Control of corruption by country

See the United States's strengths and weaknesses

United States: 65.5 in 2025, 24th of 38 OECD members (highest first). 44th of all 207 with data.

Highest: Denmark (93.6, 2025) · Lowest: South Sudan (5.8, 2025) · 207 countries and territories with data.

Perceptions of how far public power is exercised for private gain, including petty and grand corruption and the 'capture' of the state by elites. From the World Bank's Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI, 2025 revision): a 0–100 score that combines many surveys and expert assessments; higher is better.

Ranking

Latest value for each country (within 5 years).

Over time

United States: rank over time

Rank among the countries with data in each year (highest first).

World ranking (highest first)

RankCountryValueYear
1Denmark93.62025
2Finland91.22025
3Switzerland88.12025
4Singapore87.82025
5Sweden87.52025
6Norway87.02025
7Luxembourg86.92025
8New Zealand86.12025
9Netherlands85.92025
10Australia85.12025
11Iceland84.82025
12Liechtenstein83.42025
13Germany81.92025
14Estonia81.12025
15Hong Kong81.12025
16Canada80.22025
17Uruguay79.42025
18United Kingdom78.92025
19Ireland78.52025
20Greenland77.92025
21Bhutan77.82025
22Japan77.42025
23Belgium75.62025
24Austria74.32025
25France73.12025
26Barbados72.82025
27Seychelles72.82025
28Andorra71.82025
29American Samoa71.82025
30Bermuda71.82025
31Guam71.82025
32Monaco71.82025
33San Marino71.82025
34United Arab Emirates71.32025
35Chile70.22025
36Bahamas69.12025
37Lithuania68.62025
38Brunei68.12025
39Israel67.32025
40South Korea66.72025
41Cabo Verde66.32025
42Qatar65.82025
43Aruba65.62025
44United States65.52025
45Poland65.22025
46Saudi Arabia64.32025
47Czechia63.82025
48Portugal63.62025
49Latvia63.62025
50St. Vincent and the Grenadines62.62025
51Costa Rica62.02025
52Micronesia61.62025
53Samoa61.32025
54Spain61.22025
55Rwanda60.92025
56Slovenia60.72025
57Cayman Islands60.22025
58Botswana59.92025
59Antigua and Barbuda59.92025
60Italy59.82025
61Tuvalu59.82025
62Macao59.62025
63Malaysia59.42025
64Puerto Rico59.02025
65Dominica58.92025
66Cyprus58.82025
67Fiji58.82025
68Palau58.42025
69Grenada58.22025
70Oman58.22025
71St. Lucia57.82025
72Nauru57.32025
73Mauritius56.02025
74Marshall Islands55.22025
75St. Kitts and Nevis54.52025
76Jordan54.22025
77Kiribati54.02025
78Kuwait53.82025
79Bahrain53.72025
80Greece53.12025
81Malta51.62025
82Senegal51.12025
83Namibia51.02025
84New Caledonia50.82025
85São Tomé and Príncipe50.62025
86Croatia50.62025
87Armenia50.32025
88Montenegro49.62025
89China49.52025
90Slovakia49.22025
91Dominican Republic48.22025
92Hungary48.12025
93Romania48.02025
94U.S. Virgin Islands46.72025
95Jamaica46.22025
96Vietnam45.92025
97Ghana45.82025
98South Africa45.42025
99Georgia45.22025
100Belize45.22025
101Solomon Islands44.92025
102Vanuatu44.42025
103French Polynesia44.12025
104Tunisia43.92025
105Benin43.82025
106Burkina Faso43.52025
107Moldova42.92025
108Kosovo42.82025
109Kazakhstan42.82025
110Côte d'Ivoire42.52025
111Lesotho42.52025
112India42.42025
113Sri Lanka42.32025
114Bulgaria42.22025
115North Macedonia42.02025
116Albania42.02025
117Colombia41.82025
118Maldives41.32025
119Tanzania41.32025
120Trinidad and Tobago41.22025
121Ethiopia40.52025
122Guyana40.42025
123Brazil40.42025
124Suriname40.32025
125Argentina40.32025
126Timor-Leste40.22025
127Tonga39.62025
128Mongolia39.02025
129Zambia38.92025
130Bosnia and Herzegovina38.42025
131Thailand38.12025
132Morocco37.92025
133Gambia37.72025
134Indonesia37.72025
135Türkiye37.42025
136Algeria37.32025
137El Salvador37.02025
138Panama36.82025
139Belarus36.52025
140Philippines36.52025
141West Bank and Gaza36.32025
142Serbia35.92025
143Malawi34.72025
144Angola34.32025
145Ukraine34.12025
146Uzbekistan34.12025
147Egypt33.92025
148Togo33.82025
149Cuba33.42025
150Ecuador33.22025
151Niger33.22025
152Peru32.82025
153Nepal32.52025
154Gabon32.42025
155Azerbaijan32.32025
156Papua New Guinea32.32025
157Sierra Leone32.22025
158Eswatini31.92025
159Kenya30.82025
160Comoros30.32025
161Guatemala29.42025
162Djibouti29.32025
163Mali29.12025
164Mexico29.02025
165Mauritania29.02025
166Liberia28.62025
167Russia28.22025
168Bangladesh28.22025
169Laos28.02025
170Paraguay27.72025
171Madagascar27.12025
172Guinea26.62025
173Nigeria26.52025
174Pakistan26.52025
175Mozambique25.92025
176Kyrgyzstan25.82025
177Uganda25.82025
178Iran25.02025
179Bolivia24.12025
180Cameroon23.72025
181Lebanon23.32025
182Honduras22.92025
183Iraq22.82025
184Tajikistan22.82025
185Cambodia22.62025
186Zimbabwe22.02025
187Myanmar21.72025
188Afghanistan21.72025
189Turkmenistan21.72025
190Central African Republic21.32025
191Chad21.02025
192Nicaragua20.22025
193Guinea-Bissau19.82025
194Republic of the Congo19.32025
195Equatorial Guinea18.22025
196DR Congo18.02025
197Libya17.22025
198Burundi17.02025
199Haiti17.02025
200Venezuela16.92025
201North Korea16.72025
202Sudan16.32025
203Eritrea15.62025
204Syria15.42025
205Yemen14.22025
206Somalia13.92025
207South Sudan5.82025

Source: World Bank, Worldwide Governance Indicators (GOV_WGI_CC_SC). License: CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved: 2026-10-28.

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