Data for 2023

Control of Corruption, 2023

Name: Control of Corruption, 2023
Creator: World Bank Group
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Figures for 2023, as World Bank Group published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Control of Corruption, 2023 covers 211 countries on 2 measures. Denmark is highest, at 2.2911; South Sudan is lowest, at -1.8725. The middle country reads -0.1802. Against 2022, 211 values changed (118 up, 93 down), the same countries are covered.

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Control of Corruption · Data for 2023

HighestDenmark

2.2911

LowestSouth Sudan

-1.8725

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

211countries
2measures per country
2023the year it describes
204distinct 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, 2023, 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, 2023: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.2911	94.257
2	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.2026	92.473
3	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.1033	90.469
4	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.0768	89.934
5	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	2.0240	88.869
6	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.9886	88.155
7	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.9741	87.863
8	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.9347	87.069
9	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.9204	86.781
10	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.8112	84.578
11	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.7529	83.401
12	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.7132	82.601
13	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.7099	82.535
14	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.6780	81.891
15	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.6621	81.570
16	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.6305	80.932
17	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.5678	79.668
18	Uruguay`URY`South America	1.5490	79.288
19	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.5015	78.331
20	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.4806	77.908
21	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.3674	75.625
22	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.3610	75.497
23	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	1.3526	75.327
24	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.2803	73.868
25	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.2190	72.632
26	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.2109	72.469
27	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.2038	72.326
28	United States`USA`Northern America	1.1902	72.052
=29	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	1.1760	71.764
=29	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.1760	71.764
=29	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.1760	71.764
=29	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	1.1760	71.764
=29	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	1.1760	71.764
=29	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	1.1760	71.764
=29	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	1.1760	71.764
36	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	1.1521	71.283
37	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.0902	70.033
38	Chile`CHL`South America	1.0570	69.364
39	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	1.0219	68.655
40	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.9865	67.942
41	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.9035	66.267
42	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.8745	65.683
43	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.8741	65.675
44	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.8698	65.589
45	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.8673	65.538
46	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.8603	65.396
47	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.8258	64.700
48	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.8023	64.227
49	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.7654	63.482
50	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.7478	63.128
51	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.7450	63.070
52	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.7436	63.043
53	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.7341	62.851
54	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.7133	62.431
55	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.6865	61.890
56	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.6796	61.752
57	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.6723	61.605
58	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.6028	60.203
59	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.5850	59.844
60	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.5722	59.584
61	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.5665	59.470
62	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.5326	58.786
63	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.5287	58.707
64	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.4717	57.558
65	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.4697	57.518
=66	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.4529	57.179
=66	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	0.4529	57.179
68	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.4160	56.434
69	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.3970	56.051
70	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.3896	55.901
71	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.3815	55.738
72	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.3661	55.428
73	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.3580	55.264
74	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.3531	55.165
75	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.3524	55.150
76	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.3522	55.147
77	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.3370	54.841
78	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0.2999	54.092
79	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.2743	53.575
80	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.2433	52.951
81	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.2390	52.863
82	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.2238	52.556
83	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.1707	51.486
84	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.1666	51.403
85	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.1572	51.214
86	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	0.1252	50.567
87	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.1214	50.492
88	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	0.1184	50.431
89	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.1043	50.146
90	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.1017	50.093
91	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.0983	50.026
92	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.0978	50.016
93	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.0807	49.670
94	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.0457	48.964
95	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	-0.0247	47.544
96	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	-0.0668	46.695
97	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	-0.0728	46.574
98	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.0862	46.304
99	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.1152	45.719
100	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.1256	45.510
101	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.1264	45.492
102	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.1487	45.044
103	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.1633	44.748
104	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-0.1756	44.501
105	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-0.1778	44.457
106	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	-0.1802	44.408
107	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	-0.1842	44.326
108	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.2036	43.936
109	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	-0.2163	43.680
110	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.2218	43.569
111	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.2419	43.163
112	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.2618	42.763
113	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.2679	42.639
114	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.2889	42.215
115	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.2953	42.085
116	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.3080	41.831
117	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	-0.3133	41.722
118	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.3147	41.696
119	Suriname`SUR`South America	-0.3271	41.445
120	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.3326	41.333
121	India`IND`Southern Asia	-0.3355	41.276
122	Argentina`ARG`South America	-0.3360	41.264
123	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.3458	41.068
124	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.3526	40.930
125	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.3537	40.907
126	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.3838	40.301
127	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.4051	39.871
128	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.4217	39.537
129	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.4227	39.516
130	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	-0.4274	39.421
131	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-0.4304	39.361
132	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.4395	39.178
133	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.4472	39.023
134	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.4595	38.774
135	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.4679	38.604
136	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	-0.4714	38.534
137	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-0.4892	38.174
138	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-0.4998	37.961
139	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.5210	37.534
140	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.5360	37.231
141	Panama`PAN`Central America	-0.5510	36.928
142	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.5581	36.784
143	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.5590	36.766
144	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.5637	36.671
145	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.5828	36.287
146	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.5851	36.240
147	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.5905	36.131
148	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.5984	35.972
149	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.5997	35.945
150	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.6071	35.797
151	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.6152	35.633
152	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.6231	35.474
153	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.6297	35.341
154	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.6366	35.202
155	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.6402	35.130
156	Peru`PER`South America	-0.6485	34.962
157	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.6568	34.794
158	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.7052	33.818
159	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.7264	33.391
160	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.7463	32.988
161	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.8115	31.673
162	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.8493	30.910
163	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.8548	30.799
164	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.8953	29.984
165	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.8960	29.970
166	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.9038	29.811
167	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.9098	29.690
168	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.9210	29.464
169	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.9420	29.041
170	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.9602	28.674
171	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-0.9816	28.243
172	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.9926	28.021
173	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-1.0005	27.862
174	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-1.0017	27.836
175	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-1.0038	27.794
176	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.0074	27.721
177	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-1.0488	26.886
178	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-1.0699	26.462
179	Honduras`HND`Central America	-1.0847	26.163
180	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.0867	26.121
181	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.1086	25.680
182	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.1181	25.489
183	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.1221	25.409
184	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.1300	25.248
185	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.1523	24.799
186	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.1537	24.770
187	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-1.1726	24.389
188	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-1.1900	24.039
189	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.1931	23.977
190	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-1.1951	23.937
191	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.1986	23.865
192	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-1.2580	22.667
193	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-1.2587	22.653
194	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.2928	21.965
195	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.3601	20.608
196	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.3775	20.256
197	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.3801	20.204
198	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.4121	19.559
199	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.4225	19.350
200	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.4546	18.701
201	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.4569	18.655
202	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.4833	18.122
203	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.4983	17.819
204	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.5264	17.253
205	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.5455	16.868
206	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.5537	16.703
207	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.5590	16.596
208	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.5996	15.777
209	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-1.6183	15.399
210	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.7820	12.098
211	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-1.8725	10.272

02In 2023

At either end

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

Highest

1Denmark2.2911
2Finland2.2026
3Switzerland2.1033
4Norway2.0768
5New Zealand2.0240

Lowest

211South Sudan-1.8725
210Syria-1.7820
209Somalia-1.6183
208Yemen-1.5996
207North Korea-1.5590

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.1802. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Control of Corruption (0–100)
HighestDenmark94.257
LowestSouth Sudan10.272
Middle country: 44.408

032022 → 2023

Since 2022

What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
211values changed, of 211 in both
118 · 93rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Oman0.0144 → 0.2238+0.2094
Comoros-1.3372 → -1.1537+0.1835
Saudi Arabia0.3013 → 0.4697+0.1684
Moldova-0.4227 → -0.2679+0.1548
Rwanda0.5273 → 0.6796+0.1523

Fell most

Lesotho-0.1542 → -0.3326−0.1784
Namibia0.3226 → 0.1666−0.1560
United Kingdom1.6366 → 1.4806−0.1560
Puerto Rico0.4734 → 0.3522−0.1213
Belarus-0.4178 → -0.5360−0.1182

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

204 distinct values among 211
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 7 countries share 1.1760. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
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Every one of the 211 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2023). Control of Corruption, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/control-of-corruption/2023

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