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Media Corruption Score

· higher is better · 175 countries

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  1. 1Belgium3.4
  2. 2Denmark3.3
  3. 3Sweden3.3
  4. 4Germany3.2
  5. 5France3.1
  6. 6Switzerland3.1
  7. 7Lithuania3
  8. 8Canada3
  9. 9Cabo Verde2.9
  10. 10Luxembourg2.8
  11. 11Norway2.8
  12. 12Ireland2.8
  13. 13Netherlands2.7
  14. 14Iceland2.7
  15. 15Slovak Republic2.7
  16. 16Finland2.6
  17. 17Estonia2.5
  18. 18Chile2.5
  19. 19United Kingdom2.4
  20. 20Mauritius2.4
  21. 21Latvia2.3
  22. 22Korea, Rep.2.3
  23. 23Japan2.1
  24. 24Cyprus2.1
  25. 25Czechia2.1
  26. 26Barbados2.1
  27. 27Trinidad and Tobago2
  28. 28Uruguay2
  29. 29Sri Lanka2
  30. 30New Zealand2
  31. 31Vanuatu2
  32. 32Costa Rica2
  33. 33Bhutan1.9
  34. 34Guyana1.9
  35. 35United States1.8
  36. 36Brazil1.8
  37. 37Kenya1.8
  38. 38Portugal1.7
  39. 39Australia1.7
  40. 40South Africa1.7
  41. 41Senegal1.7
  42. 42Poland1.7
  43. 43Namibia1.6
  44. 44Panama1.6
  45. 45Jamaica1.5
  46. 46Ghana1.4
  47. 47Gambia, The1.4
  48. 48Maldives1.4
  49. 49Peru1.4
  50. 50Italy1.4
  51. 51Greece1.3
  52. 52Singapore1.3
  53. 53Tunisia1.3
  54. 54Suriname1.2
  55. 55Israel1.2
  56. 56Spain1.2
  57. 57Venezuela, RB1.2
  58. 58Colombia1.1
  59. 59Bolivia1.1
  60. 59Austria1.1
  61. 60Malta1.1
  62. 61Mexico1.1
  63. 62Malaysia1
  64. 63Malawi1
  65. 64Lesotho1
  66. 65Argentina1
  67. 66Guatemala1
  68. 67Uganda0.98
  69. 68Hong Kong SAR, China0.93
  70. 69Timor-Leste0.92
  71. 70Nepal0.91
  72. 71Papua New Guinea0.86
  73. 72Viet Nam0.84
  74. 73Solomon Islands0.8
  75. 74Libya0.8
  76. 75Cote d'Ivoire0.79
  77. 76Taiwan0.77
  78. 77Thailand0.76
  79. 78Zambia0.7
  80. 79Fiji0.66
  81. 80Mali0.64
  82. 81Montenegro0.62
  83. 82Honduras0.57
  84. 83Croatia0.56
  85. 84Burkina Faso0.55
  86. 85Liberia0.51
  87. 86Bulgaria0.46
  88. 87Ethiopia0.41
  89. 88Sudan0.39
  90. 89Botswana0.37
  91. 90Morocco0.36
  92. 91Philippines0.36
  93. 92Sierra Leone0.34
  94. 93Nigeria0.33
  95. 94Mongolia0.33
  96. 94Dominican Republic0.33
  97. 95Tanzania0.31
  98. 96Ecuador0.29
  99. 97Seychelles0.29
  100. 98Bosnia and Herzegovina0.28
  101. 99Sao Tome and Principe0.27
  102. 100El Salvador0.25
  103. 101Kuwait0.24
  104. 102Kyrgyz Republic0.23
  105. 103Mozambique0.22
  106. 104Guinea-Bissau0.22
  107. 105Djibouti0.22
  108. 106Slovenia0.21
  109. 107Armenia0.14
  110. 108Georgia0.13
  111. 109Bangladesh0.12
  112. 110North Macedonia0.1
  113. 111Gabon0.1
  114. 112Rwanda0.08
  115. 113Comoros0.04
  116. 114India-0.02
  117. 115Indonesia-0.04
  118. 116Niger-0.06
  119. 117Madagascar-0.1
  120. 118Iraq-0.12
  121. 119Benin-0.15
  122. 120South Sudan-0.15
  123. 121Pakistan-0.15
  124. 122Paraguay-0.19
  125. 123Congo, Dem. Rep.-0.19
  126. 124Lebanon-0.23
  127. 125Mauritania-0.23
  128. 126Hungary-0.25
  129. 127Syrian Arab Republic-0.31
  130. 128Jordan-0.33
  131. 129Yemen, Rep.-0.33
  132. 130Zimbabwe-0.34
  133. 131Albania-0.38
  134. 132Algeria-0.42
  135. 133Ukraine-0.44
  136. 134Cambodia-0.47
  137. 135Cameroon-0.47
  138. 136Romania-0.53
  139. 137Togo-0.71
  140. 138Central African Republic-0.79
  141. 139Congo, Rep.-0.83
  142. 140Serbia-0.85
  143. 141Haiti-0.88
  144. 142Uzbekistan-0.91
  145. 143Oman-0.95
  146. 144Kazakhstan-0.98
  147. 145Moldova-1
  148. 146Turkiye-1
  149. 147Somalia, Fed. Rep.-1
  150. 147Guinea-1
  151. 148Angola-1.1
  152. 149Chad-1.1
  153. 150Bahrain-1.1
  154. 151Eswatini-1.2
  155. 152Burundi-1.3
  156. 153Myanmar-1.3
  157. 154Iran, Islamic Rep.-1.5
  158. 155United Arab Emirates-1.5
  159. 156Egypt, Arab Rep.-1.5
  160. 157Saudi Arabia-1.6
  161. 158Azerbaijan-1.7
  162. 159Lao PDR-2.1
  163. 160Belarus-2.1
  164. 161Cuba-2.1
  165. 162Tajikistan-2.1
  166. 163Nicaragua-2.1
  167. 164Equatorial Guinea-2.2
  168. 165China-2.2
  169. 166Qatar-2.3
  170. 167Afghanistan-2.5
  171. 168Russian Federation-2.7
  172. 168Turkmenistan-2.7
  173. 169Eritrea-2.9
  174. 170Korea, Dem. People's Rep.-3

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