Least Corrupt Country 2024

1.	Denmark	90%
2.	Finland	87%
3.	New Zealand	87%
4.	Norway	84%
5.	Singapore	83%
6.	Sweden	83%
7.	Switzerland	82%
8.	Netherlands	80%
9.	Germany	79%
10.	Ireland	77%
11.	Hong Kong	76%
12.	Australia	75%
13.	Iceland	74%
14.	Uruguay	74%
15.	Canada	74%
16.	Estonia	74%
17.	Belgium	73%
18.	United Kingdom	73%
19.	Japan	73%
20.	France	72%
21.	Austria	71%
22.	Seychelles	70%
23.	United States	69%
24.	Bhutan	68%
25.	Taiwan	68%
26.	Chile	67%
27.	United Arab Emirates	67%
28.	Barbados	65%
29.	Bahamas	64%
30.	South Korea	63%
31.	Israel	63%
32.	Portugal	62%
33.	Lithuania	62%
34.	Botswana	60%
35.	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	60%
36.	Spain	60%
37.	Latvia	59%
38.	Qatar	58%
39.	Georgia	56%
40.	Slovenia	56%
41.	Italy	56%
42.	Dominica	55%
43.	Poland	55%
44.	Saint Lucia	55%
45.	Costa Rica	54%
46.	Fiji	53%
47.	Slovakia	53%
48.	Grenada	52%
49.	Cyprus	52%
50.	Greece	52%
51.	Malta	51%
52.	Rwanda	51%
53.	Saudi Arabia	51%
54.	Croatia	50%
55.	Mauritius	50%
56.	Namibia	49%
57.	Vanuatu	48%
58.	Malaysia	47%
59.	Jordan	47%
60.	Romania	46%
61.	Armenia	46%
62.	Cuba	45%
63.	China	45%
64.	Montenegro	45%
65.	Sao Tome and Principe	45%
66.	Bahrain	44%
67.	Jamaica	44%
68.	Oman	44%
69.	South Africa	43%
70.	Senegal	43%
71.	Ghana	43%
72.	Bulgaria	43%
73.	Benin	43%
74.	Hungary	42%
75.	Solomon Islands	42%
76.	Burkina Faso	42%
77.	Vietnam	42%
78.	Trinidad and Tobago	42%
79.	Kuwait	42%
80.	Timor Leste	42%
81.	Maldives	40%
82.	Tunisia	40%
83.	North Macedonia	40%
84.	India	40%
85.	Guyana	40%
86.	Suriname	40%
87.	Belarus	39%
88.	Moldova	39%
89.	Colombia	39%
90.	Morocco	38%
91.	Tanzania	38%
92.	Ethiopia	38%
93.	Brazil	38%
94.	Argentina	38%
95.	Ivory Coast	37%
96.	Lesotho	37%
97.	Kazakhstan	36%
98.	Turkey	36%
99.	Ecuador	36%
100.	Panama	36%
101.	Albania	36%
102.	Sri Lanka	36%
103.	Serbia	36%
104.	Peru	36%
105.	Thailand	36%
106.	Malawi	34%
107.	Nepal	34%
108.	Sierra Leone	34%
109.	Gambia	34%
110.	Indonesia	34%
111.	Bosnia and Herzegovina	34%
112.	Angola	33%
113.	Philippines	33%
114.	Ukraine	33%
115.	Zambia	33%
116.	El Salvador	33%
117.	Mongolia	33%
118.	Algeria	33%
119.	Kenya	32%
120.	Dominican Republic	32%
121.	Niger	32%
122.	Bolivia	31%
123.	Laos	31%
124.	Mexico	31%
125.	Uzbekistan	31%
126.	Togo	30%
127.	Mauritania	30%
128.	Eswatini	30%
129.	Papua New Guinea	30%
130.	Egypt	30%
131.	Gabon	29%
132.	Mali	28%
133.	Russia	28%
134.	Paraguay	28%
135.	Pakistan	27%
136.	Liberia	26%
137.	Cameroon	26%
138.	Mozambique	26%
139.	Madagascar	26%
140.	Uganda	26%
141.	Iran	25%
142.	Guinea	25%
143.	Bangladesh	25%
144.	Lebanon	24%
145.	Guatemala	24%
146.	Tajikistan	24%
147.	Central African Republic	24%
148.	Cambodia	24%
149.	Afghanistan	24%
150.	Nigeria	24%
151.	Honduras	23%
152.	Zimbabwe	23%
153.	Iraq	23%
154.	Azerbaijan	23%
155.	Myanmar	23%
156.	Sudan	22%
157.	Eritrea	22%
158.	Guinea Bissau	21%
159.	Chad	19%
160.	Turkmenistan	19%
161.	Comoros	19%
162.	Libya	17%
163.	North Korea	17%
164.	Haiti	17%
165.	Equatorial Guinea	17%
166.	Burundi	17%
167.	Yemen	16%
168.	Venezuela	14%
169.	South Sudan	13%
170.	Syria	13%
171.	Somalia	12%

Introduction

Every year, Transparency International publishes its renowned Corruption Perceptions Index, a measure of perceived public sector corruption in 180 countries worldwide. The index, which ranges from zero (indicative of highly corrupt) to 100 (considered very clean), is one of the most accurate proxies for analyzing the prevalence of corruption on a global scale. The factors leading to these scores can vary widely, from governmental abuse of power, briberies to fraudulent activities, but all point to a breakdown in systems intended to serve citizens.

The majority of countries, about two thirds, scored below 50 on the index. This consistency of low scores is indicative of serious, ongoing corruption issues worldwide.
The least corrupt nation in the world, according to the index, is Denmark with a score of 90%. Following closely behind are New Zealand and Finland. These countries have consistently topped the list, indicating strong and well-functioning public institutions and governance.
On the other hand, countries like Somalia, Syria, and South Sudan persist as the most corrupt nations with scores as low as 12%. Troublingly, these are nations scarred by conflict and with weak institutions.
Among the 180 countries, there is a significant regional variation. Nordic countries generally score high in the index, reflecting their robust rule of law, well-functioning public institutions, and low tolerance for corruption.

By Region

Afghanistan

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Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

24%

#149

Albania

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

36%

#101

Algeria

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

33%

#118

Angola

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

33%

#112

Argentina

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

38%

#94

Armenia

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

46%

#61

Australia

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

75%

#12

Austria

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

71%

#21

Azerbaijan

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

23%

#154

Bahamas

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

64%

#29

Bahrain

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

44%

#66

Bangladesh

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

25%

#143

Barbados

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Value

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Corruption Perception Index

65%

#28

Belarus

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

39%

#87

Belgium

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

73%

#17

Benin

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

43%

#73

Bhutan

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

68%

#24

Bolivia

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

31%

#122

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

34%

#111

Botswana

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

60%

#34

Brazil

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

38%

#93

Bulgaria

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

43%

#72

Burkina Faso

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

42%

#76

Burundi

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

17%

#166

Cambodia

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

24%

#148

Cameroon

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

26%

#137

Canada

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

74%

#15

Central African Republic

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

24%

#147

Chad

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

19%

#159

Chile

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

67%

#26

China

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

45%

#63

Colombia

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

39%

#89

Comoros

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

19%

#161

Costa Rica

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

54%

#45

Croatia

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

50%

#54

Cuba

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

45%

#62

Cyprus

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

52%

#49

Denmark

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

90%

Dominica

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

55%

#42

Dominican Republic

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

32%

#120

Ecuador

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

36%

#99

Egypt

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

30%

#130

El Salvador

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

33%

#116

Equatorial Guinea

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

17%

#165

Eritrea

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

22%

#157

Estonia

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

74%

#16

Eswatini

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

30%

#128

Ethiopia

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

38%

#92

Fiji

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

53%

#46

Finland

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

87%

France

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

72%

#20

Gabon

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

29%

#131

Gambia

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

34%

#109

Georgia

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

56%

#39

Germany

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

79%

Ghana

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

43%

#71

Greece

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

52%

#50

Grenada

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

52%

#48

Guatemala

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

24%

#145

Guinea

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

25%

#142

Guinea Bissau

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

21%

#158

Guyana

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

40%

#85

Haiti

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

17%

#164

Honduras

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

23%

#151

Hong Kong

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

76%

#11

Hungary

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

42%

#74

Iceland

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

74%

#13

India

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

40%

#84

Indonesia

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

34%

#110

Iran

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

25%

#141

Iraq

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

23%

#153

Ireland

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

77%

#10

Israel

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

63%

#31

Italy

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

56%

#41

Ivory Coast

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

37%

#95

Jamaica

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

44%

#67

Japan

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

73%

#19

Jordan

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

47%

#59

Kazakhstan

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

36%

#97

Kenya

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

32%

#119

Kuwait

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

42%

#79

Laos

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

31%

#123

Latvia

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

59%

#37

Lebanon

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

24%

#144

Lesotho

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

37%

#96

Liberia

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

26%

#136

Libya

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

17%

#162

Lithuania

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

62%

#33

Madagascar

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

26%

#139

Malawi

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

34%

#106

Malaysia

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

47%

#58

Maldives

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

40%

#81

Mali

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

28%

#132

Malta

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

51%

#51

Mauritania

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

30%

#127

Mauritius

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

50%

#55

Mexico

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

31%

#124

Moldova

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

39%

#88

Mongolia

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

33%

#117

Montenegro

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

45%

#64

Morocco

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

38%

#90

Mozambique

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

26%

#138

Myanmar

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

23%

#155

Namibia

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

49%

#56

Nepal

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

34%

#107

Netherlands

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

80%

New Zealand

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

87%

Niger

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

32%

#121

Nigeria

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

24%

#150

North Korea

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

17%

#163

North Macedonia

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

40%

#83

Norway

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

84%

Oman

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

44%

#68

Pakistan

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

27%

#135

Panama

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

36%

#100

Papua New Guinea

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

30%

#129

Paraguay

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

28%

#134

Peru

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

36%

#104

Philippines

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

33%

#113

Poland

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

55%

#43

Portugal

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

62%

#32

Qatar

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

58%

#38

Romania

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

46%

#60

Russia

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

28%

#133

Rwanda

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

51%

#52

Saint Lucia

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

55%

#44

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

60%

#35

Sao Tome and Principe

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

45%

#65

Saudi Arabia

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

51%

#53

Senegal

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

43%

#70

Serbia

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

36%

#103

Seychelles

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

70%

#22

Sierra Leone

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

34%

#108

Singapore

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

83%

Slovakia

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

53%

#47

Slovenia

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

56%

#40

Solomon Islands

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

42%

#75

Somalia

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

12%

#171

South Africa

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

43%

#69

South Korea

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

63%

#30

South Sudan

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

13%

#169

Spain

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

60%

#36

Sri Lanka

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

36%

#102

Sudan

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

22%

#156

Suriname

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

40%

#86

Sweden

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

83%

Switzerland

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

82%

Syria

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Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

13%

#170

Taiwan

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

68%

#25

Tajikistan

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

24%

#146

Tanzania

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

38%

#91

Thailand

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

36%

#105

Timor Leste

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

42%

#80

Togo

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

30%

#126

Trinidad and Tobago

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

42%

#78

Tunisia

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

40%

#82

Turkey

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

36%

#98

Turkmenistan

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

19%

#160

Uganda

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

26%

#140

Ukraine

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

33%

#114

United Arab Emirates

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

67%

#27

United Kingdom

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

73%

#18

United States

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

69%

#23

Uruguay

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

74%

#14

Uzbekistan

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

31%

#125

Vanuatu

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

48%

#57

Venezuela

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

14%

#168

Vietnam

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

42%

#77

Yemen

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

16%

#167

Zambia

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

33%

#115

Zimbabwe

Metric

Value

Rank

Corruption Perception Index

23%

#152

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