Data for 2015

Control of Corruption, 2015

Name: Control of Corruption, 2015
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Figures for 2015, as World Bank Group published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Control of Corruption, 2015 covers 209 countries on 2 measures. Switzerland is highest, at 2.2713; South Sudan is lowest, at -1.7671. The middle country reads -0.2665. Against 2014, 207 values changed (133 up, 74 down), 2 countries joined.

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Control of Corruption · Data for 2015

HighestSwitzerland

2.2713

LowestSouth Sudan

-1.7671

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

209countries
2measures per country
2015the year it describes
203distinct values18 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, 2015, 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, 2015: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.2713	93.858
2	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2.2249	92.923
3	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	2.1996	92.412
4	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.1769	91.955
5	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.1748	91.911
6	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.1627	91.667
7	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	2.0915	90.231
8	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.0814	90.027
9	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	2.0147	88.682
10	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.9857	88.097
11	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.8692	85.748
12	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.8623	85.609
13	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.8541	85.443
14	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	1.7939	84.228
15	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.7231	82.800
16	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.6572	81.471
17	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.6404	81.132
18	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.6388	81.099
19	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.5173	78.648
20	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.4923	78.145
21	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.4521	77.334
22	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.2948	74.160
23	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.2852	73.967
24	Uruguay`URY`South America	1.2588	73.435
25	United States`USA`Northern America	1.2371	72.997
26	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.2073	72.395
27	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.1995	72.238
=28	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	1.1695	71.633
=28	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.1695	71.633
=28	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.1695	71.633
=28	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	1.1695	71.633
=28	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	1.1695	71.633
=28	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	1.1695	71.633
34	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	1.1598	71.437
35	Chile`CHL`South America	1.1459	71.157
36	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.0882	69.994
37	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	1.0783	69.793
38	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	1.0176	68.570
39	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0.9486	67.177
40	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.9221	66.642
41	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.9194	66.588
42	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.8953	66.102
43	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.8754	65.700
44	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0.8538	65.265
45	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.8536	65.261
46	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.8506	65.201
47	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.8492	65.173
48	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.8403	64.993
49	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0.8140	64.462
50	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.8000	64.181
51	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.7720	63.615
52	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.7554	63.281
53	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.7225	62.617
54	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.6830	61.819
55	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.6780	61.719
56	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.6720	61.598
57	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.6434	61.021
58	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.6398	60.949
59	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.6207	60.563
60	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.6009	60.163
61	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.5900	59.943
62	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.5774	59.691
63	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.5738	59.618
64	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.5694	59.529
65	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.5451	59.038
66	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.5400	58.935
=67	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.5034	58.197
=67	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	0.5034	58.197
69	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.4973	58.074
70	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.4672	57.466
71	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.4348	56.814
72	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.3469	55.040
73	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.3147	54.391
74	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.2924	53.941
75	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.2877	53.846
76	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.2869	53.829
77	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.2643	53.374
78	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.2485	53.055
79	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.2416	52.915
80	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.1811	51.695
81	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.1748	51.570
82	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.1736	51.545
83	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.1592	51.255
84	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.0793	49.642
85	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.0762	49.580
86	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.0337	48.723
87	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.0336	48.720
88	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.0235	48.517
89	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.0234	48.514
90	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	-0.0031	47.981
91	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.0265	47.507
92	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.0389	47.259
93	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.0568	46.897
94	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	-0.0907	46.213
95	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-0.1046	45.934
96	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	-0.1336	45.348
97	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-0.1441	45.136
98	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	-0.1582	44.851
99	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.1759	44.493
100	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	-0.1861	44.289
101	Suriname`SUR`South America	-0.2007	43.993
102	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.2355	43.292
103	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	-0.2465	43.070
104	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.2644	42.709
105	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.2665	42.666
106	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.2704	42.588
107	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	-0.2875	42.244
108	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.2898	42.197
109	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.3168	41.652
110	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.3242	41.504
111	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.3392	41.200
112	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.3405	41.175
113	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.3411	41.163
114	India`IND`Southern Asia	-0.3457	41.069
115	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	-0.3458	41.068
116	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.3492	40.998
117	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-0.3509	40.965
118	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.3765	40.449
119	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.3826	40.325
120	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.3943	40.089
121	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-0.3986	40.002
122	Panama`PAN`Central America	-0.4237	39.495
123	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.4290	39.389
124	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.4324	39.321
125	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-0.4497	38.971
126	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.4574	38.815
127	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.4948	38.062
128	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.5066	37.824
129	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.5175	37.604
130	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.5190	37.574
131	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.5226	37.501
132	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.5247	37.459
133	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.5318	37.316
134	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-0.5490	36.969
135	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.5852	36.238
136	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.5858	36.226
137	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-0.5875	36.192
138	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.5898	36.146
139	Peru`PER`South America	-0.5929	36.083
140	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.5981	35.979
141	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.6100	35.737
142	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.6207	35.523
143	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.6339	35.255
144	Argentina`ARG`South America	-0.6423	35.086
145	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.6442	35.049
146	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.6443	35.046
147	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.6645	34.638
148	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-0.7185	33.549
149	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.7222	33.474
150	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.7300	33.318
151	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.7540	32.834
152	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.7597	32.719
153	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.7813	32.282
154	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.7903	32.101
155	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.8047	31.810
156	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.8064	31.777
157	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.8106	31.691
158	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.8289	31.323
159	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.8336	31.227
160	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.8427	31.044
161	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-0.8481	30.934
162	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.8562	30.773
163	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.9065	29.757
164	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.9163	29.559
165	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.9269	29.346
166	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.9350	29.182
167	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.9519	28.842
168	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.9527	28.825
169	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-0.9529	28.821
170	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.9711	28.455
171	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.9754	28.367
172	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.9807	28.260
173	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.9872	28.129
174	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-1.0003	27.865
175	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-1.0021	27.828
176	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-1.0148	27.573
177	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-1.0214	27.440
178	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-1.0499	26.865
179	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-1.0528	26.806
180	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-1.0765	26.329
181	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.1022	25.809
182	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.1023	25.807
183	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.1542	24.761
184	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-1.1911	24.017
185	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.2231	23.371
186	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.2702	22.421
187	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.2714	22.397
188	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.2797	22.229
189	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.2800	22.223
190	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.3031	21.758
191	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.3118	21.581
192	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.3513	20.786
193	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.3642	20.524
194	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.3897	20.010
195	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.3917	19.970
196	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.4269	19.260
197	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.4474	18.847
198	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.4629	18.534
199	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.4824	18.140
200	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-1.4856	18.075
201	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.4921	17.945
202	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.5146	17.491
203	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.5176	17.430
204	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.5345	17.090
205	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.5479	16.819
206	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.5873	16.025
207	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.5965	15.838
208	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-1.7336	13.073
209	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-1.7671	12.398

02In 2015

At either end

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

Highest

1Switzerland2.2713
2Luxembourg2.2249
3New Zealand2.1996
4Norway2.1769
5Finland2.1748

Lowest

209South Sudan-1.7671
208Somalia-1.7336
207Libya-1.5965
206Equatorial Guinea-1.5873
205Guinea-Bissau-1.5479

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.2665. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Control of Corruption (0–100)
HighestSwitzerland93.858
LowestSouth Sudan12.398
Middle country: 42.666

032014 → 2015

Since 2014

What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
207values changed, of 207 in both
133 · 74rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Marshall Islands-0.1047 → 0.8140+0.9187
Nauru-0.2263 → 0.5034+0.7297
Palau-0.2263 → 0.5034+0.7297
Saint Kitts and Nevis-0.0832 → 0.4348+0.5180
Seychelles0.4724 → 0.9221+0.4497

Fell most

Vanuatu0.4728 → -0.0907−0.5635
Chile1.3860 → 1.1459−0.2401
Eritrea-1.1263 → -1.3513−0.2250
Puerto Rico0.4717 → 0.2485−0.2232
Bahamas1.3098 → 1.0882−0.2215

+ Monaco

+ San Marino

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.

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203 distinct values among 209
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 6 countries share 1.1695. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Every one of the 209 countries has every column.

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World Bank Group (2015). Control of Corruption, 2015 [data set], describing 2015. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/control-of-corruption/2015

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