Data for 2024

Control of Corruption, 2024

Name: Control of Corruption, 2024
Creator: World Bank Group
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Control of Corruption, 2024 covers 211 countries on 2 measures. Denmark is highest, at 2.279832; South Sudan is lowest, at -2.055927. The middle country reads -0.199900. Against 2023, 211 values changed (112 up, 99 down), the same countries are covered.

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Control of Corruption · Data for 2024

HighestDenmark

2.279832

LowestSouth Sudan

-2.055927

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

211countries
2measures per country
2024the year it describes
206distinct values19 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, 2024, 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, 2024: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.279832	94.0303
2	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.183695	92.0911
3	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.040987	89.2125
4	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2.001022	88.4063
5	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.971584	87.8125
6	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.969999	87.7805
7	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1.950859	87.3945
8	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.939546	87.1663
9	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	1.917207	86.7157
10	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.849540	85.3507
11	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1.817661	84.7077
12	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	1.803922	84.4305
13	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1.764003	83.6253
14	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.754402	83.4316
15	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	1.650184	81.3294
16	Canada`CAN`Northern America	1.637526	81.0740
17	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1.586121	80.0371
18	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	1.555584	79.4212
19	Uruguay`URY`South America	1.537923	79.0649
20	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	1.480591	77.9084
21	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	1.479797	77.8924
22	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	1.469759	77.6899
23	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1.457322	77.4391
24	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.369812	75.6739
25	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.304250	74.3514
26	France`FRA`Western Europe	1.257121	73.4007
27	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	1.231495	72.8838
28	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.231174	72.8773
29	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.228304	72.8194
30	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.227849	72.8103
31	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.202098	72.2908
=32	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	1.179535	71.8357
=32	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.179535	71.8357
=32	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.179535	71.8357
=32	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	1.179535	71.8357
=32	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	1.179535	71.8357
=32	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	1.179535	71.8357
38	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	1.174373	71.7316
39	Chile`CHL`South America	1.142521	71.0891
40	United States`USA`Northern America	1.079361	69.8150
41	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.947193	67.1490
42	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.935649	66.9161
43	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.910783	66.4146
44	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.908355	66.3656
45	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.874828	65.6893
46	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.868856	65.5688
47	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.817102	64.5248
48	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.810978	64.4013
49	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.794477	64.0685
50	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.747580	63.1225
51	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.745088	63.0722
52	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.724089	62.6486
53	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.707262	62.3092
54	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.683713	61.8342
55	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	0.670660	61.5709
56	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.667646	61.5101
57	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	0.658002	61.3156
58	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.623252	60.6146
59	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.617267	60.4939
60	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	0.604339	60.2331
61	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	0.582891	59.8005
62	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.573675	59.6146
63	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.546029	59.0569
64	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.535259	58.8396
65	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	0.534834	58.8311
66	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.534290	58.8201
67	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	0.513166	58.3940
68	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.506413	58.2578
69	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.482328	57.7720
70	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.467124	57.4653
71	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.456413	57.2492
72	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.453363	57.1877
73	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.404899	56.2101
74	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.396738	56.0455
75	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.395568	56.0219
76	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	0.378298	55.6735
77	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	0.354635	55.1962
78	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.354341	55.1903
79	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.291414	53.9209
80	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.290336	53.8992
81	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.272871	53.5469
82	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.271399	53.5172
83	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.266514	53.4187
84	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.220408	52.4886
85	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.180025	51.6740
86	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.167733	51.4261
87	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	0.143397	50.9352
88	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	0.135966	50.7853
89	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.126367	50.5917
90	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.116375	50.3901
91	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.108025	50.2217
92	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.096824	49.9957
93	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.080073	49.6579
94	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.044795	48.9462
95	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-0.000757	48.0274
96	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	-0.057956	46.8736
97	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	-0.069240	46.6460
98	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.072109	46.5881
99	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.089279	46.2418
100	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-0.138817	45.2425
101	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	-0.145239	45.1130
102	Belize`BLZ`Central America	-0.159322	44.8289
103	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	-0.163297	44.7487
104	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.180648	44.3987
105	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	-0.198710	44.0344
106	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.199900	44.0104
107	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.215661	43.6924
108	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.227366	43.4563
109	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.235745	43.2873
110	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-0.240145	43.1986
111	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-0.262726	42.7431
112	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.262821	42.7412
113	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.264824	42.7008
114	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.282194	42.3504
115	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-0.287029	42.2529
116	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.291892	42.1548
117	India`IND`Southern Asia	-0.298038	42.0308
118	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.300716	41.9768
119	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.310654	41.7763
120	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.311530	41.7586
121	Argentina`ARG`South America	-0.325071	41.4855
122	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-0.330231	41.3814
123	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	-0.339738	41.1896
124	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.344824	41.0870
125	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.349190	40.9990
126	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.358213	40.8170
127	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.371690	40.5451
128	Suriname`SUR`South America	-0.373973	40.4991
129	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.393065	40.1140
130	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.395814	40.0585
131	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	-0.417270	39.6257
132	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.424216	39.4856
133	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-0.433612	39.2961
134	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	-0.453154	38.9019
135	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.474347	38.4744
136	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.492696	38.1042
137	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.514140	37.6717
138	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-0.528011	37.3919
139	Panama`PAN`Central America	-0.540927	37.1313
140	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.555450	36.8384
141	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-0.555499	36.8374
142	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	-0.555781	36.8317
143	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.559460	36.7575
144	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.569867	36.5476
145	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-0.569869	36.5475
146	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.577357	36.3965
147	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.579952	36.3442
148	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.628966	35.3555
149	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.643853	35.0552
150	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.645673	35.0184
151	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.646437	35.0030
152	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.664471	34.6393
153	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.683997	34.2454
154	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.692341	34.0771
155	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.703229	33.8575
156	Peru`PER`South America	-0.710741	33.7059
157	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.773868	32.4326
158	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-0.791891	32.0690
159	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.796137	31.9834
160	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.807153	31.7612
161	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.809091	31.7221
162	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.857851	30.7385
163	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.885068	30.1895
164	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.899324	29.9019
165	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.915990	29.5658
166	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.925122	29.3815
167	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.926353	29.3567
168	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-0.965289	28.5713
169	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.976369	28.3478
170	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.989427	28.0844
171	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-0.995939	27.9530
172	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-1.017850	27.5111
173	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-1.027531	27.3158
174	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-1.028001	27.3063
175	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-1.043222	26.9993
176	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-1.088488	26.0862
177	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-1.097492	25.9046
178	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.114273	25.5661
179	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-1.120401	25.4425
180	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-1.128936	25.2703
181	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-1.141423	25.0184
182	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-1.147962	24.8865
183	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.181377	24.2125
184	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.215202	23.5302
185	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-1.220464	23.4240
186	Honduras`HND`Central America	-1.231834	23.1947
187	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-1.232535	23.1806
188	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.233433	23.1624
189	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.248669	22.8551
190	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.269215	22.4407
191	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-1.301420	21.7910
192	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-1.303085	21.7574
193	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-1.306756	21.6834
194	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.308644	21.6453
195	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.348073	20.8500
196	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.393099	19.9417
197	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-1.420143	19.3962
198	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-1.425127	19.2957
199	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.459789	18.5965
200	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-1.468873	18.4133
201	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.518005	17.4222
202	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.536759	17.0439
203	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.539016	16.9984
204	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-1.558147	16.6125
205	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.561497	16.5449
206	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.579374	16.1843
207	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.632289	15.1169
208	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-1.642523	14.9105
209	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-1.700982	13.7313
210	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-1.785851	12.0193
211	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-2.055927	6.5715

02In 2024

At either end

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

Highest

1Denmark2.279832
2Finland2.183695
3Switzerland2.040987
4Luxembourg2.001022
5Norway1.971584

Lowest

211South Sudan-2.055927
210Somalia-1.785851
209Syria-1.700982
208Yemen-1.642523
207Eritrea-1.632289

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.199900. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Control of Corruption (0–100)
HighestDenmark94.0303
LowestSouth Sudan6.5715
Middle country: 44.0104

032023 → 2024

Since 2023

What changed between 2023 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
211values changed, of 211 in both
112 · 99rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Monaco1.175974 → 1.803922+0.627948
Greenland1.021858 → 1.479797+0.457939
Marshall Islands-0.024736 → 0.354635+0.379370
Micronesia0.299871 → 0.670660+0.370789
Tuvalu0.243307 → 0.582891+0.339584

Fell most

Georgia0.672335 → 0.404899−0.267436
Slovakia0.353081 → 0.096824−0.256257
Eritrea-1.412071 → -1.632289−0.220217
Malta0.471724 → 0.266514−0.205210
Guinea-0.981582 → -1.181377−0.199795

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

206 distinct values among 211
Values are stored exactly as published, to 19 decimals. 6 countries share 1.179535. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 211 countries has every column.

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