Data for 2010

Control of Corruption, 2010

Name: Control of Corruption, 2010
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Control of Corruption, 2010 covers 207 countries on 2 measures. Denmark is highest, at 2.2706; Somalia is lowest, at -1.6893. The middle country reads -0.2241. Against 2009, 206 values changed (110 up, 96 down), 1 country joined.

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Control of Corruption · Data for 2010

HighestDenmark

2.2706

LowestSomalia

-1.6893

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

207countries
2measures per country
2010the year it describes
200distinct 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, 2010, 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, 2010: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.2706	93.844
2	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	2.2298	93.022
3	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	2.1327	91.062
4	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2.0819	90.038
5	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.0776	89.951
6	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.0734	89.867
7	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.0651	89.698
8	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.9952	88.289
9	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.9916	88.216
10	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.9434	87.244
11	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.9333	87.040
12	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.8359	85.075
13	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.7616	83.578
14	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.6952	82.238
15	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.6707	81.744
16	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.6578	81.483
17	Chile`CHL`South America	1.5102	78.506
18	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.4980	78.260
19	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.4827	77.952
20	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.4064	76.412
21	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.3895	76.070
22	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.3886	76.052
23	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.3852	75.985
24	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	1.3463	75.200
25	Uruguay`URY`South America	1.3459	75.192
26	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	1.3412	75.096
27	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.3390	75.053
=28	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.3330	74.930
=28	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.3330	74.930
=28	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	1.3330	74.930
=28	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	1.3330	74.930
=28	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	1.3330	74.930
33	United States`USA`Northern America	1.1591	71.424
34	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	1.1544	71.328
35	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.1051	70.335
36	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1.0488	69.199
37	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	1.0365	68.951
=38	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	1.0306	68.832
=38	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	1.0306	68.832
40	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	1.0224	68.667
41	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.9982	68.177
42	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.9648	67.503
43	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.9239	66.679
44	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.9109	66.416
=45	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.8647	65.484
=45	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.8647	65.484
47	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.8637	65.466
48	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.8287	64.758
49	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0.8018	64.216
50	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.7761	63.698
51	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.7464	63.100
52	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.7387	62.944
53	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.6989	62.140
54	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.6759	61.676
55	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.6528	61.211
56	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.5546	59.229
57	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.5201	58.534
58	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.4933	57.993
59	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.4850	57.826
60	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.4415	56.949
61	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.4271	56.657
62	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.4124	56.361
63	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.4037	56.187
64	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.3964	56.038
65	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.3587	55.279
66	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.3498	55.099
67	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.3387	54.875
68	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.3242	54.582
69	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.2770	53.630
70	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.2720	53.529
71	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.2617	53.321
72	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.2575	53.236
73	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.2328	52.738
74	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.2208	52.496
75	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.1870	51.814
76	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.1853	51.780
77	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.1812	51.697
78	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	0.1619	51.309
79	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.1504	51.077
80	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.1297	50.659
81	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.1198	50.459
82	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.1133	50.328
83	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.1101	50.264
84	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.0806	49.668
85	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.0717	49.489
86	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.0560	49.173
87	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.0264	48.575
88	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.0114	47.813
89	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.0195	47.649
90	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	-0.0294	47.449
91	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	-0.0516	47.002
92	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.0914	46.200
=93	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	-0.0977	46.071
=93	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.0977	46.071
95	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	-0.1177	45.669
96	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-0.1240	45.541
97	Suriname`SUR`South America	-0.1637	44.740
98	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	-0.1681	44.651
99	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	-0.1686	44.642
100	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.1971	44.068
101	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-0.2157	43.691
102	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-0.2174	43.658
103	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.2205	43.596
104	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.2241	43.522
105	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-0.2290	43.424
106	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.2560	42.879
107	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.2601	42.796
108	Peru`PER`South America	-0.2603	42.791
109	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-0.2885	42.223
110	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.3011	41.970
111	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.3069	41.851
112	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-0.3135	41.719
113	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	-0.3300	41.386
114	Panama`PAN`Central America	-0.3416	41.153
115	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.3603	40.774
116	India`IND`Southern Asia	-0.3619	40.743
117	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-0.3623	40.735
118	Argentina`ARG`South America	-0.3648	40.684
119	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.3708	40.563
120	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.3741	40.496
121	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.3824	40.330
122	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.3867	40.242
123	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-0.3909	40.157
124	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.3946	40.083
125	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-0.3956	40.062
126	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-0.4088	39.796
127	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.4099	39.775
128	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.4108	39.755
129	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.4250	39.469
130	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.4441	39.085
131	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.4578	38.809
132	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.4757	38.448
133	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.4758	38.445
134	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.4896	38.166
135	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.5017	37.922
136	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.5275	37.402
137	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.5476	36.997
138	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.5479	36.990
139	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.5515	36.919
140	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	-0.5517	36.914
141	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.5671	36.603
142	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.5913	36.115
143	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.6031	35.878
144	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.6105	35.729
145	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.6174	35.588
146	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.6211	35.513
147	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.6221	35.495
148	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.6302	35.331
149	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.6417	35.099
150	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.6638	34.653
151	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.6663	34.601
152	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.6792	34.341
153	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.7004	33.915
154	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.7011	33.901
155	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.7013	33.897
156	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.7103	33.716
157	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.7180	33.560
158	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-0.7212	33.495
159	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.7261	33.395
160	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.7511	32.891
161	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.7625	32.662
162	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.7824	32.261
163	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.7869	32.171
164	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.7912	32.082
165	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-0.7970	31.967
166	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.8337	31.226
167	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.8470	30.957
168	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-0.9250	29.383
169	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.9606	28.666
170	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-0.9672	28.532
171	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.9688	28.500
172	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-0.9798	28.279
173	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.9882	28.109
174	Honduras`HND`Central America	-1.0017	27.836
175	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-1.0060	27.751
176	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-1.0202	27.463
177	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.0512	26.839
178	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-1.0738	26.382
179	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.0921	26.012
180	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.1109	25.634
181	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.1208	25.434
182	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-1.1220	25.411
183	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-1.1375	25.098
184	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-1.1599	24.645
185	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.1711	24.420
186	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-1.1872	24.094
187	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.1873	24.092
188	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.1952	23.935
189	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-1.2022	23.793
190	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.2027	23.782
191	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-1.2288	23.256
192	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.2296	23.239
193	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.2420	22.989
194	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.2604	22.618
195	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.2629	22.569
196	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.2649	22.529
197	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.3058	21.702
198	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-1.3266	21.283
199	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.3615	20.579
200	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.3727	20.354
201	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.3967	19.869
202	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.4181	19.436
203	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.4767	18.255
204	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.4828	18.132
205	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.4975	17.835
206	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.6514	14.730
207	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-1.6893	13.966

02In 2010

At either end

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

Highest

1Denmark2.2706
2New Zealand2.2298
3Sweden2.1327
4Luxembourg2.0819
5Finland2.0776

Lowest

207Somalia-1.6893
206Afghanistan-1.6514
205Turkmenistan-1.4975
204Zimbabwe-1.4828
203Sudan-1.4767

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.2241. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Control of Corruption (0–100)
HighestDenmark93.844
LowestSomalia13.966
Middle country: 43.522

032009 → 2010

Since 2009

What changed between 2009 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
206values changed, of 206 in both
110 · 96rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Tonga-0.6120 → -0.2290+0.3830
Myanmar-1.5505 → -1.1873+0.3632
Nauru-0.1736 → 0.1297+0.3033
Antigua and Barbuda1.0459 → 1.3330+0.2871
Saint Kitts and Nevis1.0459 → 1.3330+0.2871

Fell most

Iceland2.1467 → 1.8359−0.3108
Montenegro-0.2485 → -0.5517−0.3032
Eswatini0.1395 → -0.0914−0.2308
Mauritius0.5292 → 0.3242−0.2051
Madagascar-0.2065 → -0.3867−0.1802

+ South Sudan

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

200 distinct values among 207
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 5 countries share 1.3330. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 207 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2010). Control of Corruption, 2010 [data set], describing 2010. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/control-of-corruption/2010

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