Control of Corruption by Country
As of 2025, Denmark leads globally in control of corruption at 2.26, followed by Finland, Switzerland, Singapore. At the lower end, South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen rank among the lowest. The global median is -0.2 (Tunisia). This indicator falls under the "Governance" category and is sourced from the World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators. Data is available for 207 countries.
All Countries Ranked
| # | Country | Control of Corruption | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Denmark | 2.26 | 2025 |
| 2 |  Finland | 2.14 | 2025 |
| 3 |  Switzerland | 1.98 | 2025 |
| 4 |  Singapore | 1.97 | 2025 |
| 5 |  Sweden | 1.96 | 2025 |
| 6 |  Norway | 1.93 | 2025 |
| 7 |  Luxembourg | 1.93 | 2025 |
| 8 |  New Zealand | 1.89 | 2025 |
| 9 |  Netherlands | 1.87 | 2025 |
| 10 |  Australia | 1.84 | 2025 |
| 11 |  Iceland | 1.82 | 2025 |
| 12 |  Liechtenstein | 1.75 | 2025 |
| 13 |  Germany | 1.68 | 2025 |
| 14 |  Estonia | 1.64 | 2025 |
| 15 |  Hong Kong | 1.64 | 2025 |
| 16 |  Canada | 1.59 | 2025 |
| 17 |  Uruguay | 1.56 | 2025 |
| 18 |  United Kingdom | 1.53 | 2025 |
| 19 |  Ireland | 1.51 | 2025 |
| 20 |  Greenland | 1.48 | 2025 |
| 21 |  Bhutan | 1.47 | 2025 |
| 22 |  Japan | 1.45 | 2025 |
| 23 |  Belgium | 1.36 | 2025 |
| 24 |  Austria | 1.3 | 2025 |
| 25 |  France | 1.24 | 2025 |
| 26 |  Barbados | 1.23 | 2025 |
| 27 |  Seychelles | 1.23 | 2025 |
| 28 |  San Marino | 1.18 | 2025 |
| 29 |  American Samoa | 1.18 | 2025 |
| 30 |  Andorra | 1.18 | 2025 |
| 31 |  Guam | 1.18 | 2025 |
| 32 |  Monaco | 1.18 | 2025 |
| 33 |  Bermuda | 1.18 | 2025 |
| 34 |  United Arab Emirates | 1.15 | 2025 |
| 35 |  Chile | 1.1 | 2025 |
| 36 |  Bahamas | 1.04 | 2025 |
| 37 |  Lithuania | 1.02 | 2025 |
| 38 |  Brunei | 0.99 | 2025 |
| 39 |  Israel | 0.96 | 2025 |
| 40 |  South Korea | 0.92 | 2025 |
| 41 |  Cabo Verde | 0.91 | 2025 |
| 42 |  Qatar | 0.88 | 2025 |
| 43 |  Aruba | 0.87 | 2025 |
| 44 |  United States | 0.87 | 2025 |
| 45 |  Poland | 0.85 | 2025 |
| 46 |  Saudi Arabia | 0.81 | 2025 |
| 47 |  Czechia | 0.78 | 2025 |
| 48 |  Portugal | 0.77 | 2025 |
| 49 |  Latvia | 0.77 | 2025 |
| 50 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.72 | 2025 |
| 51 |  Costa Rica | 0.69 | 2025 |
| 52 |  Micronesia | 0.67 | 2025 |
| 53 |  Samoa | 0.66 | 2025 |
| 54 |  Spain | 0.65 | 2025 |
| 55 |  Rwanda | 0.64 | 2025 |
| 56 |  Slovenia | 0.63 | 2025 |
| 57 |  Cayman Islands | 0.6 | 2025 |
| 58 |  Botswana | 0.59 | 2025 |
| 59 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0.59 | 2025 |
| 60 |  Italy | 0.58 | 2025 |
| 61 |  Tuvalu | 0.58 | 2025 |
| 62 |  Macao | 0.57 | 2025 |
| 63 |  Malaysia | 0.56 | 2025 |
| 64 |  Puerto Rico | 0.54 | 2025 |
| 65 |  Dominica | 0.54 | 2025 |
| 66 |  Cyprus | 0.54 | 2025 |
| 67 |  Fiji | 0.53 | 2025 |
| 68 |  Palau | 0.51 | 2025 |
| 69 |  Grenada | 0.5 | 2025 |
| 70 |  Oman | 0.5 | 2025 |
| 71 |  St. Lucia | 0.49 | 2025 |
| 72 |  Nauru | 0.46 | 2025 |
| 73 |  Mauritius | 0.39 | 2025 |
| 74 |  Marshall Islands | 0.35 | 2025 |
| 75 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.32 | 2025 |
| 76 |  Jordan | 0.3 | 2025 |
| 77 |  Kiribati | 0.3 | 2025 |
| 78 |  Kuwait | 0.28 | 2025 |
| 79 |  Bahrain | 0.28 | 2025 |
| 80 |  Greece | 0.25 | 2025 |
| 81 |  Malta | 0.18 | 2025 |
| 82 |  Senegal | 0.15 | 2025 |
| 83 |  Namibia | 0.15 | 2025 |
| 84 |  New Caledonia | 0.14 | 2025 |
| 85 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 0.13 | 2025 |
| 86 |  Croatia | 0.13 | 2025 |
| 87 |  Armenia | 0.11 | 2025 |
| 88 |  Montenegro | 0.08 | 2025 |
| 89 |  China | 0.07 | 2025 |
| 90 |  Slovakia | 0.06 | 2025 |
| 91 |  Dominican Republic | 0.01 | 2025 |
| 92 |  Hungary | 0 | 2025 |
| 93 |  Romania | -0 | 2025 |
| 94 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | -0.07 | 2025 |
| 95 |  Jamaica | -0.09 | 2025 |
| 96 |  Vietnam | -0.11 | 2025 |
| 97 |  Ghana | -0.11 | 2025 |
| 98 |  South Africa | -0.13 | 2025 |
| 99 |  Georgia | -0.14 | 2025 |
| 100 |  Belize | -0.14 | 2025 |
| 101 |  Solomon Islands | -0.16 | 2025 |
| 102 |  Vanuatu | -0.18 | 2025 |
| 103 |  French Polynesia | -0.2 | 2025 |
| 104 |  Tunisia | -0.2 | 2025 |
| 105 |  Benin | -0.21 | 2025 |
| 106 |  Burkina Faso | -0.22 | 2025 |
| 107 |  Moldova | -0.25 | 2025 |
| 108 |  Kosovo | -0.26 | 2025 |
| 109 |  Kazakhstan | -0.26 | 2025 |
| 110 |  Côte d'Ivoire | -0.27 | 2025 |
| 111 |  Lesotho | -0.27 | 2025 |
| 112 |  India | -0.28 | 2025 |
| 113 |  Sri Lanka | -0.28 | 2025 |
| 114 |  Bulgaria | -0.29 | 2025 |
| 115 |  North Macedonia | -0.3 | 2025 |
| 116 |  Albania | -0.3 | 2025 |
| 117 |  Colombia | -0.31 | 2025 |
| 118 |  Maldives | -0.33 | 2025 |
| 119 |  Tanzania | -0.33 | 2025 |
| 120 |  Trinidad and Tobago | -0.34 | 2025 |
| 121 |  Ethiopia | -0.37 | 2025 |
| 122 |  Guyana | -0.38 | 2025 |
| 123 |  Brazil | -0.38 | 2025 |
| 124 |  Suriname | -0.38 | 2025 |
| 125 |  Argentina | -0.39 | 2025 |
| 126 |  Timor-Leste | -0.39 | 2025 |
| 127 |  Tonga | -0.42 | 2025 |
| 128 |  Mongolia | -0.45 | 2025 |
| 129 |  Zambia | -0.46 | 2025 |
| 130 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.48 | 2025 |
| 131 |  Thailand | -0.5 | 2025 |
| 132 |  Morocco | -0.5 | 2025 |
| 133 |  The Gambia | -0.51 | 2025 |
| 134 |  Indonesia | -0.51 | 2025 |
| 135 |  Türkiye | -0.53 | 2025 |
| 136 |  Algeria | -0.53 | 2025 |
| 137 |  El Salvador | -0.55 | 2025 |
| 138 |  Panama | -0.56 | 2025 |
| 139 |  Belarus | -0.57 | 2025 |
| 140 |  Philippines | -0.57 | 2025 |
| 141 |  West Bank and Gaza | -0.58 | 2025 |
| 142 |  Serbia | -0.6 | 2025 |
| 143 |  Malawi | -0.66 | 2025 |
| 144 |  Angola | -0.68 | 2025 |
| 145 |  Ukraine | -0.69 | 2025 |
| 146 |  Uzbekistan | -0.69 | 2025 |
| 147 |  Egypt | -0.7 | 2025 |
| 148 |  Togo | -0.71 | 2025 |
| 149 |  Cuba | -0.73 | 2025 |
| 150 |  Ecuador | -0.74 | 2025 |
| 151 |  Niger | -0.74 | 2025 |
| 152 |  Peru | -0.76 | 2025 |
| 153 |  Nepal | -0.77 | 2025 |
| 154 |  Gabon | -0.78 | 2025 |
| 155 |  Azerbaijan | -0.78 | 2025 |
| 156 |  Papua New Guinea | -0.78 | 2025 |
| 157 |  Sierra Leone | -0.78 | 2025 |
| 158 |  Eswatini | -0.8 | 2025 |
| 159 |  Kenya | -0.86 | 2025 |
| 160 |  Comoros | -0.88 | 2025 |
| 161 |  Guatemala | -0.92 | 2025 |
| 162 |  Djibouti | -0.93 | 2025 |
| 163 |  Mali | -0.94 | 2025 |
| 164 |  Mexico | -0.94 | 2025 |
| 165 |  Mauritania | -0.95 | 2025 |
| 166 |  Liberia | -0.96 | 2025 |
| 167 |  Russia | -0.98 | 2025 |
| 168 |  Bangladesh | -0.98 | 2025 |
| 169 |  Laos | -0.99 | 2025 |
| 170 |  Paraguay | -1.01 | 2025 |
| 171 |  Madagascar | -1.04 | 2025 |
| 172 |  Guinea | -1.07 | 2025 |
| 173 |  Nigeria | -1.07 | 2025 |
| 174 |  Pakistan | -1.07 | 2025 |
| 175 |  Mozambique | -1.1 | 2025 |
| 176 |  Kyrgyzstan | -1.1 | 2025 |
| 177 |  Uganda | -1.11 | 2025 |
| 178 |  Iran | -1.14 | 2025 |
| 179 |  Bolivia | -1.19 | 2025 |
| 180 |  Cameroon | -1.2 | 2025 |
| 181 |  Lebanon | -1.22 | 2025 |
| 182 |  Honduras | -1.25 | 2025 |
| 183 |  Iraq | -1.25 | 2025 |
| 184 |  Tajikistan | -1.25 | 2025 |
| 185 |  Cambodia | -1.26 | 2025 |
| 186 |  Zimbabwe | -1.29 | 2025 |
| 187 |  Myanmar | -1.31 | 2025 |
| 188 |  Afghanistan | -1.31 | 2025 |
| 189 |  Turkmenistan | -1.31 | 2025 |
| 190 |  Central African Republic | -1.32 | 2025 |
| 191 |  Chad | -1.34 | 2025 |
| 192 |  Nicaragua | -1.38 | 2025 |
| 193 |  Guinea-Bissau | -1.4 | 2025 |
| 194 |  Republic of the Congo | -1.42 | 2025 |
| 195 |  Equatorial Guinea | -1.48 | 2025 |
| 196 |  DR Congo | -1.49 | 2025 |
| 197 |  Libya | -1.53 | 2025 |
| 198 |  Burundi | -1.54 | 2025 |
| 199 |  Haiti | -1.54 | 2025 |
| 200 |  Venezuela | -1.55 | 2025 |
| 201 |  North Korea | -1.55 | 2025 |
| 202 |  Sudan | -1.57 | 2025 |
| 203 |  Eritrea | -1.61 | 2025 |
| 204 |  Syria | -1.62 | 2025 |
| 205 |  Yemen | -1.68 | 2025 |
| 206 |  Somalia | -1.69 | 2025 |
| 207 |  South Sudan | -2.1 | 2025 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest control of corruption in 2025?
Denmark ranks #1 with control of corruption of 2.26 as of 2025, based on data from the World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators.
Which country has the lowest control of corruption?
South Sudan ranks last (#207) with -2.1 as of 2025.
What is the global median for control of corruption?
The median value is -0.2 (Tunisia, ranked #104 out of 207 countries).
How many countries report data for control of corruption?
207 countries have available data for control of corruption. Data is sourced from the World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators and updated regularly.
What category does control of corruption belong to?
Control of Corruption is classified under the "Governance" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.