Data for 2021

Control of Corruption, 2021

Figures for 2021, as World Bank Group published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Control of Corruption, 2021 covers 209 countries on 2 measures. Denmark is highest, at 2.29625; South Sudan is lowest, at -1.81798. The middle country reads -0.16083. Against 2020, 207 values changed (84 up, 123 down), 2 countries joined.

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Control of Corruption · Data for 2021

HighestDenmark

2.29625

LowestSouth Sudan

-1.81798

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

209countries
2measures per country
2021the year it describes
203distinct values18 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Control of Corruption, 2021, 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, 2021: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	2.29625	94.362
2	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2.23058	93.037
3	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	2.12586	90.925
4	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	2.10795	90.563
5	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	2.09623	90.327
6	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	2.08283	90.057
7	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	2.07418	89.882
8	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	2.03407	89.073
9	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	1.96874	87.755
10	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	1.85781	85.517
11	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	1.82354	84.826
12	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	1.75571	83.458
13	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1.67927	81.916
14	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	1.67497	81.829
15	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	1.63557	81.035
16	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	1.62348	80.791
17	UruguayURYSouth America	1.62131	80.747
18	CanadaCANNorthern America	1.61864	80.693
19	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	1.56065	79.523
20	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	1.55188	79.346
21	JapanJPNEastern Asia	1.45676	77.428
22	FranceFRAWestern Europe	1.41256	76.536
23	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	1.37841	75.847
24	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	1.31786	74.626
25	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	1.23216	72.897
26	BahamasBHSCaribbean	1.22744	72.802
27	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	1.19558	72.159
=28	American SamoaASMPolynesia	1.18262	71.898
=28	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	1.18262	71.898
=28	BermudaBMUNorthern America	1.18262	71.898
=28	GuamGUMMicronesia	1.18262	71.898
=28	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	1.18262	71.898
=28	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	1.18262	71.898
34	ChileCHLSouth America	1.14841	71.208
35	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	1.14571	71.153
36	United StatesUSANorthern America	1.12642	70.764
37	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	1.09213	70.073
38	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	1.03535	68.927
39	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	1.02621	68.743
40	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	0.93146	66.832
41	IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.92345	66.670
42	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.89037	66.003
43	ArubaABWCaribbean	0.87017	65.595
44	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.85150	65.219
45	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.83966	64.980
46	SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.82579	64.700
47	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.82491	64.682
48	SamoaWSMPolynesia	0.77089	63.593
49	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.76406	63.455
50	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	0.74562	63.083
51	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.74316	63.033
52	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.72412	62.649
53	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	0.71473	62.460
54	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.70178	62.199
55	PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.69763	62.115
56	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.60565	60.260
57	Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.59258	59.996
58	MacauMACEastern Asia	0.57498	59.641
59	AnguillaAIACaribbean	0.55824	59.303
60	ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.55619	59.262
61	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	0.50223	58.173
62	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.49851	58.098
63	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.48644	57.855
64	FijiFJIMelanesia	0.48397	57.805
65	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.46980	57.519
=66	NauruNRUMicronesia	0.45942	57.310
=66	PalauPLWMicronesia	0.45942	57.310
68	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.42051	56.525
69	DominicaDMACaribbean	0.40231	56.158
70	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.40196	56.151
71	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.37533	55.614
72	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	0.36024	55.309
73	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.35915	55.287
74	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.34147	54.931
75	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.33320	54.764
76	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.32016	54.501
77	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	0.30431	54.181
78	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.30230	54.141
79	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.23116	52.705
80	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	0.20806	52.240
81	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.20126	52.102
82	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.18782	51.831
83	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	0.15121	51.093
84	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.14861	51.040
85	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.14796	51.027
86	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	0.09867	50.033
87	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	0.07531	49.562
88	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	0.05244	49.100
89	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.05196	49.091
90	SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.03804	48.810
91	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	0.03743	48.798
92	OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.02128	48.472
93	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	0.01955	48.437
94	JordanJORWestern Asia	0.01476	48.340
95	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	-0.02019	47.635
96	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	-0.03062	47.425
97	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	-0.06298	46.772
98	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	-0.06615	46.708
99	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	-0.08289	46.371
100	BelizeBLZCentral America	-0.08871	46.253
101	GuyanaGUYSouth America	-0.10250	45.975
102	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	-0.14227	45.173
103	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	-0.15573	44.901
104	BeninBENWestern Africa	-0.15686	44.879
105	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	-0.16083	44.799
106	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	-0.16883	44.637
107	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	-0.17283	44.556
108	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	-0.18347	44.342
109	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	-0.19795	44.050
110	BelarusBLREastern Europe	-0.20810	43.845
111	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	-0.21963	43.612
112	CubaCUBCaribbean	-0.22038	43.597
113	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	-0.22777	43.448
114	ColombiaCOLSouth America	-0.26997	42.597
115	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	-0.27435	42.509
116	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	-0.29795	42.033
117	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	-0.30318	41.927
118	SurinameSURSouth America	-0.30919	41.806
119	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	-0.31073	41.775
120	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	-0.32023	41.583
121	ArgentinaARGSouth America	-0.32480	41.491
122	TongaTONPolynesia	-0.33396	41.306
123	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	-0.33663	41.252
124	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	-0.35741	40.833
125	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	-0.38467	40.283
126	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	-0.38751	40.226
127	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	-0.39228	40.130
128	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	-0.39850	40.004
129	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	-0.40268	39.920
130	BrazilBRASouth America	-0.40384	39.897
131	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	-0.41943	39.582
132	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	-0.43366	39.295
133	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	-0.43985	39.170
134	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	-0.46692	38.624
135	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	-0.47346	38.492
136	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	-0.48823	38.194
137	PeruPERSouth America	-0.50965	37.762
138	PanamaPANCentral America	-0.52324	37.488
139	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	-0.54555	37.038
140	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	-0.55108	36.926
141	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	-0.56124	36.722
142	NigerNERWestern Africa	-0.56640	36.618
143	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	-0.57450	36.454
144	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	-0.59186	36.104
145	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	-0.60510	35.837
146	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	-0.60844	35.769
147	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	-0.62201	35.496
148	EcuadorECUSouth America	-0.63100	35.314
149	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	-0.64985	34.934
150	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	-0.65134	34.904
151	TogoTGOWestern Africa	-0.65233	34.884
152	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	-0.65322	34.866
153	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	-0.66316	34.666
154	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	-0.66840	34.560
155	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	-0.67021	34.524
156	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	-0.69561	34.011
157	KenyaKENEastern Africa	-0.70878	33.746
158	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	-0.78612	32.185
159	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	-0.78671	32.174
160	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	-0.78806	32.146
161	UkraineUKREastern Europe	-0.80858	31.732
162	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	-0.81863	31.530
163	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	-0.86961	30.501
164	GabonGABMiddle Africa	-0.87010	30.491
165	MexicoMEXCentral America	-0.87477	30.397
166	MaliMLIWestern Africa	-0.89662	29.956
167	ParaguayPRYSouth America	-0.90517	29.784
168	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	-0.90691	29.749
169	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	-0.90703	29.747
170	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	-0.93471	29.188
171	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	-0.94578	28.965
172	BoliviaBOLSouth America	-0.94794	28.921
173	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	-0.95251	28.829
174	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	-0.97043	28.468
175	GuineaGINWestern Africa	-1.01201	27.629
176	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	-1.07724	26.313
177	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	-1.09013	26.053
178	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	-1.09290	25.997
179	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	-1.09295	25.996
180	HondurasHNDCentral America	-1.11820	25.487
181	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	-1.11916	25.467
182	IranIRNSouthern Asia	-1.12560	25.338
183	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	-1.16058	24.632
184	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	-1.19689	23.900
185	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	-1.21194	23.596
186	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	-1.21384	23.558
187	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	-1.21634	23.507
188	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	-1.21681	23.498
189	NicaraguaNICCentral America	-1.23481	23.135
190	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	-1.25909	22.645
191	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	-1.29757	21.869
192	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	-1.31349	21.547
193	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	-1.33897	21.034
194	EritreaERIEastern Africa	-1.36695	20.469
195	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	-1.36967	20.414
196	IraqIRQWestern Asia	-1.37420	20.323
197	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	-1.39176	19.969
198	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	-1.40617	19.678
199	HaitiHTICaribbean	-1.48168	18.155
200	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	-1.49130	17.961
201	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	-1.50264	17.732
202	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	-1.51915	17.399
203	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	-1.54975	16.782
204	VenezuelaVENSouth America	-1.58675	16.035
205	YemenYEMWestern Asia	-1.58985	15.973
206	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	-1.60385	15.691
207	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	-1.65011	14.757
208	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	-1.79038	11.928
209	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	-1.81798	11.371

02In 2021

At either end

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

Highest

1Denmark2.29625
2Finland2.23058
3New Zealand2.12586
4Switzerland2.10795
5Sweden2.09623

Lowest

209South Sudan-1.81798
208Syria-1.79038
207North Korea-1.65011
206Somalia-1.60385
205Yemen-1.58985

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.16083. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Control of Corruption (0–100)
HighestDenmark94.362
LowestSouth Sudan11.371
Middle country: 44.799

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
207values changed, of 207 in both
84 · 123rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Bahrain-0.09819 → 0.20126+0.29945
Angola-0.93159 → -0.66840+0.26319
Israel0.69179 → 0.92345+0.23165
Puerto Rico0.28124 → 0.50223+0.22099
Uzbekistan-0.83577 → -0.64985+0.18592

Fell most

Myanmar-0.62374 → -0.93471−0.31097
Luxembourg2.26914 → 1.96874−0.30040
Aruba1.16453 → 0.87017−0.29437
Eswatini-0.33271 → -0.60844−0.27573
Liechtenstein2.01942 → 1.75571−0.26370

+ New Caledonia

+ French Polynesia

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

203 distinct values among 209
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 6 countries share 1.18262. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 209 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2021). Control of Corruption, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/control-of-corruption/2021

0627 held

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