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Political Corruption Index

· higher is better · 175 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Venezuela, RB0.97
  2. 2Chad0.95
  3. 3Nicaragua0.94
  4. 4Cameroon0.94
  5. 5Cambodia0.9
  6. 6Yemen, Rep.0.9
  7. 7Turkmenistan0.9
  8. 8Tajikistan0.89
  9. 8South Sudan0.89
  10. 9Iraq0.89
  11. 10Azerbaijan0.89
  12. 11Uganda0.89
  13. 12Congo, Dem. Rep.0.89
  14. 13Madagascar0.88
  15. 14Liberia0.88
  16. 15Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.87
  17. 16Myanmar0.86
  18. 17Equatorial Guinea0.86
  19. 18Central African Republic0.85
  20. 19Zimbabwe0.85
  21. 20Burundi0.85
  22. 21Congo, Rep.0.84
  23. 21Philippines0.84
  24. 22Nigeria0.83
  25. 23Lebanon0.83
  26. 24Guinea-Bissau0.83
  27. 25Mauritania0.83
  28. 26Uzbekistan0.82
  29. 27Libya0.81
  30. 28Guinea0.81
  31. 29Turkiye0.8
  32. 30Pakistan0.8
  33. 31Paraguay0.8
  34. 32Indonesia0.8
  35. 33Serbia0.79
  36. 34Kyrgyz Republic0.79
  37. 35Haiti0.79
  38. 36Russian Federation0.78
  39. 37Bangladesh0.78
  40. 38Comoros0.77
  41. 39Afghanistan0.77
  42. 40Iran, Islamic Rep.0.77
  43. 41Lao PDR0.77
  44. 42Bolivia0.76
  45. 43Togo0.76
  46. 44North Macedonia0.75
  47. 45Honduras0.75
  48. 45Eritrea0.75
  49. 46Kazakhstan0.74
  50. 47Egypt, Arab Rep.0.73
  51. 48Bosnia and Herzegovina0.73
  52. 49Mali0.72
  53. 49Gabon0.72
  54. 50Sudan0.72
  55. 51Djibouti0.71
  56. 52Mozambique0.7
  57. 53Mongolia0.69
  58. 54India0.68
  59. 54Papua New Guinea0.68
  60. 55El Salvador0.68
  61. 56Morocco0.67
  62. 57Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.67
  63. 58Algeria0.66
  64. 59Ecuador0.65
  65. 60Bulgaria0.64
  66. 61Cuba0.64
  67. 61Ukraine0.64
  68. 62Thailand0.64
  69. 63Peru0.63
  70. 64Malawi0.63
  71. 65Albania0.62
  72. 66Syrian Arab Republic0.62
  73. 67Guatemala0.62
  74. 68Ghana0.62
  75. 69Solomon Islands0.6
  76. 70Cote d'Ivoire0.6
  77. 71Niger0.59
  78. 72Dominican Republic0.59
  79. 73Mexico0.57
  80. 74Sierra Leone0.57
  81. 75Angola0.57
  82. 76Kenya0.56
  83. 77Nepal0.56
  84. 78Eswatini0.55
  85. 78China0.55
  86. 79South Africa0.54
  87. 80Ethiopia0.53
  88. 81Guyana0.51
  89. 82Hungary0.49
  90. 83Panama0.49
  91. 84Bahrain0.48
  92. 85Armenia0.47
  93. 85Lesotho0.47
  94. 86Viet Nam0.47
  95. 87Montenegro0.43
  96. 88Zambia0.43
  97. 89Brazil0.42
  98. 90Jordan0.42
  99. 91Romania0.42
  100. 92Rwanda0.42
  101. 93Argentina0.42
  102. 94Belarus0.41
  103. 94Tunisia0.41
  104. 95Senegal0.4
  105. 96Colombia0.39
  106. 97Burkina Faso0.37
  107. 98Mauritius0.36
  108. 99Kuwait0.35
  109. 100Vanuatu0.33
  110. 101Qatar0.33
  111. 102Tanzania0.33
  112. 103Saudi Arabia0.33
  113. 104Moldova0.33
  114. 105Malaysia0.32
  115. 106Maldives0.31
  116. 107Slovak Republic0.29
  117. 108Georgia0.29
  118. 108Sao Tome and Principe0.29
  119. 108Fiji0.29
  120. 109Cabo Verde0.29
  121. 110Sri Lanka0.28
  122. 111Greece0.28
  123. 112Namibia0.27
  124. 113Gambia, The0.27
  125. 114Croatia0.25
  126. 115Oman0.25
  127. 116Timor-Leste0.25
  128. 117Taiwan0.21
  129. 118Jamaica0.21
  130. 119Costa Rica0.21
  131. 120Botswana0.2
  132. 121Benin0.19
  133. 122Malta0.19
  134. 123Suriname0.17
  135. 124Czechia0.17
  136. 125Cyprus0.17
  137. 125Portugal0.17
  138. 126Lithuania0.16
  139. 127Italy0.16
  140. 128Korea, Rep.0.16
  141. 129Bhutan0.15
  142. 130Spain0.11
  143. 131Israel0.11
  144. 132United Arab Emirates0.11
  145. 133Trinidad and Tobago0.1
  146. 134Austria0.1
  147. 135Hong Kong SAR, China0.09
  148. 136Poland0.08
  149. 137Slovenia0.08
  150. 138Chile0.08
  151. 139Barbados0.07
  152. 140Latvia0.07
  153. 141United States0.06
  154. 142France0.06
  155. 143Uruguay0.06
  156. 144Seychelles0.05
  157. 145Japan0.05
  158. 146United Kingdom0.04
  159. 147Ireland0.03
  160. 148Belgium0.03
  161. 148Finland0.03
  162. 149Australia0.03
  163. 150Netherlands0.03
  164. 151Canada0.03
  165. 152Estonia0.03
  166. 152Luxembourg0.03
  167. 153Germany0.02
  168. 154Switzerland0.02
  169. 155Iceland0.01
  170. 155New Zealand0.01
  171. 156Singapore0.01
  172. 157Norway0.01
  173. 158Sweden0.01
  174. 159Denmark0

Political Corruption Index

Political Corruption Index by country 2025 | worldgovdata