Follow us...

Corruption around the World

Do you like this chart? ✔ Yes ✖ References and Data Table HTML Embed code $ Buy Now 88,152 views

This chart shows Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) around the world. The CPI index score on a scale from 10 (very clean) to 0 (highly corrupt).

2010 CPI key findings:

Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore tie for first place with scores of 9.3.
The CPI shows that nearly three quarters of the countries in the index score below five. These results indicate a serious corruption problem.
Unstable governments, often with a legacy of conflict, continue to dominate the bottom rungs of the CPI.
Afghanistan and Myanmar share second to last place with a score of 1.4, with Somalia coming in last with a score of 1.1.

What is the Corruption Perceptions Index?

The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) measures the perceived level of public-sector corruption in 180 countries and territories around the world. The CPI is an aggregate indicator that combines different sources of information about corruption, making it possible to compare countries.

How the Corruption Perceptions Index calculated?

The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is a "survey of surveys", based on 13 different expert and business surveys carried out by independent and reputable institutions. It captures information about the administrative and political aspects of corruption. Broadly speaking, the surveys and assessments used to compile the index include questions relating to bribery of public officials, kickbacks in public procurement, embezzlement of public funds, and questions that probe the strength and effectiveness of public sector anti-corruption efforts.

All sources measure the overall extent of corruption (frequency and/or size of bribes) in the public and political sectors, and all sources provide a ranking of countries, i.e. include an assessment of multiple countries.

For a more detailed explanation of the CPI method please follow the reference link below

"Everyone has a role to play, not only Governments, but also parliamentarians, businesses, civil society, the media and the average citizen. Corruption hurts us all, therefore fighting it is a shared responsibility"
- Antonio Maria Costa, UNODC Executive Director

Last updated: 14 years ago

Category: Social

Country name	2010 rank	2009 rank	2008 rank	CPI 2010 Score	CPI 2009 Score	CPI 2008 Score

Denmark	1	2	1	9.3	9.3	9.3
New Zealand	1	1	1	9.3	9.4	9.3
Singapore	1	3	4	9.3	9.2	9.2
Finland	4	6	5	9.2	8.9	9
Sweden	4	3	1	9.2	9.2	9.3
Canada	6	8	9	8.9	8.7	8.7
Netherlands	7	6	7	8.8	8.9	8.9
Australia	8	8	9	8.7	8.7	8.7
Switzerland	8	5	5	8.7	9	9
Norway	10	11	14	8.6	8.6	7.9
Iceland	11	8	7	8.5	8.7	8.9
Luxembourg	11	12	11	8.5	8.2	8.3
Hong Kong	13	12	12	8.4	8.2	8.1
Ireland	14	14	16	8	8	7.7
Austria	15	16	12	7.9	7.9	8.1
Germany	15	14	14	7.9	8	7.9
Barbados	17	20	22	7.8	7.4	7
Japan	17	17	18	7.8	7.7	7.3
Qatar	19	22	28	7.7	7	6.5
United Kingdom	20	17	16	7.6	7.7	7.7
Chile	21	25	23	7.2	6.7	6.9
Belgium	22	21	18	7.1	7.1	7.3
United States	22	19	18	7.1	7.5	7.3
Uruguay	24	25	23	6.9	6.7	6.9
France	25	24	23	6.8	6.9	6.9
Estonia	26	27	27	6.5	6.6	6.6
Slovenia	27	27	26	6.4	6.6	6.7
Cyprus	28	27	31	6.3	6.6	6.4
United Arab Emirates	28	30	35	6.3	6.5	5.9
Israel	30	32	33	6.1	6.1	6
Spain	30	32	28	6.1	6.1	6.5
Portugal	32	35	32	6	5.8	6.1
Botswana	33	37	36	5.8	5.6	5.8
Puerto Rico	33	35	36	5.8	5.8	5.8
Taiwan	33	37	39	5.8	5.6	5.7
Bhutan	36	49	45	5.7	5	5.2
Malta	37	45	36	5.6	5.2	5.8
Brunei	38	39	0	5.5	5.5	0
Korea (South)	39	39	40	5.4	5.5	5.6
Mauritius	39	42	41	5.4	5.4	5.5
Costa Rica	41	43	47	5.3	5.3	5.1
Oman	41	39	41	5.3	5.5	5.5
Poland	41	49	58	5.3	5	4.6
Dominica	44	34	33	5.2	5.9	6
Cape Verde	45	46	47	5.1	5.1	5.1
Lithuania	46	52	58	5	4.9	4.6
Macau	46	43	43	5	5.3	5.4
Bahrain	48	46	43	4.9	5.1	5.4
Seychelles	49	54	55	4.8	4.8	4.8
Hungary	50	46	47	4.7	5.1	5.1
Jordan	50	49	47	4.7	5	5.1
Saudi Arabia	50	63	80	4.7	4.3	3.5
Czech Republic	53	52	45	4.6	4.9	5.2
Kuwait	54	66	65	4.5	4.1	4.3
South Africa	54	55	54	4.5	4.7	4.9
Malaysia	56	56	47	4.4	4.5	5.1
Namibia	56	56	61	4.4	4.5	4.5
Turkey	56	61	58	4.4	4.4	4.6
Latvia	59	56	52	4.3	4.5	5
Slovakia	59	56	52	4.3	4.5	5
Tunisia	59	65	62	4.3	4.2	4.4
Croatia	62	66	62	4.1	4.1	4.4
Macedonia, FYR	62	71	72	4.1	3.8	3.6
Ghana	62	69	67	4.1	3.9	3.9
Samoa	62	56	62	4.1	4.5	4.4
Rwanda	66	89	102	4	3.3	3
Italy	67	63	55	3.9	4.3	4.8
Georgia	68	66	67	3.8	4.1	3.9
Brazil	69	75	80	3.7	3.7	3.5
Cuba	69	61	65	3.7	4.4	4.3
Montenegro	69	69	85	3.7	3.9	3.4
Romania	69	71	70	3.7	3.8	3.8
Bulgaria	73	71	72	3.6	3.8	3.6
El Salvador	73	84	67	3.6	3.4	3.9
Panama	73	84	85	3.6	3.4	3.4
Trinidad and Tobago	73	79	72	3.6	3.6	3.6
Vanuatu	73	95	109	3.6	3.2	2.9
China	78	79	72	3.5	3.6	3.6
Colombia	78	75	70	3.5	3.7	3.8
Greece	78	71	57	3.5	3.8	4.7
Lesotho	78	89	92	3.5	3.3	3.2
Peru	78	75	72	3.5	3.7	3.6
Serbia	78	83	85	3.5	3.5	3.4
Thailand	78	84	80	3.5	3.4	3.5
Malawi	85	89	115	3.4	3.3	2.8
Morocco	85	89	80	3.4	3.3	3.5
Albania	87	95	85	3.3	3.2	3.4
India	87	84	85	3.3	3.4	3.4
Jamaica	87	99	96	3.3	3	3.1
Liberia	87	97	138	3.3	3.1	2.4
Bosnia and Herzegovina	91	99	92	3.2	3	3.2
Djibouti	91	111	102	3.2	2.8	3
Gambia	91	106	158	3.2	2.9	1.9
Guatemala	91	84	96	3.2	3.4	3.1
Kiribati	91	111	96	3.2	2.8	3.1
Sri Lanka	91	97	92	3.2	3.1	3.2
Swaziland	91	79	72	3.2	3.6	3.6
Burkina Faso	98	79	80	3.1	3.6	3.5
Egypt	98	111	115	3.1	2.8	2.8
Mexico	98	89	72	3.1	3.3	3.6
Dominican Republic	101	99	102	3	3	3
Sao Tome and Principe	101	111	121	3	2.8	2.7
Tonga	101	99	138	3	3	2.4
Zambia	101	99	115	3	3	2.8
Algeria	105	111	92	2.9	2.8	3.2
Argentina	105	106	109	2.9	2.9	2.9
Kazakhstan	105	120	145	2.9	2.7	2.2
Moldova	105	89	109	2.9	3.3	2.9
Senegal	105	99	85	2.9	3	3.4
Benin	110	106	96	2.8	2.9	3.1
Bolivia	110	120	102	2.8	2.7	3
Gabon	110	106	96	2.8	2.9	3.1
Indonesia	110	111	126	2.8	2.8	2.6
Kosovo	110	#N/A	#N/A	2.8
Solomon Islands	110	111	109	2.8	2.8	2.9
Ethiopia	116	120	126	2.7	2.7	2.6
Guyana	116	126	126	2.7	2.6	2.6
Mali	116	111	96	2.7	2.8	3.1
Mongolia	116	120	102	2.7	2.7	3
Mozambique	116	130	126	2.7	2.5	2.6
Tanzania	116	126	102	2.7	2.6	3
Vietnam	116	120	121	2.7	2.7	2.7
Armenia	123	120	109	2.6	2.7	2.9
Eritrea	123	126	126	2.6	2.6	2.6
Madagascar	123	99	85	2.6	3	3.4
Niger	123	106	115	2.6	2.9	2.8
Belarus	127	139	151	2.5	2.4	2
Ecuador	127	146	151	2.5	2.2	2
Lebanon	127	130	102	2.5	2.5	3
Nicaragua	127	130	134	2.5	2.5	2.5
Syria	127	126	147	2.5	2.6	2.1
Timor-Leste	127	146	145	2.5	2.2	2.2
Uganda	127	130	126	2.5	2.5	2.6
Azerbaijan	134	143	158	2.4	2.3	1.9
Bangladesh	134	139	147	2.4	2.4	2.1
Honduras	134	130	126	2.4	2.5	2.6
Nigeria	134	130	121	2.4	2.5	2.7
Philippines	134	139	141	2.4	2.4	2.3
Sierra Leone	134	146	158	2.4	2.2	1.9
Togo	134	111	121	2.4	2.8	2.7
Ukraine	134	146	134	2.4	2.2	2.5
Zimbabwe	134	146	166	2.4	2.2	1.8
Maldives	143	130	115	2.3	2.5	2.8
Mauritania	143	130	115	2.3	2.5	2.8
Pakistan	143	139	134	2.3	2.4	2.5
Cameroon	146	146	141	2.2	2.2	2.3
Côte d´Ivoire	146	154	151	2.2	2.1	2
Haiti	146	168	177	2.2	1.8	1.4
Iran	146	168	141	2.2	1.8	2.3
Libya	146	130	126	2.2	2.5	2.6
Nepal	146	143	121	2.2	2.3	2.7
Paraguay	146	154	138	2.2	2.1	2.4
Yemen	146	154	141	2.2	2.1	2.3
Cambodia	154	158	166	2.1	2	1.8
Central African Republic	154	158	151	2.1	2	2
Comoros	154	143	134	2.1	2.3	2.5
Congo	154	162	158	2.1	1.9	1.9
Guinea-Bissau	154	162	158	2.1	1.9	1.9
Kenya	154	146	147	2.1	2.2	2.1
Laos	154	158	151	2.1	2	2
Papua New Guinea	154	154	151	2.1	2.1	2
Russia	154	146	147	2.1	2.2	2.1
Tajikistan	154	158	151	2.1	2	2
Congo, Dem Rep	164	162	171	2	1.9	1.7
Guinea	164	168	173	2	1.8	1.6
Kyrgyzstan	164	162	166	2	1.9	1.8
Venezuela	164	162	158	2	1.9	1.9
Angola	168	162	158	1.9	1.9	1.9
Equatorial Guinea	168	168	171	1.9	1.8	1.7
Burundi	170	168	158	1.8	1.8	1.9
Chad	171	175	173	1.7	1.6	1.6
Sudan	172	176	173	1.6	1.5	1.6
Turkmenistan	172	168	166	1.6	1.8	1.8
Uzbekistan	172	174	166	1.6	1.7	1.8
Iraq	175	176	178	1.5	1.5	1.3
Afghanistan	176	179	176	1.4	1.3	1.5
Myanmar	176	178	178	1.4	1.4	1.3
Somalia	178	180	180	1.1	1.1	1
No Results

Filter :

Loading...

Corruption around the World

Source

Citation