Data for 2025

Control of Corruption, 2025

Figures for 2025, as World Bank Group published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Control of Corruption, 2025 covers 211 countries on 2 measures. Denmark is highest, at 2.25937; South Sudan is lowest, at -2.09597. The middle country reads -0.19727. Against 2024, 211 values changed (114 up, 97 down), the same countries are covered.

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Control of Corruption · Data for 2025

HighestDenmark

2.25937

LowestSouth Sudan

-2.09597

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

211countries
2measures per country
2025the year it describes
205distinct values17 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, 2025, 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, 2025: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
derived
1	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	2.25937	93.618
2	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2.13787	91.167
3	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	1.98342	88.051
4	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	1.97252	87.831
5	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	1.95514	87.481
6	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	1.93031	86.980
7	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	1.92548	86.883
8	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	1.88650	86.096
9	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	1.87445	85.853
10	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1.83815	85.121
11	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	1.82360	84.828
12	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	1.75452	83.434
13	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	1.67606	81.851
14	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	1.63691	81.062
15	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	1.63636	81.050
16	CanadaCANNorthern America	1.59490	80.214
17	UruguayURYSouth America	1.55623	79.434
18	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	1.53065	78.918
19	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	1.50974	78.496
20	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	1.47999	77.896
21	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	1.47343	77.764
22	JapanJPNEastern Asia	1.45451	77.382
23	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	1.36399	75.556
24	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	1.30164	74.299
25	FranceFRAWestern Europe	1.24182	73.092
26	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	1.22759	72.805
27	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	1.22578	72.768
28	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	1.18263	71.898
=29	American SamoaASMPolynesia	1.17983	71.842
=29	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	1.17983	71.842
=29	AnguillaAIACaribbean	1.17983	71.842
=29	BermudaBMUNorthern America	1.17983	71.842
=29	GuamGUMMicronesia	1.17983	71.842
=29	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	1.17983	71.842
=29	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	1.17983	71.842
36	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	1.15226	71.286
37	ChileCHLSouth America	1.09929	70.217
38	BahamasBHSCaribbean	1.04428	69.107
39	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	1.01954	68.608
40	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.99292	68.071
41	IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.95715	67.350
42	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.92386	66.678
43	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.90688	66.336
44	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.88091	65.812
45	ArubaABWCaribbean	0.86898	65.571
46	United StatesUSANorthern America	0.86521	65.495
47	PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.84844	65.157
48	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.80557	64.292
49	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	0.78171	63.811
50	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.77249	63.625
51	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.76994	63.573
52	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.72268	62.620
53	Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.69391	62.040
54	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	0.67085	61.575
55	SamoaWSMPolynesia	0.65818	61.319
56	SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.65253	61.205
57	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.63619	60.876
58	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	0.62691	60.688
59	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.60446	60.236
60	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.58977	59.939
61	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.58795	59.903
62	ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.58386	59.820
63	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	0.58309	59.804
64	MacauMACEastern Asia	0.57380	59.617
65	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.56405	59.420
66	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	0.54228	58.981
67	DominicaDMACaribbean	0.53594	58.853
68	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.53517	58.838
69	FijiFJIMelanesia	0.53467	58.828
70	PalauPLWMicronesia	0.51345	58.400
71	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.50437	58.216
72	OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.50299	58.189
73	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.48605	57.847
74	NauruNRUMicronesia	0.45670	57.255
75	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.39250	55.960
76	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	0.35483	55.200
77	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.31805	54.458
78	JordanJORWestern Asia	0.30326	54.160
79	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	0.29676	54.029
80	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.28311	53.753
81	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.28130	53.717
82	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.25048	53.095
83	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.17729	51.619
84	SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.15011	51.071
85	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.14792	51.026
86	Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia	0.14489	50.965
87	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	0.13740	50.814
88	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.12839	50.632
89	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	0.12809	50.626
90	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	0.11247	50.311
91	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	0.07549	49.565
92	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.07095	49.474
93	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	0.05613	49.175
94	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.00940	48.232
95	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.00214	48.086
96	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	-0.00258	47.991
97	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	-0.06895	46.652
98	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	-0.08985	46.230
99	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	-0.10632	45.898
100	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	-0.11143	45.795
101	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	-0.13344	45.351
102	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	-0.14011	45.216
103	BelizeBLZCentral America	-0.14183	45.182
104	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	-0.15503	44.916
105	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	-0.18155	44.380
106	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	-0.19727	44.063
107	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	-0.20388	43.930
108	BeninBENWestern Africa	-0.21128	43.781
109	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	-0.22483	43.508
110	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	-0.25395	42.920
111	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	-0.26013	42.795
112	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	-0.26210	42.756
113	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	-0.27376	42.520
114	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	-0.27414	42.513
115	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	-0.27917	42.411
116	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	-0.28311	42.332
117	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	-0.28856	42.222
118	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	-0.29780	42.036
119	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	-0.30111	41.969
120	ColombiaCOLSouth America	-0.30854	41.819
121	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	-0.33385	41.308
122	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	-0.33394	41.307
123	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	-0.33858	41.213
124	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	-0.37439	40.491
125	GuyanaGUYSouth America	-0.37715	40.435
126	BrazilBRASouth America	-0.38105	40.356
127	SurinameSURSouth America	-0.38188	40.339
128	ArgentinaARGSouth America	-0.38606	40.255
129	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	-0.39086	40.158
130	TongaTONPolynesia	-0.41712	39.629
131	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	-0.44877	38.990
132	NiueNIUPolynesia	-0.45166	38.932
133	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	-0.45543	38.856
134	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	-0.48042	38.352
135	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	-0.49538	38.050
136	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	-0.50279	37.901
137	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	-0.51075	37.740
138	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	-0.51390	37.676
139	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	-0.52808	37.390
140	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	-0.53087	37.334
141	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	-0.54740	37.001
142	PanamaPANCentral America	-0.55746	36.798
143	BelarusBLREastern Europe	-0.57228	36.499
144	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	-0.57353	36.474
145	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	-0.58391	36.264
146	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	-0.60195	35.900
147	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	-0.66185	34.692
148	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	-0.68214	34.283
149	UkraineUKREastern Europe	-0.69094	34.105
150	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	-0.69337	34.056
151	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	-0.70077	33.907
152	TogoTGOWestern Africa	-0.70515	33.819
153	CubaCUBCaribbean	-0.72779	33.362
154	EcuadorECUSouth America	-0.73636	33.189
155	NigerNERWestern Africa	-0.73706	33.175
156	PeruPERSouth America	-0.75531	32.807
157	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	-0.77300	32.450
158	GabonGABMiddle Africa	-0.77569	32.396
159	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	-0.77807	32.348
160	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	-0.77872	32.335
161	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	-0.78398	32.229
162	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	-0.79983	31.909
163	KenyaKENEastern Africa	-0.85513	30.793
164	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	-0.87820	30.328
165	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	-0.92370	29.410
166	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	-0.93116	29.260
167	MaliMLIWestern Africa	-0.93929	29.096
168	MexicoMEXCentral America	-0.94245	29.032
169	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	-0.94536	28.973
170	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	-0.96433	28.591
171	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	-0.98302	28.214
172	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	-0.98364	28.201
173	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	-0.99224	28.028
174	ParaguayPRYSouth America	-1.00708	27.728
175	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	-1.03798	27.105
176	GuineaGINWestern Africa	-1.06516	26.557
177	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	-1.06793	26.501
178	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	-1.06857	26.488
179	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	-1.09530	25.949
180	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	-1.10468	25.759
181	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	-1.10508	25.752
182	IranIRNSouthern Asia	-1.14153	25.016
183	BoliviaBOLSouth America	-1.18563	24.127
184	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	-1.20445	23.747
185	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	-1.22455	23.342
186	HondurasHNDCentral America	-1.24683	22.892
187	IraqIRQWestern Asia	-1.25183	22.791
188	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	-1.25387	22.750
189	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	-1.26350	22.556
190	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	-1.29211	21.979
191	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	-1.30524	21.714
192	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	-1.30580	21.703
193	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	-1.30622	21.694
194	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	-1.32491	21.317
195	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	-1.34171	20.978
196	NicaraguaNICCentral America	-1.38000	20.206
197	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	-1.39985	19.806
198	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	-1.42370	19.324
199	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	-1.48079	18.173
200	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	-1.49038	17.979
201	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	-1.53046	17.171
202	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	-1.53904	16.998
203	HaitiHTICaribbean	-1.54046	16.969
204	VenezuelaVENSouth America	-1.54558	16.866
205	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	-1.55255	16.725
206	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	-1.57134	16.346
207	EritreaERIEastern Africa	-1.60976	15.571
208	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	-1.61792	15.407
209	YemenYEMWestern Asia	-1.67914	14.172
210	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	-1.69186	13.915
211	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	-2.09597	5.764

02In 2025

At either end

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

Highest

1Denmark2.25937
2Finland2.13787
3Switzerland1.98342
4Singapore1.97252
5Sweden1.95514

Lowest

211South Sudan-2.09597
210Somalia-1.69186
209Yemen-1.67914
208Syria-1.61792
207Eritrea-1.60976

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.19727. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Control of Corruption (0–100)
HighestDenmark93.618
LowestSouth Sudan5.764
Middle country: 44.063

032024 → 2025

Since 2024

What changed between 2024 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
211values changed, of 211 in both
114 · 97rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Antigua and Barbuda0.29034 → 0.58795+0.29761
Dominican Republic-0.26282 → 0.00940+0.27222
Comoros-1.14142 → -0.87820+0.26323
Vietnam-0.26273 → -0.10632+0.15641
Puerto Rico0.39674 → 0.54228+0.14554

Fell most

Monaco1.80392 → 1.17983−0.62410
Georgia0.40490 → -0.14011−0.54501
Cuba-0.22737 → -0.72779−0.50042
United States1.07936 → 0.86521−0.21415
Gambia-0.30072 → -0.51075−0.21003

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

205 distinct values among 211
Values are stored exactly as published, to 17 decimals. 7 countries share 1.17983. 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 211 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2025). Control of Corruption, 2025 [data set], describing 2025. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/control-of-corruption/2025

0627 held

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