Data for 2007

Control of Corruption, 2007

Name: Control of Corruption, 2007
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Figures for 2007, as World Bank Group published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Control of Corruption, 2007 covers 203 countries on 2 measures. Finland is highest, at 2.3340; Somalia is lowest, at -1.6579. The middle country reads -0.2698. Against 2006, 202 values changed (67 up, 135 down), 1 country joined.

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Control of Corruption · Data for 2007

HighestFinland

2.3340

LowestSomalia

-1.6579

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

203countries
2measures per country
2007the year it describes
196distinct values18 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, 2007, 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, 2007: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.3340	95.123
2	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.3195	94.831
3	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	2.2646	93.724
4	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.1807	92.031
5	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.1716	91.846
6	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	2.1584	91.581
7	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.0989	90.381
8	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2.0692	89.782
9	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.9937	88.258
10	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.9653	87.685
11	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.9276	86.925
12	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.9153	86.678
13	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.8653	85.668
14	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.6775	81.880
15	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.6569	81.466
16	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.6280	80.882
17	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.4851	77.998
18	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.4604	77.500
19	Chile`CHL`South America	1.3960	76.201
20	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.3864	76.008
21	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.3388	75.047
=22	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.3304	74.880
=22	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.3304	74.880
=22	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	1.3304	74.880
=22	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	1.3304	74.880
=22	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	1.3304	74.880
27	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.3230	74.729
28	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.2579	73.416
29	United States`USA`Northern America	1.2362	72.979
30	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	1.1285	70.805
31	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.0861	69.951
32	Uruguay`URY`South America	1.0486	69.194
33	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.0482	69.187
=34	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	1.0447	69.116
=34	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	1.0447	69.116
36	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.0031	68.277
37	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.0026	68.267
38	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.9951	68.116
39	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.9695	67.598
40	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.9534	67.275
41	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.9146	66.492
42	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.9021	66.239
=43	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.8621	65.433
=43	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.8621	65.433
45	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.8591	65.372
46	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.8495	65.179
47	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.8255	64.694
48	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.7740	63.655
49	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	0.7133	62.432
50	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.6997	62.156
51	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.6735	61.629
52	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0.5761	59.664
53	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.5414	58.963
54	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.5109	58.348
55	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.4900	57.926
56	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.4559	57.239
57	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.4521	57.162
58	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.4484	57.087
59	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.4341	56.800
60	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.4124	56.362
61	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.3939	55.987
62	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.3901	55.911
63	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.3855	55.819
64	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.3574	55.252
65	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.3373	54.846
66	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.3267	54.632
67	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.3252	54.602
68	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.3148	54.393
69	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.3058	54.211
70	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.2843	53.777
71	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.2819	53.729
72	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.2723	53.535
73	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.1865	51.804
74	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.1781	51.635
75	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.1119	50.299
76	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.1075	50.212
77	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.1022	50.103
78	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.1017	50.094
79	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.0923	49.904
80	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.0823	49.702
81	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.0813	49.682
82	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.0727	49.508
83	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.0673	49.401
84	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.0555	49.162
85	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.0419	48.887
86	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.0289	48.626
87	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	-0.0413	47.209
88	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-0.0553	46.928
89	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	-0.0744	46.541
90	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.0807	46.415
91	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	-0.0961	46.104
=92	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	-0.1002	46.022
=92	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.1002	46.022
94	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.1187	45.648
95	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.1269	45.483
96	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.1361	45.298
97	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.1385	45.249
98	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	-0.1815	44.382
99	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.2127	43.752
100	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-0.2433	43.136
101	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.2645	42.708
102	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.2698	42.600
103	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.2774	42.446
104	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.2877	42.239
105	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.2884	42.224
106	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.2944	42.104
107	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-0.3065	41.861
108	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.3088	41.814
109	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.3158	41.673
110	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.3230	41.528
111	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-0.3253	41.480
112	India`IND`Southern Asia	-0.3273	41.440
113	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-0.3308	41.370
114	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.3511	40.960
115	Peru`PER`South America	-0.3554	40.873
116	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.3633	40.715
117	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.3750	40.477
118	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.3869	40.239
119	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.4056	39.860
120	Argentina`ARG`South America	-0.4152	39.668
121	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.4164	39.644
122	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.4241	39.488
123	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.4247	39.477
124	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-0.4778	38.404
125	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.4789	38.383
126	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.4796	38.368
127	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-0.4798	38.365
128	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.4814	38.332
129	Panama`PAN`Central America	-0.4842	38.276
130	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.4867	38.225
131	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.4881	38.197
132	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.4901	38.157
133	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.4958	38.042
134	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.5066	37.823
135	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.5334	37.284
136	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.5387	37.176
137	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.5407	37.136
138	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-0.5432	37.085
139	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.6147	35.644
140	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.6150	35.636
141	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-0.6358	35.217
142	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.6420	35.093
143	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.6426	35.080
144	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.6551	34.828
145	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.6654	34.620
146	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.6801	34.325
147	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.6880	34.164
148	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.7002	33.918
149	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.7029	33.865
150	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.7040	33.842
151	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-0.7206	33.508
152	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.7524	32.865
153	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.7541	32.832
154	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.7764	32.382
155	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.7813	32.283
156	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.7851	32.206
157	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.8192	31.519
158	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.8250	31.401
159	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.8268	31.365
160	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-0.8362	31.176
161	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.8458	30.982
162	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.9283	29.318
163	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.9416	29.050
164	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.9516	28.848
165	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.9553	28.773
166	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.9688	28.501
167	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-1.0183	27.503
168	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-1.0362	27.141
169	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-1.0465	26.933
170	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.0483	26.897
171	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.0512	26.838
172	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-1.0522	26.819
173	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.0546	26.770
174	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-1.0549	26.763
175	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-1.0574	26.713
176	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.0786	26.286
177	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-1.0787	26.283
178	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.1018	25.818
179	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.1328	25.193
180	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.1390	25.066
181	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-1.1441	24.964
182	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.1456	24.933
183	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-1.1599	24.646
184	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.1616	24.611
185	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.2049	23.739
186	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-1.2103	23.629
187	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-1.2742	22.340
188	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-1.2813	22.196
189	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.2865	22.092
190	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.2880	22.061
191	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.2917	21.988
192	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.3126	21.565
193	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-1.3254	21.308
194	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.3614	20.581
195	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.3681	20.445
196	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.3754	20.298
197	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.3979	19.845
198	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.4061	19.679
199	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.4856	18.075
200	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.5322	17.135
201	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.5425	16.927
202	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.5672	16.429
203	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-1.6579	14.601

02In 2007

At either end

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

Highest

1Finland2.3340
2Denmark2.3195
3New Zealand2.2646
4Switzerland2.1807
5Singapore2.1716

Lowest

203Somalia-1.6579
202Afghanistan-1.5672
201Iraq-1.5425
200Myanmar-1.5322
199Turkmenistan-1.4856

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.2698. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Control of Corruption (0–100)
HighestFinland95.123
LowestSomalia14.601
Middle country: 42.600

032006 → 2007

Since 2006

What changed between 2006 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
202values changed, of 202 in both
67 · 135rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Bangladesh-1.4295 → -1.1441+0.2854
Cook Islands0.4447 → 0.7133+0.2686
Tonga-1.3163 → -1.0522+0.2641
Thailand-0.4616 → -0.2433+0.2183
Indonesia-0.8983 → -0.7029+0.1955

Fell most

Macau0.3996 → -0.0744−0.4741
Grenada0.7252 → 0.4521−0.2731
Maldives-0.5304 → -0.7541−0.2237
Georgia0.2868 → 0.0727−0.2141
Venezuela-1.0907 → -1.2865−0.1958

+ Nauru

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

196 distinct values among 203
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 5 countries share 1.3304. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 203 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2007). Control of Corruption, 2007 [data set], describing 2007. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/control-of-corruption/2007

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