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Public sector 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. 1Denmark0.01
  2. 2New Zealand0.01
  3. 3Switzerland0.01
  4. 4Canada0.01
  5. 4Singapore0.01
  6. 5Iceland0.01
  7. 6Norway0.01
  8. 7Germany0.01
  9. 8United Kingdom0.02
  10. 9France0.02
  11. 9Sweden0.02
  12. 10Ireland0.02
  13. 10Australia0.02
  14. 11Luxembourg0.02
  15. 12Netherlands0.02
  16. 13United States0.03
  17. 14Belgium0.03
  18. 15Japan0.04
  19. 16Estonia0.04
  20. 17Finland0.05
  21. 18Poland0.05
  22. 19Slovenia0.06
  23. 20Barbados0.07
  24. 21Spain0.07
  25. 22Latvia0.09
  26. 23Austria0.09
  27. 24Hong Kong SAR, China0.09
  28. 25Seychelles0.09
  29. 26Uruguay0.1
  30. 26Chile0.1
  31. 27Israel0.1
  32. 28Italy0.11
  33. 29Portugal0.12
  34. 30United Arab Emirates0.12
  35. 31Benin0.12
  36. 32Trinidad and Tobago0.12
  37. 33Taiwan0.16
  38. 34Korea, Rep.0.16
  39. 35Jamaica0.17
  40. 36Lithuania0.18
  41. 37Slovak Republic0.18
  42. 37Fiji0.18
  43. 38Malta0.18
  44. 39Bhutan0.18
  45. 39Botswana0.18
  46. 40Hungary0.19
  47. 41Mauritius0.19
  48. 42Costa Rica0.19
  49. 43Greece0.2
  50. 44Cyprus0.21
  51. 45Czechia0.21
  52. 46Montenegro0.22
  53. 47Suriname0.22
  54. 48Timor-Leste0.23
  55. 49Georgia0.24
  56. 50Malaysia0.24
  57. 51Tanzania0.24
  58. 52Brazil0.24
  59. 53Peru0.24
  60. 54Belarus0.26
  61. 55Panama0.28
  62. 56Croatia0.29
  63. 57Sri Lanka0.3
  64. 58Kosovo0.3
  65. 59Maldives0.31
  66. 60Romania0.32
  67. 61Jordan0.32
  68. 62Colombia0.32
  69. 63Cabo Verde0.33
  70. 64Moldova0.34
  71. 65Oman0.35
  72. 66Rwanda0.36
  73. 66Gambia, The0.36
  74. 67Sao Tome and Principe0.39
  75. 68Kuwait0.41
  76. 69Vanuatu0.42
  77. 70Bahrain0.43
  78. 71Saudi Arabia0.43
  79. 72Namibia0.44
  80. 73Qatar0.45
  81. 74Mexico0.46
  82. 75Argentina0.47
  83. 76Viet Nam0.48
  84. 77Guyana0.49
  85. 78Zambia0.49
  86. 79China0.5
  87. 80North Macedonia0.52
  88. 81West Bank and Gaza0.52
  89. 81Burkina Faso0.52
  90. 82Thailand0.52
  91. 83Ukraine0.53
  92. 84Armenia0.53
  93. 85Senegal0.54
  94. 86Tunisia0.54
  95. 87El Salvador0.56
  96. 88Angola0.57
  97. 89Albania0.57
  98. 90Kenya0.58
  99. 91Nepal0.59
  100. 92Bulgaria0.59
  101. 93Kazakhstan0.59
  102. 94Algeria0.6
  103. 95Bolivia0.6
  104. 96Solomon Islands0.61
  105. 97Guatemala0.64
  106. 98Ecuador0.65
  107. 99Philippines0.65
  108. 100Cote d'Ivoire0.65
  109. 101Syrian Arab Republic0.65
  110. 102Lesotho0.66
  111. 103Iran, Islamic Rep.0.66
  112. 104Comoros0.66
  113. 105Ghana0.67
  114. 106Kyrgyz Republic0.67
  115. 107Paraguay0.67
  116. 107Bosnia and Herzegovina0.67
  117. 108Niger0.68
  118. 109Ethiopia0.68
  119. 110Dominican Republic0.68
  120. 111Mali0.68
  121. 112Congo, Rep.0.68
  122. 113Malawi0.69
  123. 113Turkiye0.69
  124. 114India0.69
  125. 115Lao PDR0.69
  126. 116Sierra Leone0.7
  127. 117Pakistan0.7
  128. 118Morocco0.71
  129. 119Haiti0.71
  130. 120Togo0.71
  131. 121Azerbaijan0.71
  132. 122Djibouti0.72
  133. 123Sudan0.73
  134. 124Russian Federation0.74
  135. 125Iraq0.74
  136. 126Honduras0.75
  137. 127Bangladesh0.75
  138. 128South Africa0.76
  139. 129Serbia0.77
  140. 130Eritrea0.78
  141. 131Yemen, Rep.0.78
  142. 132Libya0.79
  143. 133Egypt, Arab Rep.0.79
  144. 134Gabon0.8
  145. 135Uzbekistan0.81
  146. 136Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.81
  147. 137Indonesia0.81
  148. 138Mongolia0.82
  149. 139Myanmar0.84
  150. 140Liberia0.84
  151. 141Congo, Dem. Rep.0.84
  152. 142Zimbabwe0.86
  153. 143Lebanon0.86
  154. 144Cambodia0.86
  155. 145Eswatini0.86
  156. 146Madagascar0.87
  157. 147Tajikistan0.87
  158. 148Mozambique0.87
  159. 148Central African Republic0.87
  160. 149Cuba0.87
  161. 150Burundi0.87
  162. 151Guinea-Bissau0.88
  163. 152Afghanistan0.88
  164. 153Guinea0.89
  165. 154Equatorial Guinea0.9
  166. 154Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.9
  167. 155Mauritania0.9
  168. 156South Sudan0.9
  169. 157Papua New Guinea0.91
  170. 158Nigeria0.91
  171. 159Nicaragua0.91
  172. 160Uganda0.91
  173. 161Turkmenistan0.92
  174. 162Cameroon0.93
  175. 163Chad0.97
  176. 164Venezuela, RB0.99

Public sector corruption index