Data for 2013

Control of Corruption, 2013

Figures for 2013, as World Bank Group published them · stored as published, never rewritten

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. A higher value is the better result.

207countries
2measures per country
2013the year it describes
201distinct values17 decimals, as published
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01Position · derived

The table

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	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	2.2444	93.315
2	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	2.1955	92.330
3	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	2.1555	91.522
4	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	2.1431	91.272
5	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	2.1301	91.011
6	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	2.0728	89.854
7	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	2.0552	89.500
8	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2.0381	89.154
9	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	1.9265	86.903
10	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	1.8609	85.580
11	CanadaCANNorthern America	1.8301	84.959
12	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	1.8165	84.684
13	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1.7312	82.963
14	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	1.6274	80.871
15	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	1.5576	79.461
16	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	1.5225	78.754
17	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	1.5095	78.491
18	JapanJPNEastern Asia	1.4992	78.284
19	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	1.4951	78.201
20	BahamasBHSCaribbean	1.4804	77.904
21	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	1.4491	77.273
22	ChileCHLSouth America	1.4313	76.913
23	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	1.4225	76.738
24	UruguayURYSouth America	1.3479	75.233
25	FranceFRAWestern Europe	1.3274	74.818
=26	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	1.3260	74.791
=26	AnguillaAIACaribbean	1.3260	74.791
=26	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	1.3260	74.791
=26	BermudaBMUNorthern America	1.3260	74.791
=26	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	1.3260	74.791
31	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	1.2261	72.775
32	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	1.1838	71.922
33	United StatesUSANorthern America	1.1802	71.850
34	QatarQATWestern Asia	1.1712	71.667
35	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	1.1643	71.528
36	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	1.1496	71.231
37	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	1.1494	71.227
38	ArubaABWCaribbean	1.0277	68.773
39	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	1.0179	68.576
40	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.9909	68.030
41	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.9852	67.915
42	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.9462	67.129
43	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.9129	66.458
=44	GuamGUMMicronesia	0.8578	65.345
=44	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.8578	65.345
46	DominicaDMACaribbean	0.8239	64.661
47	PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.8204	64.592
48	SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.7937	64.052
49	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.7857	63.891
50	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.7694	63.563
51	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	0.7578	63.329
52	IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.7500	63.171
53	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.7341	62.851
54	Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.6629	61.414
55	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	0.6107	60.361
56	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	0.5893	59.929
57	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.5880	59.903
58	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.5523	59.184
59	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	0.5222	58.576
60	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.5161	58.454
61	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.4396	56.910
62	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.4382	56.881
63	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.4255	56.625
64	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.4161	56.437
65	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.4104	56.320
66	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	0.4009	56.130
67	American SamoaASMPolynesia	0.3895	55.899
68	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.3726	55.558
69	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.3680	55.467
70	CubaCUBCaribbean	0.3130	54.356
71	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.2478	53.041
72	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.2253	52.588
73	SamoaWSMPolynesia	0.1813	51.701
74	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.1642	51.355
75	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	0.1579	51.228
76	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.1488	51.045
77	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	0.1459	50.986
78	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	0.1229	50.521
79	JordanJORWestern Asia	0.1158	50.378
80	FijiFJIMelanesia	0.0920	49.898
81	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.0559	49.170
82	MacauMACEastern Asia	0.0406	48.861
83	ItalyITASouthern Europe	-0.0033	47.977
84	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	-0.0304	47.430
85	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	-0.0374	47.288
86	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	-0.0386	47.265
87	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	-0.0667	46.698
88	OmanOMNWestern Asia	-0.0677	46.677
89	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	-0.0702	46.626
90	BelizeBLZCentral America	-0.0746	46.537
91	BrazilBRASouth America	-0.0762	46.506
92	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	-0.0828	46.373
93	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	-0.1026	45.973
94	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	-0.1270	45.481
95	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	-0.1439	45.141
96	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	-0.1561	44.893
97	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	-0.1572	44.871
98	SurinameSURSouth America	-0.1636	44.743
99	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	-0.1922	44.166
=100	NauruNRUMicronesia	-0.2040	43.929
=100	PalauPLWMicronesia	-0.2040	43.929
102	TongaTONPolynesia	-0.2210	43.585
103	SenegalSENWestern Africa	-0.2242	43.519
104	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	-0.2270	43.463
105	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	-0.2521	42.958
106	BelarusBLREastern Europe	-0.2650	42.698
107	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	-0.2744	42.507
108	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	-0.2747	42.501
109	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	-0.3128	41.733
110	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	-0.3154	41.680
111	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	-0.3294	41.398
112	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	-0.3333	41.320
113	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	-0.3364	41.257
114	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	-0.3368	41.248
115	NiueNIUPolynesia	-0.3448	41.088
116	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	-0.3478	41.028
117	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	-0.3614	40.754
118	NigerNERWestern Africa	-0.3846	40.285
119	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	-0.3953	40.069
120	PeruPERSouth America	-0.4010	39.954
121	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	-0.4025	39.924
122	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	-0.4183	39.605
123	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	-0.4295	39.379
124	PanamaPANCentral America	-0.4303	39.363
125	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	-0.4368	39.232
126	ColombiaCOLSouth America	-0.4407	39.153
127	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	-0.4588	38.789
128	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	-0.4705	38.552
129	BeninBENWestern Africa	-0.4891	38.177
130	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	-0.4968	38.022
131	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	-0.4983	37.990
132	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	-0.5249	37.456
133	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	-0.5254	37.445
134	ArgentinaARGSouth America	-0.5382	37.185
135	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	-0.5528	36.891
136	MexicoMEXCentral America	-0.5630	36.687
137	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	-0.5659	36.628
138	GuyanaGUYSouth America	-0.5712	36.521
139	EcuadorECUSouth America	-0.5829	36.285
140	BoliviaBOLSouth America	-0.5858	36.226
141	MaliMLIWestern Africa	-0.5909	36.123
142	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	-0.6219	35.498
143	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	-0.6352	35.230
144	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	-0.6748	34.430
145	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	-0.6845	34.234
146	GabonGABMiddle Africa	-0.6862	34.201
147	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	-0.7271	33.376
148	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	-0.7321	33.274
149	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	-0.7324	33.268
150	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	-0.7344	33.229
151	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	-0.7477	32.961
152	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	-0.7599	32.715
153	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	-0.7713	32.484
154	TogoTGOWestern Africa	-0.7793	32.322
155	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	-0.7822	32.264
156	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	-0.8000	31.906
157	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	-0.8029	31.846
158	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	-0.8067	31.771
159	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	-0.8235	31.432
160	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	-0.8268	31.365
161	NicaraguaNICCentral America	-0.8293	31.314
162	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	-0.8751	30.391
163	IranIRNSouthern Asia	-0.9146	29.593
164	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	-0.9238	29.408
165	KenyaKENEastern Africa	-0.9344	29.194
166	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	-0.9403	29.076
167	ParaguayPRYSouth America	-0.9492	28.897
168	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	-0.9601	28.676
169	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	-0.9727	28.422
170	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	-0.9918	28.037
171	EritreaERIEastern Africa	-0.9930	28.012
172	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	-0.9957	27.958
173	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	-1.0010	27.851
174	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	-1.0775	26.308
175	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	-1.1013	25.827
176	HondurasHNDCentral America	-1.1195	25.460
177	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	-1.1287	25.275
178	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	-1.1305	25.239
179	GuineaGINWestern Africa	-1.1325	25.199
180	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	-1.1334	25.179
181	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	-1.1356	25.136
182	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	-1.1497	24.851
183	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	-1.1695	24.452
184	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	-1.1906	24.027
185	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	-1.1951	23.936
186	YemenYEMWestern Asia	-1.2030	23.777
187	UkraineUKREastern Europe	-1.2101	23.634
188	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	-1.2118	23.599
189	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	-1.2423	22.983
190	IraqIRQWestern Asia	-1.2611	22.604
191	HaitiHTICaribbean	-1.2706	22.412
192	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	-1.2713	22.399
193	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	-1.2966	21.888
194	VenezuelaVENSouth America	-1.3048	21.722
195	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	-1.3095	21.628
196	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	-1.3230	21.356
197	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	-1.3236	21.344
198	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	-1.3353	21.108
199	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	-1.3592	20.625
200	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	-1.4201	19.396
201	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	-1.4264	19.270
202	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	-1.4315	19.168
203	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	-1.4606	18.580
204	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	-1.5031	17.723
205	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	-1.5310	17.161
206	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	-1.5812	16.147
207	SomaliaSOMEastern 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.

The site’s method

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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Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 207 countries has every column.

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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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