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Political corruption index

0-1 index · lower is better · 176 countries

Coppedge et al., V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v16 (Varieties of Democracy Project)V-Dem: 'All V-Dem data and graphs generated by the online tools are open source and free for anyone to use. You do not need to seek permission to use the data, but we kindly ask you to cite the data.' (codebook states 'All rights reserved'; no formal CC identifier)updated 2025
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  1. 1Denmark0
  2. 2Sweden0.01
  3. 3Norway0.01
  4. 4Singapore0.01
  5. 5New Zealand0.01
  6. 5Iceland0.01
  7. 6Switzerland0.02
  8. 7Germany0.02
  9. 8Luxembourg0.03
  10. 8Estonia0.03
  11. 9Canada0.03
  12. 10Netherlands0.03
  13. 11Australia0.03
  14. 12Belgium0.03
  15. 12Finland0.03
  16. 13Ireland0.03
  17. 14United Kingdom0.04
  18. 15Japan0.05
  19. 16Seychelles0.05
  20. 17Uruguay0.06
  21. 18France0.06
  22. 19United States0.06
  23. 20Latvia0.07
  24. 21Barbados0.07
  25. 22Chile0.08
  26. 23Slovenia0.08
  27. 24Poland0.08
  28. 25Hong Kong SAR, China0.09
  29. 26Austria0.1
  30. 27Trinidad and Tobago0.1
  31. 28United Arab Emirates0.11
  32. 29Israel0.11
  33. 30Spain0.11
  34. 31Bhutan0.15
  35. 32Korea, Rep.0.16
  36. 33Italy0.16
  37. 34Lithuania0.16
  38. 35Cyprus0.17
  39. 35Portugal0.17
  40. 36Czechia0.17
  41. 37Suriname0.17
  42. 38Malta0.19
  43. 39Benin0.19
  44. 40Botswana0.2
  45. 41Costa Rica0.21
  46. 42Jamaica0.21
  47. 43Taiwan0.21
  48. 44Timor-Leste0.25
  49. 45Oman0.25
  50. 46Croatia0.25
  51. 47Gambia, The0.27
  52. 48Namibia0.27
  53. 49Greece0.28
  54. 50Sri Lanka0.28
  55. 51Cabo Verde0.29
  56. 52Fiji0.29
  57. 52Georgia0.29
  58. 52Sao Tome and Principe0.29
  59. 53Slovak Republic0.29
  60. 54Maldives0.31
  61. 55Malaysia0.32
  62. 56Moldova0.33
  63. 57Saudi Arabia0.33
  64. 58Tanzania0.33
  65. 59Qatar0.33
  66. 60Vanuatu0.33
  67. 61Kuwait0.35
  68. 62Kosovo0.35
  69. 63Mauritius0.36
  70. 64Burkina Faso0.37
  71. 65Colombia0.39
  72. 66Senegal0.4
  73. 67Tunisia0.41
  74. 67Belarus0.41
  75. 68Argentina0.42
  76. 69Rwanda0.42
  77. 70Romania0.42
  78. 71Jordan0.42
  79. 72Brazil0.42
  80. 73Zambia0.43
  81. 74Montenegro0.43
  82. 75West Bank and Gaza0.46
  83. 76Viet Nam0.47
  84. 77Lesotho0.47
  85. 77Armenia0.47
  86. 78Bahrain0.48
  87. 79Panama0.49
  88. 80Hungary0.49
  89. 81Guyana0.51
  90. 82Ethiopia0.53
  91. 83South Africa0.54
  92. 84Eswatini0.55
  93. 84China0.55
  94. 85Nepal0.56
  95. 86Kenya0.56
  96. 87Angola0.57
  97. 88Sierra Leone0.57
  98. 89Mexico0.57
  99. 90Dominican Republic0.59
  100. 91Niger0.59
  101. 92Cote d'Ivoire0.6
  102. 93Solomon Islands0.6
  103. 94Ghana0.62
  104. 95Guatemala0.62
  105. 96Syrian Arab Republic0.62
  106. 97Albania0.62
  107. 98Malawi0.63
  108. 99Peru0.63
  109. 100Thailand0.64
  110. 101Ukraine0.64
  111. 101Cuba0.64
  112. 102Bulgaria0.64
  113. 103Ecuador0.65
  114. 104Algeria0.66
  115. 105Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.67
  116. 106Morocco0.67
  117. 107El Salvador0.68
  118. 108Papua New Guinea0.68
  119. 108India0.68
  120. 109Mongolia0.69
  121. 110Mozambique0.7
  122. 111Djibouti0.71
  123. 112Sudan0.72
  124. 113Mali0.72
  125. 113Gabon0.72
  126. 114Bosnia and Herzegovina0.73
  127. 115Egypt, Arab Rep.0.73
  128. 116Kazakhstan0.74
  129. 117Eritrea0.75
  130. 117Honduras0.75
  131. 118North Macedonia0.75
  132. 119Togo0.76
  133. 120Bolivia0.76
  134. 121Lao PDR0.77
  135. 122Iran, Islamic Rep.0.77
  136. 123Afghanistan0.77
  137. 124Comoros0.77
  138. 125Bangladesh0.78
  139. 126Russian Federation0.78
  140. 127Haiti0.79
  141. 128Kyrgyz Republic0.79
  142. 129Serbia0.79
  143. 130Indonesia0.8
  144. 131Paraguay0.8
  145. 132Pakistan0.8
  146. 133Turkiye0.8
  147. 134Guinea0.81
  148. 135Libya0.81
  149. 136Uzbekistan0.82
  150. 137Mauritania0.83
  151. 138Guinea-Bissau0.83
  152. 139Lebanon0.83
  153. 140Nigeria0.83
  154. 141Philippines0.84
  155. 141Congo, Rep.0.84
  156. 142Burundi0.85
  157. 143Zimbabwe0.85
  158. 144Central African Republic0.85
  159. 145Equatorial Guinea0.86
  160. 146Myanmar0.86
  161. 147Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.87
  162. 148Liberia0.88
  163. 149Madagascar0.88
  164. 150Congo, Dem. Rep.0.89
  165. 151Uganda0.89
  166. 152Azerbaijan0.89
  167. 153Iraq0.89
  168. 154Tajikistan0.89
  169. 154South Sudan0.89
  170. 155Turkmenistan0.9
  171. 156Yemen, Rep.0.9
  172. 157Cambodia0.9
  173. 158Cameroon0.94
  174. 159Nicaragua0.94
  175. 160Chad0.95
  176. 161Venezuela, RB0.97

Political corruption index