# Control of corruption by nation — world ranking Control of corruption ranked across 179 nations, highest to lowest. Denmark highest at 94.2 (2024). Each figure carries its publisher and observation year. Canonical: https://terralore.co/rankings/control-of-corruption Updated: 2026-08-10 (the governance domain's last refresh) Definition: Perceived extent to which public power is used for private gain, scored 0–100 (higher = less corruption perceived). Unit: score. Ordered highest to lowest — a ranking of figures, not a grading of nations. Ties share a rank. Note: these are the Worldwide Governance Indicators' absolute 0–100 scores — anchored to two hypothetical benchmark performers, not percentile ranks — and they aggregate perception surveys and expert assessments: model estimates of what is perceived, not direct measurements. The ranking order is computed by Terralore from those scores. ## Ranking (179 nations) | Rank | Nation | Value | Observed | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | Denmark | 94.2 | 2024 | | 2 | Finland | 92.2 | 2024 | | 3 | Luxembourg | 88.7 | 2024 | | 4 | Switzerland | 88.5 | 2024 | | 5 | Sweden | 87.7 | 2024 | | 6 | Norway | 87.5 | 2024 | | 7 | New Zealand | 86.9 | 2024 | | 8 | Netherlands | 86.5 | 2024 | | 9 | Australia | 85.3 | 2024 | | 10 | Iceland | 84.9 | 2024 | | 11 | Monaco | 84.3 | 2024 | | 12 | Germany | 83.8 | 2024 | | 13 | Liechtenstein | 83.4 | 2024 | | 14 | Estonia | 81.6 | 2024 | | 15 | Canada | 80.9 | 2024 | | 16 | Ireland | 79.7 | 2024 | | 17 | Uruguay | 78.8 | 2024 | | 18 | United Kingdom | 78.4 | 2024 | | 19 | Greenland | 77.9 | 2024 | | 20 | Bhutan | 77.7 | 2024 | | 21 | Belgium | 77.6 | 2024 | | 22 | Japan | 75.3 | 2024 | | 23 | Austria | 74.1 | 2024 | | 24 | Bahamas | 72.8 | 2024 | | 25 | Seychelles | 72.8 | 2024 | | 26 | France | 72.5 | 2024 | | 27 | Brunei | 71.9 | 2024 | | 28 | Andorra | 71.7 | 2024 | | 28 | San Marino | 71.7 | 2024 | | 30 | United Arab Emirates | 71.5 | 2024 | | 31 | Chile | 70.2 | 2024 | | 32 | United States | 69.9 | 2024 | | 33 | Lithuania | 68.0 | 2024 | | 34 | Cape Verde | 66.9 | 2024 | | 35 | Czechia | 66.7 | 2024 | | 36 | South Korea | 65.1 | 2024 | | 37 | Latvia | 64.6 | 2024 | | 38 | Portugal | 64.5 | 2024 | | 39 | Poland | 63.9 | 2024 | | 40 | Qatar | 63.1 | 2024 | | 41 | Saudi Arabia | 63.1 | 2024 | | 42 | Spain | 62.3 | 2024 | | 43 | Costa Rica | 61.6 | 2024 | | 44 | Slovenia | 61.5 | 2024 | | 45 | Botswana | 60.6 | 2024 | | 46 | Rwanda | 60.5 | 2024 | | 47 | Fiji | 59.2 | 2024 | | 48 | Italy | 59.1 | 2024 | | 49 | Cyprus | 58.6 | 2024 | | 50 | Oman | 58.1 | 2024 | | 51 | Malaysia | 57.9 | 2024 | | 52 | Puerto Rico | 55.9 | 2024 | | 53 | Georgia | 55.6 | 2024 | | 54 | Mauritius | 54.7 | 2024 | | 55 | Greece | 53.9 | 2024 | | 56 | Jordan | 53.4 | 2024 | | 57 | Malta | 53.3 | 2024 | | 58 | Kuwait | 52.3 | 2024 | | 59 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 51.6 | 2024 | | 60 | Croatia | 50.9 | 2024 | | 61 | Armenia | 50.8 | 2024 | | 62 | Namibia | 50.4 | 2024 | | 63 | New Caledonia | 50.4 | 2024 | | 64 | Senegal | 50.1 | 2024 | | 65 | Slovakia | 50.1 | 2024 | | 66 | China | 49.6 | 2024 | | 67 | Hungary | 48.7 | 2024 | | 68 | Romania | 48.4 | 2024 | | 69 | Montenegro | 46.7 | 2024 | | 70 | Kazakhstan | 46.5 | 2024 | | 71 | Jamaica | 45.9 | 2024 | | 72 | Solomon Islands | 45.0 | 2024 | | 73 | Vanuatu | 44.8 | 2024 | | 74 | Belize | 44.6 | 2024 | | 75 | South Africa | 44.0 | 2024 | | 76 | Ghana | 43.9 | 2024 | | 77 | Tunisia | 43.4 | 2024 | | 78 | Cuba | 43.3 | 2024 | | 79 | Bulgaria | 43.0 | 2024 | | 80 | Benin | 43.0 | 2024 | | 81 | Vietnam | 42.8 | 2024 | | 82 | Burkina Faso | 42.7 | 2024 | | 83 | Kosovo | 42.7 | 2024 | | 84 | Dominican Republic | 42.5 | 2024 | | 85 | Ivory Coast | 42.1 | 2024 | | 86 | Moldova | 42.0 | 2024 | | 87 | Colombia | 41.9 | 2024 | | 88 | Tanzania | 41.9 | 2024 | | 89 | India | 41.9 | 2024 | | 90 | Lesotho | 41.7 | 2024 | | 91 | Argentina | 41.3 | 2024 | | 92 | North Macedonia | 41.2 | 2024 | | 93 | Gambia | 41.1 | 2024 | | 94 | Trinidad and Tobago | 41.0 | 2024 | | 95 | Guyana | 40.8 | 2024 | | 96 | Suriname | 40.2 | 2024 | | 97 | Timor-Leste | 40.2 | 2024 | | 98 | Sri Lanka | 40.1 | 2024 | | 99 | Brazil | 39.6 | 2024 | | 100 | Albania | 39.3 | 2024 | | 101 | Ethiopia | 39.0 | 2024 | | 102 | Zambia | 38.6 | 2024 | | 103 | Mongolia | 38.0 | 2024 | | 104 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37.5 | 2024 | | 105 | Morocco | 37.4 | 2024 | | 106 | Thailand | 37.2 | 2024 | | 107 | Indonesia | 36.8 | 2024 | | 108 | Panama | 36.6 | 2024 | | 109 | Serbia | 36.5 | 2024 | | 110 | Türkiye | 36.5 | 2024 | | 111 | Palestine | 36.3 | 2024 | | 112 | El Salvador | 36.2 | 2024 | | 113 | Philippines | 36.2 | 2024 | | 114 | Belarus | 36.2 | 2024 | | 115 | Algeria | 35.8 | 2024 | | 116 | Niger | 35.4 | 2024 | | 117 | Angola | 35.3 | 2024 | | 118 | Nepal | 35.0 | 2024 | | 119 | Malawi | 34.7 | 2024 | | 120 | Togo | 34.4 | 2024 | | 121 | Ukraine | 34.2 | 2024 | | 122 | Sierra Leone | 33.6 | 2024 | | 123 | Peru | 33.3 | 2024 | | 124 | Uzbekistan | 32.6 | 2024 | | 125 | Azerbaijan | 32.2 | 2024 | | 126 | Ecuador | 32.2 | 2024 | | 127 | Eswatini | 32.0 | 2024 | | 128 | Papua New Guinea | 31.7 | 2024 | | 129 | Kenya | 31.6 | 2024 | | 130 | Egypt | 31.1 | 2024 | | 131 | Djibouti | 29.8 | 2024 | | 132 | Russia | 29.8 | 2024 | | 133 | Mauritania | 29.0 | 2024 | | 134 | Gabon | 28.9 | 2024 | | 135 | Mexico | 28.8 | 2024 | | 136 | Guatemala | 28.7 | 2024 | | 137 | Laos | 28.0 | 2024 | | 138 | Mali | 28.0 | 2024 | | 139 | Bolivia | 27.7 | 2024 | | 140 | Madagascar | 27.4 | 2024 | | 141 | Paraguay | 27.1 | 2024 | | 142 | Liberia | 26.7 | 2024 | | 143 | Mozambique | 26.4 | 2024 | | 144 | Pakistan | 26.3 | 2024 | | 145 | Bangladesh | 25.5 | 2024 | | 146 | Nigeria | 25.3 | 2024 | | 147 | Uganda | 25.3 | 2024 | | 148 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.9 | 2024 | | 149 | Comoros | 24.8 | 2024 | | 150 | Iran | 24.6 | 2024 | | 151 | Guinea | 24.1 | 2024 | | 152 | Iraq | 23.5 | 2024 | | 153 | Tajikistan | 23.2 | 2024 | | 154 | Cameroon | 23.1 | 2024 | | 155 | Cambodia | 22.9 | 2024 | | 156 | Honduras | 22.7 | 2024 | | 157 | Zimbabwe | 22.5 | 2024 | | 158 | Myanmar | 22.5 | 2024 | | 159 | Turkmenistan | 21.6 | 2024 | | 160 | Lebanon | 21.5 | 2024 | | 161 | Afghanistan | 21.4 | 2024 | | 162 | Central African Republic | 21.3 | 2024 | | 163 | Guinea-Bissau | 20.6 | 2024 | | 164 | Chad | 19.7 | 2024 | | 165 | Congo | 19.0 | 2024 | | 166 | Nicaragua | 18.9 | 2024 | | 167 | Burundi | 18.3 | 2024 | | 168 | Equatorial Guinea | 18.0 | 2024 | | 169 | DR Congo | 17.2 | 2024 | | 170 | Libya | 16.9 | 2024 | | 171 | Haiti | 16.7 | 2024 | | 172 | North Korea | 16.3 | 2024 | | 173 | Sudan | 16.3 | 2024 | | 174 | Venezuela | 15.7 | 2024 | | 175 | Eritrea | 14.8 | 2024 | | 176 | Yemen | 14.7 | 2024 | | 177 | Syria | 13.4 | 2024 | | 178 | Somalia | 11.7 | 2024 | | 179 | South Sudan | 6.1 | 2024 | ## No data (7 nations) These nations publish no figure for this indicator in the sources below. Absence is a fact about the world's statistical apparatus, not a zero — they are not ranked. - Antarctica — Antarctica has no permanent population and no national government — it is administered under the Antarctic Treaty. No statistical agency compiles national indicators for it, so there is nothing here to report. - Falkland Islands — The Falkland Islands are a British Overseas Territory, administered by the United Kingdom; sovereignty is disputed by Argentina. They are not a separate reporting entity in World Bank datasets. - French Southern and Antarctic Lands — The French Southern and Antarctic Lands have no permanent civilian population. They are administered from Réunion as an overseas territory of France and are not a separate reporting entity in international datasets. - Northern Cyprus — Northern Cyprus is recognised as a state by Türkiye alone. It is not a member of the United Nations or the World Bank, and does not appear as a separate entity in the datasets these indicators are drawn from. - Somaliland — Somaliland declared independence in 1991 and has not been recognised by the United Nations or any member state. Where its figures are collected at all, they are reported within Somalia's. - Taiwan — Taiwan is not a member of the United Nations, and is excluded from the World Bank and UN series that supply most of this dossier. Its own statistical agencies publish extensively. - Vatican City — Vatican City has a resident population of a few hundred and does not compile the economic and social series these indicators are drawn from. ## Sources - Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) — Worldwide Governance Indicators / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-10 · https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators Citation template: Terralore, "Control of corruption by nation — world ranking", terralore.co/rankings/control-of-corruption, retrieved .