Data for 2014

Control of Corruption, 2014

Name: Control of Corruption, 2014
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Control of Corruption, 2014 covers 207 countries on 2 measures. Switzerland is highest, at 2.26153; Somalia is lowest, at -1.74387. The middle country reads -0.28475. Against 2013, 207 values changed (81 up, 126 down), the same countries are covered.

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Control of Corruption · Data for 2014

HighestSwitzerland

2.26153

LowestSomalia

-1.74387

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

207countries
2measures per country
2014the year it describes
199distinct 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, 2014, 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, 2014: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.26153	93.661
2	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2.17412	91.898
3	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	2.16662	91.747
4	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.15562	91.525
5	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.13362	91.081
6	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.05785	89.553
7	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.04704	89.335
8	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	2.01301	88.648
9	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	2.00644	88.516
10	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.94621	87.301
11	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.86296	85.621
12	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.84220	85.203
13	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.81959	84.747
14	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.70789	82.493
15	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.60139	80.345
16	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.57848	79.883
17	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.54028	79.113
18	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.52574	78.819
19	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.50900	78.481
20	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.42373	76.762
21	Chile`CHL`South America	1.38600	76.000
22	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.30979	74.463
23	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.30970	74.461
24	Uruguay`URY`South America	1.29012	74.066
25	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.25484	73.355
26	United States`USA`Northern America	1.24006	73.057
27	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.19834	72.215
=28	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	1.16559	71.554
=28	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.16559	71.554
=28	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.16559	71.554
=28	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	1.16559	71.554
=28	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	1.16559	71.554
33	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	1.08948	70.019
34	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	1.01507	68.518
35	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.98449	67.901
36	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.97090	67.627
37	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0.95910	67.389
=38	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.89361	66.068
=38	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.89361	66.068
40	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.87330	65.658
41	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.85683	65.326
42	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0.85112	65.211
43	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.82670	64.718
44	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.81063	64.394
45	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.79031	63.984
46	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.78841	63.946
47	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.78227	63.822
48	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.75279	63.228
49	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.74521	63.075
50	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.68401	61.840
51	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.60882	60.324
=52	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.60368	60.220
=52	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.60368	60.220
54	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.58952	59.934
55	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.58926	59.929
56	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.56777	59.495
=57	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.54120	58.960
=57	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.54120	58.960
59	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.50871	58.304
60	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.50720	58.274
61	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.48707	57.868
62	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.48105	57.746
63	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.47279	57.579
64	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.47237	57.571
65	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.47170	57.558
66	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.45998	57.321
67	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.45010	57.122
68	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.35236	55.150
69	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.34765	55.055
70	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.30604	54.216
71	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.28995	53.891
72	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.28464	53.784
73	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.24382	52.961
74	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.17886	51.651
75	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.17353	51.543
76	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.16854	51.442
77	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.11284	50.319
78	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.10870	50.235
79	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.10214	50.103
80	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.06034	49.260
81	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.02232	48.493
82	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.01004	48.245
83	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	-0.01087	47.823
84	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	-0.03234	47.390
85	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.04154	47.205
86	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.04516	47.132
87	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	-0.05228	46.988
88	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.07992	46.430
89	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	-0.08319	46.365
90	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-0.10466	45.932
91	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	-0.13543	45.311
92	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	-0.16659	44.682
93	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.17755	44.461
94	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.17762	44.460
95	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-0.17773	44.458
96	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	-0.19172	44.175
97	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.21308	43.744
=98	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	-0.22629	43.478
=98	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	-0.22629	43.478
100	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-0.23631	43.276
101	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-0.24713	43.058
102	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.25527	42.893
103	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	-0.27591	42.477
104	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.28475	42.299
105	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.28646	42.264
106	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.30084	41.974
107	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.30202	41.950
108	Suriname`SUR`South America	-0.32303	41.527
109	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.33880	41.209
110	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	-0.35414	40.899
111	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.36118	40.757
112	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.37090	40.561
113	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.38023	40.373
114	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.38920	40.192
115	Panama`PAN`Central America	-0.39344	40.106
116	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-0.39721	40.030
117	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-0.40208	39.932
118	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.41157	39.741
119	India`IND`Southern Asia	-0.41431	39.685
120	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	-0.41630	39.645
121	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.42413	39.487
122	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.42599	39.450
123	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.43501	39.268
124	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-0.44662	39.034
125	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.45358	38.893
126	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.45634	38.838
127	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.48459	38.268
128	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.53634	37.224
129	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.54137	37.122
130	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.56961	36.553
131	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.57373	36.470
132	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-0.57777	36.388
133	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.58265	36.290
134	Peru`PER`South America	-0.58344	36.274
135	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.59524	36.036
136	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.60055	35.929
137	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.64027	35.127
138	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.64060	35.121
139	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.64755	34.981
140	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.65821	34.766
141	Argentina`ARG`South America	-0.66406	34.648
142	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.68053	34.315
143	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.69910	33.941
144	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.71566	33.607
145	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.72118	33.495
146	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.73491	33.218
147	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.75441	32.825
148	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.75593	32.794
149	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.76532	32.605
150	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-0.76830	32.545
151	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.79073	32.092
152	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.80604	31.784
153	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-0.80734	31.757
154	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.81832	31.536
155	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.83528	31.194
156	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.83667	31.166
157	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.85054	30.886
158	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.85568	30.782
159	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.86340	30.627
160	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.86467	30.601
161	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.86857	30.522
162	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.89582	29.973
163	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.90235	29.841
164	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.90835	29.720
165	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.92173	29.450
166	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.97176	28.441
167	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.97181	28.440
168	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.97673	28.341
169	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.98306	28.213
170	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.00084	27.854
171	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-1.00359	27.799
172	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-1.01185	27.632
173	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-1.01611	27.546
174	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-1.02641	27.339
175	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-1.05766	26.708
176	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-1.11183	25.615
177	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.12629	25.324
178	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-1.15463	24.752
179	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.16482	24.547
180	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.16507	24.541
181	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-1.16873	24.468
182	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-1.18216	24.197
183	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.25026	22.823
184	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.25864	22.654
185	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.26047	22.617
186	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.27219	22.381
187	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.27313	22.362
188	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.27768	22.270
189	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.27950	22.233
190	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.30676	21.683
191	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.35365	20.737
192	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.39137	19.977
193	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.43048	19.188
194	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.43107	19.176
195	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.46392	18.513
196	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.47645	18.260
197	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.47863	18.216
198	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.47983	18.192
199	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-1.48630	18.062
200	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.49877	17.810
201	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.50851	17.614
202	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.53431	17.093
203	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.55594	16.657
204	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.58462	16.078
205	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.58843	16.002
206	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-1.71433	13.462
207	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-1.74387	12.866

02In 2014

At either end

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

Highest

1Switzerland2.26153
2Luxembourg2.17412
3New Zealand2.16662
4Denmark2.15562
5Norway2.13362

Lowest

207Somalia-1.74387
206South Sudan-1.71433
205Equatorial Guinea-1.58843
204Guinea-Bissau-1.58462
203Afghanistan-1.55594

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.28475. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Control of Corruption (0–100)
HighestSwitzerland93.661
LowestSomalia12.866
Middle country: 42.299

032013 → 2014

Since 2013

What changed between 2013 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
207values changed, of 207 in both
81 · 126rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Micronesia-0.03856 → 0.85112+0.88969
American Samoa0.38947 → 1.16559+0.77612
Macau0.04058 → 0.56777+0.52719
Côte d’Ivoire-0.78221 → -0.42413+0.35808
Guam0.85776 → 1.16559+0.30783

Fell most

Saint Kitts and Nevis1.32605 → -0.08319−1.40923
Saint Lucia1.16426 → 0.35236−0.81190
Antigua and Barbuda1.32605 → 0.54120−0.78485
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.14958 → 0.60368−0.54590
Barbados1.42255 → 0.97090−0.45165

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

199 distinct values among 207
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 5 countries share 1.16559. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Every one of the 207 countries has every column.

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World Bank Group (2014). Control of Corruption, 2014 [data set], describing 2014. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/control-of-corruption/2014

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