
73	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.2868	53.827
74	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.2762	53.614
75	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.2484	53.054
76	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.1818	51.710
77	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.1529	51.127
78	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.1438	50.944
79	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.1385	50.835
80	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.1136	50.335
81	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.1115	50.292
82	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.1100	50.262
83	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.1052	50.164
84	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.0855	49.767
85	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.0841	49.739
86	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.0786	49.628
87	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.0564	49.180
88	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	-0.0017	48.009
=89	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	-0.0378	47.280
=89	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.0378	47.280
91	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	-0.0425	47.185
92	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.0627	46.778
93	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	-0.0770	46.490
94	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.1000	46.025
95	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.1760	44.493
96	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.1980	44.048
97	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.2039	43.930
98	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.2127	43.752
99	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.2194	43.618
100	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.2215	43.574
101	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.2251	43.503
102	India`IND`Southern Asia	-0.2312	43.379
103	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-0.2333	43.337
104	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-0.2500	42.999
105	Peru`PER`South America	-0.2615	42.767
106	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.2706	42.585
107	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.2792	42.411
108	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-0.2831	42.332
109	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.2866	42.261
110	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.2972	42.048
111	Argentina`ARG`South America	-0.3209	41.570
112	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-0.3294	41.399
113	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.3308	41.370
114	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.3394	41.195
115	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.3413	41.157
116	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.3501	40.980
117	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.3682	40.616
118	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.3762	40.454
119	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.3801	40.376
120	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.4059	39.855
121	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.4063	39.848
122	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.4118	39.736
123	Panama`PAN`Central America	-0.4352	39.265
124	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.4460	39.046
125	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-0.4501	38.963
126	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.4526	38.912
127	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.4574	38.817
128	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.4600	38.764
129	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-0.4616	38.732
130	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-0.4756	38.449
131	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.4841	38.278
132	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.5304	37.344
133	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.5317	37.318
134	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.5689	36.567
135	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.5755	36.434
136	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.5798	36.347
137	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.5992	35.957
138	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.6198	35.541
139	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.6245	35.446
140	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.6255	35.425
141	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.6316	35.303
142	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-0.6337	35.259
143	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.6457	35.019
144	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.6492	34.947
145	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.6552	34.826
146	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.6581	34.767
147	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.6627	34.674
148	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.6899	34.125
149	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.6951	34.021
150	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.7288	33.342
151	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.7336	33.245
152	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.7493	32.928
153	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.7724	32.462
154	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-0.7846	32.216
155	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-0.8064	31.775
156	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.8143	31.617
157	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.8407	31.084
158	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.8465	30.968
159	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.8534	30.829
160	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.8811	30.269
161	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.8983	29.922
162	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.9075	29.736
163	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.9276	29.331
164	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.9364	29.154
165	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-0.9615	28.647
166	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.9676	28.525
167	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.9753	28.369
168	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.9867	28.140
169	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-1.0104	27.662
170	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-1.0528	26.805
171	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.0617	26.627
172	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.0688	26.484
173	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-1.0725	26.408
174	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.0729	26.401
175	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.0907	26.042
176	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.1199	25.453
177	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.1365	25.117
178	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-1.1367	25.114
179	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.1386	25.075
180	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-1.1431	24.984
181	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.1775	24.291
182	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.1781	24.278
183	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.1960	23.917
184	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-1.1996	23.844
185	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.2028	23.781
186	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.2036	23.765
187	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.2690	22.446
188	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.2894	22.033
189	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-1.2970	21.881
190	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.2973	21.875
191	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-1.2978	21.864
192	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-1.3163	21.492
193	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-1.3570	20.671
194	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.3596	20.617
195	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.3757	20.292
196	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-1.4295	19.207
197	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.4841	18.106
198	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.5087	17.609
199	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.5195	17.391
200	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.5197	17.388
201	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.5917	15.935
202	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-1.6563	14.632

02In 2006

At either end

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

Highest

1Finland2.3985
2Denmark2.3456
3New Zealand2.2953
4Switzerland2.1929
5Singapore2.1515

Lowest

202Somalia-1.6563
201Myanmar-1.5917
200Iraq-1.5197
199Afghanistan-1.5195
198DR Congo-1.5087

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.2281. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Control of Corruption (0–100)
HighestFinland96.423
LowestSomalia14.632
Middle country: 43.441

032005 → 2006

Since 2005

What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
202values changed, of 202 in both
137 · 65rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Cuba-0.1447 → 0.4496+0.5943
Liberia-1.3691 → -0.7846+0.5845
Tanzania-0.6552 → -0.1980+0.4571
Serbia-0.6214 → -0.2333+0.3881
Eswatini-0.2995 → 0.0841+0.3835

Fell most

Puerto Rico1.3281 → 0.6372−0.6908
American Samoa0.8598 → 0.3996−0.4601
Taiwan1.0153 → 0.6481−0.3672
Iceland2.2922 → 1.9641−0.3281
Portugal1.1953 → 0.8848−0.3105

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.

How values are stored

193 distinct values among 202
Values are stored exactly as published, to 19 decimals. 6 countries share 1.3362. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
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Every one of the 202 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2006). Control of Corruption, 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/control-of-corruption/2006

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