Data for 2013

Control of Corruption, 2013

Name: Control of Corruption, 2013
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Control of Corruption, 2013 covers 207 countries on 2 measures. Denmark is highest, at 2.2444; Somalia is lowest, at -1.6499. The middle country reads -0.2270. Against 2012, 207 values changed (119 up, 88 down), the same countries are covered.

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Control of Corruption · Data for 2013

HighestDenmark

2.2444

LowestSomalia

-1.6499

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

207countries
2measures per country
2013the year it describes
201distinct values17 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Control of Corruption, 2013, 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, 2013: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.2444	93.315
2	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	2.1955	92.330
3	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2.1555	91.522
4	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.1431	91.272
5	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.1301	91.011
6	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	2.0728	89.854
7	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.0552	89.500
8	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.0381	89.154
9	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.9265	86.903
10	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.8609	85.580
11	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.8301	84.959
12	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.8165	84.684
13	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.7312	82.963
14	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.6274	80.871
15	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.5576	79.461
16	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.5225	78.754
17	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.5095	78.491
18	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.4992	78.284
19	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.4951	78.201
20	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.4804	77.904
21	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.4491	77.273
22	Chile`CHL`South America	1.4313	76.913
23	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.4225	76.738
24	Uruguay`URY`South America	1.3479	75.233
25	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.3274	74.818
=26	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.3260	74.791
=26	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.3260	74.791
=26	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	1.3260	74.791
=26	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	1.3260	74.791
=26	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	1.3260	74.791
31	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	1.2261	72.775
32	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.1838	71.922
33	United States`USA`Northern America	1.1802	71.850
34	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	1.1712	71.667
35	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	1.1643	71.528
36	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	1.1496	71.231
37	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	1.1494	71.227
38	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	1.0277	68.773
39	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	1.0179	68.576
40	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	0.9909	68.030
41	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.9852	67.915
42	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.9462	67.129
43	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.9129	66.458
=44	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.8578	65.345
=44	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.8578	65.345
46	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.8239	64.661
47	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.8204	64.592
48	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.7937	64.052
49	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.7857	63.891
50	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.7694	63.563
51	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0.7578	63.329
52	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.7500	63.171
53	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.7341	62.851
54	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.6629	61.414
55	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.6107	60.361
56	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.5893	59.929
57	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.5880	59.903
58	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.5523	59.184
59	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.5222	58.576
60	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.5161	58.454
61	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.4396	56.910
62	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.4382	56.881
63	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.4255	56.625
64	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.4161	56.437
65	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.4104	56.320
66	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.4009	56.130
67	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	0.3895	55.899
68	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.3726	55.558
69	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.3680	55.467
70	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.3130	54.356
71	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.2478	53.041
72	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.2253	52.588
73	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.1813	51.701
74	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.1642	51.355
75	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.1579	51.228
76	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.1488	51.045
77	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.1459	50.986
78	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.1229	50.521
79	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.1158	50.378
80	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.0920	49.898
81	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.0559	49.170
82	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.0406	48.861
83	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	-0.0033	47.977
84	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	-0.0304	47.430
85	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-0.0374	47.288
86	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	-0.0386	47.265
87	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.0667	46.698
88	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	-0.0677	46.677
89	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.0702	46.626
90	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.0746	46.537
91	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.0762	46.506
92	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.0828	46.373
93	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-0.1026	45.973
94	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	-0.1270	45.481
95	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.1439	45.141
96	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	-0.1561	44.893
97	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	-0.1572	44.871
98	Suriname`SUR`South America	-0.1636	44.743
99	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.1922	44.166
=100	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	-0.2040	43.929
=100	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	-0.2040	43.929
102	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-0.2210	43.585
103	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.2242	43.519
104	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.2270	43.463
105	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.2521	42.958
106	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.2650	42.698
107	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-0.2744	42.507
108	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-0.2747	42.501
109	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.3128	41.733
110	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.3154	41.680
111	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	-0.3294	41.398
112	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.3333	41.320
113	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-0.3364	41.257
114	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.3368	41.248
115	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	-0.3448	41.088
116	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.3478	41.028
117	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-0.3614	40.754
118	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.3846	40.285
119	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.3953	40.069
120	Peru`PER`South America	-0.4010	39.954
121	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-0.4025	39.924
122	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.4183	39.605
123	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.4295	39.379
124	Panama`PAN`Central America	-0.4303	39.363
125	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.4368	39.232
126	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.4407	39.153
127	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.4588	38.789
128	India`IND`Southern Asia	-0.4705	38.552
129	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.4891	38.177
130	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.4968	38.022
131	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.4983	37.990
132	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.5249	37.456
133	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.5254	37.445
134	Argentina`ARG`South America	-0.5382	37.185
135	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.5528	36.891
136	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.5630	36.687
137	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.5659	36.628
138	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.5712	36.521
139	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.5829	36.285
140	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.5858	36.226
141	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.5909	36.123
142	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.6219	35.498
143	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-0.6352	35.230
144	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.6748	34.430
145	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.6845	34.234
146	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.6862	34.201
147	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.7271	33.376
148	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.7321	33.274
149	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.7324	33.268
150	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.7344	33.229
151	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.7477	32.961
152	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.7599	32.715
153	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.7713	32.484
154	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.7793	32.322
155	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.7822	32.264
156	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.8000	31.906
157	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.8029	31.846
158	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.8067	31.771
159	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-0.8235	31.432
160	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.8268	31.365
161	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.8293	31.314
162	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.8751	30.391
163	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.9146	29.593
164	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.9238	29.408
165	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.9344	29.194
166	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.9403	29.076
167	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.9492	28.897
168	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.9601	28.676
169	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-0.9727	28.422
170	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.9918	28.037
171	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-0.9930	28.012
172	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.9957	27.958
173	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-1.0010	27.851
174	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-1.0775	26.308
175	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.1013	25.827
176	Honduras`HND`Central America	-1.1195	25.460
177	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-1.1287	25.275
178	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-1.1305	25.239
179	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.1325	25.199
180	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.1334	25.179
181	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.1356	25.136
182	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.1497	24.851
183	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-1.1695	24.452
184	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.1906	24.027
185	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.1951	23.936
186	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.2030	23.777
187	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-1.2101	23.634
188	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.2118	23.599
189	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.2423	22.983
190	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.2611	22.604
191	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.2706	22.412
192	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.2713	22.399
193	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.2966	21.888
194	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.3048	21.722
195	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.3095	21.628
196	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.3230	21.356
197	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.3236	21.344
198	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.3353	21.108
199	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.3592	20.625
200	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-1.4201	19.396
201	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.4264	19.270
202	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.4315	19.168
203	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-1.4606	18.580
204	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.5031	17.723
205	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.5310	17.161
206	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.5812	16.147
207	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-1.6499	14.762

02In 2013

At either end

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

Highest

1Denmark2.2444
2New Zealand2.1955
3Luxembourg2.1555
4Norway2.1431
5Switzerland2.1301

Lowest

207Somalia-1.6499
206Afghanistan-1.5812
205Sudan-1.5310
204Turkmenistan-1.5031
203Angola-1.4606

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.2270. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Control of Corruption (0–100)
HighestDenmark93.315
LowestSomalia14.762
Middle country: 43.463

032012 → 2013

Since 2012

What changed between 2012 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
207values changed, of 207 in both
119 · 88rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Azerbaijan-1.1691 → -0.9918+0.1773
Myanmar-1.2592 → -1.1013+0.1578
Ireland1.4035 → 1.5576+0.1540
Philippines-0.6348 → -0.4983+0.1365
Greece-0.0779 → 0.0559+0.1338

Fell most

Spain1.1161 → 0.7937−0.3224
Nauru0.0923 → -0.2040−0.2962
Australia1.9638 → 1.7312−0.2326
Paraguay-0.7598 → -0.9492−0.1893
Central African Republic-0.9507 → -1.1356−0.1849

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

201 distinct values among 207
Values are stored exactly as published, to 17 decimals. 5 countries share 1.3260. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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World Bank Group (2013). Control of Corruption, 2013 [data set], describing 2013. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/control-of-corruption/2013

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