Data for 2016

Control of Corruption, 2016

Name: Control of Corruption, 2016
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Control of Corruption, 2016 covers 207 countries on 2 measures. Switzerland is highest, at 2.2844; South Sudan is lowest, at -1.7883. The middle country reads -0.2163. Against 2015, 207 values changed (124 up, 83 down), 2 left.

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Control of Corruption · Data for 2016

HighestSwitzerland

2.2844

LowestSouth Sudan

-1.7883

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

207countries
2measures per country
2016the year it describes
200distinct 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, 2016, 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, 2016: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.2844	94.123
2	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	2.2083	92.586
3	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2.1927	92.273
4	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.1893	92.204
5	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.1711	91.837
6	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.1228	90.862
7	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	2.1055	90.514
8	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	2.1025	90.454
9	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	2.0160	88.709
10	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.9721	87.824
11	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.9059	86.487
12	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.9030	86.429
13	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	1.7970	84.292
14	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.7942	84.235
15	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.7622	83.589
16	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.7613	83.571
17	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.6977	82.288
18	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.6462	81.250
19	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.5376	79.058
20	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.5180	78.662
21	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.4472	77.236
22	Uruguay`URY`South America	1.3818	75.915
23	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.3399	75.070
24	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.2621	73.502
25	United States`USA`Northern America	1.2343	72.941
=26	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	1.1727	71.697
=26	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.1727	71.697
=26	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.1727	71.697
=26	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	1.1727	71.697
=26	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	1.1727	71.697
=26	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	1.1727	71.697
32	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	1.1682	71.607
33	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	1.1611	71.464
34	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.1470	71.180
35	Chile`CHL`South America	1.1289	70.814
36	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1.1092	70.418
37	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	1.1064	70.361
38	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	1.1052	70.335
39	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.0890	70.009
40	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.0817	69.863
41	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.0422	69.066
42	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.9095	66.388
43	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.8883	65.962
44	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.8630	65.451
45	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.8602	65.393
46	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.8415	65.018
47	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.8353	64.892
48	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.8049	64.278
49	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.7842	63.862
50	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.7797	63.770
=51	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0.7764	63.703
=51	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0.7764	63.703
53	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.7495	63.160
54	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.7263	62.693
55	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.7261	62.688
56	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.7132	62.429
57	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.6791	61.741
58	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.6411	60.975
59	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.6344	60.840
60	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.6218	60.585
61	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.6216	60.581
62	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.6014	60.174
63	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.5780	59.701
64	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.5748	59.638
65	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.5678	59.496
66	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.5483	59.102
67	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.5410	58.955
=68	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.4497	57.114
=68	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	0.4497	57.114
70	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.4361	56.840
71	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.4201	56.517
72	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.3555	55.213
73	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.3248	54.594
74	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.3151	54.398
75	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.2650	53.388
76	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.2556	53.198
77	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.2495	53.076
78	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.2005	52.088
79	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.1915	51.906
80	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.1580	51.230
81	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.1352	50.770
82	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.1140	50.343
83	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.1013	50.086
84	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.0961	49.980
85	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.0894	49.845
86	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.0430	48.909
87	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.0269	48.586
88	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.0052	48.147
89	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.0045	48.133
90	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	-0.0231	47.577
91	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	-0.0367	47.302
92	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.0629	46.774
93	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-0.0762	46.505
94	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	-0.0920	46.187
95	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.0930	46.167
96	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.0947	46.133
97	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	-0.1119	45.785
98	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	-0.1135	45.752
99	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.1218	45.585
100	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.1708	44.598
101	Suriname`SUR`South America	-0.1780	44.452
102	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.1874	44.262
103	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	-0.1938	44.133
104	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.2163	43.679
105	Argentina`ARG`South America	-0.2198	43.609
106	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.2414	43.174
107	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.2510	42.979
108	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	-0.2517	42.965
109	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.2844	42.306
110	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.2848	42.298
111	India`IND`Southern Asia	-0.2868	42.257
112	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.3027	41.937
113	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.3086	41.817
114	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.3294	41.399
115	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.3355	41.276
116	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	-0.3431	41.122
117	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.3559	40.864
118	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-0.3560	40.862
119	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.3686	40.608
120	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-0.3788	40.401
121	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.4010	39.953
122	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.4063	39.846
123	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-0.4084	39.805
124	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-0.4108	39.755
125	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.4218	39.533
126	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.4224	39.522
127	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.4359	39.250
128	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.4380	39.208
129	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.4541	38.883
130	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.4694	38.575
131	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.4844	38.271
132	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.4935	38.087
133	Panama`PAN`Central America	-0.4943	38.073
134	Peru`PER`South America	-0.5072	37.811
135	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.5309	37.334
136	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.5615	36.716
137	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-0.5857	36.229
138	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.6123	35.692
139	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.6211	35.513
140	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.6217	35.503
141	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.6355	35.224
142	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.6378	35.178
143	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.6488	34.955
144	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.6568	34.795
145	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.6672	34.584
146	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.7114	33.693
147	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.7552	32.808
148	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.7587	32.738
149	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.7610	32.691
150	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.7644	32.624
151	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.7909	32.089
152	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.7938	32.031
153	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.7996	31.913
154	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.8071	31.763
155	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.8076	31.752
156	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.8094	31.716
157	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-0.8323	31.254
158	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.8326	31.248
159	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.8346	31.207
160	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.8441	31.016
161	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.8477	30.943
162	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-0.8496	30.904
163	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.8562	30.772
164	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.8587	30.722
165	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-0.8651	30.593
166	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.9100	29.687
167	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.9173	29.538
168	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.9219	29.447
169	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.9490	28.899
170	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-0.9727	28.422
171	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.9770	28.336
172	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.9817	28.241
173	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-1.0005	27.861
174	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-1.0032	27.807
175	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.0136	27.597
176	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-1.0634	26.592
177	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-1.0703	26.454
178	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.0835	26.188
179	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-1.0921	26.014
180	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-1.1144	25.563
181	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.1380	25.087
182	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-1.1730	24.381
183	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.2035	23.767
184	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.2675	22.475
185	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.2718	22.389
186	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.3024	21.772
187	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.3057	21.705
188	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.3090	21.639
189	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.3319	21.177
190	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.3521	20.768
191	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.3974	19.854
192	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.4174	19.451
193	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.4188	19.423
194	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.4194	19.411
195	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.4498	18.798
196	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.4654	18.483
197	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-1.4881	18.026
198	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.4924	17.940
199	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.5028	17.728
200	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.5598	16.580
201	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.5752	16.269
202	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.5917	15.936
203	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.5983	15.803
204	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.6070	15.627
205	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.6345	15.072
206	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-1.7389	12.967
207	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-1.7883	11.969

02In 2016

At either end

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

Highest

1Switzerland2.2844
2New Zealand2.2083
3Luxembourg2.1927
4Finland2.1893
5Denmark2.1711

Lowest

207South Sudan-1.7883
206Somalia-1.7389
205Equatorial Guinea-1.6345
204Yemen-1.6070
203Libya-1.5983

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.2163. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Control of Corruption (0–100)
HighestSwitzerland94.123
LowestSouth Sudan11.969
Middle country: 43.679

032015 → 2016

Since 2015

What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −2countries joined / left
207values changed, of 207 in both
124 · 83rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Argentina-0.6423 → -0.2198+0.4225
Macau0.5694 → 0.8353+0.2659
Israel0.8492 → 1.1092+0.2600
Saudi Arabia-0.1441 → 0.1140+0.2581
Azerbaijan-0.9872 → -0.7996+0.1876

Fell most

Cayman Islands0.8953 → 0.6014−0.2938
Cuba0.2877 → 0.0045−0.2832
Maldives-0.5852 → -0.7610−0.1758
North Korea-1.2714 → -1.4188−0.1475
Malaysia0.2416 → 0.1013−0.1402

− Cook Islands

− Niue

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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200 distinct values among 207
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 6 countries share 1.1727. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Every one of the 207 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2016). Control of Corruption, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/control-of-corruption/2016

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