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The Least Corrupt Countries

Ranked by the World Bank's control-of-corruption indicator (−2.5 to +2.5): how well public power is kept from private abuse, built from expert assessments and surveys. Perception-based, like every corruption measure that exists; there is no customs office publishing its bribe rate.

In the latest World Bank WGI data, Denmark leads at 2.29, ahead of Finland and Luxembourg.

World Bank WGI — Control of Corruption (−2.5 to +2.5) · 194 countries covered

Europe top 10Asia top 10North America top 10South America top 10Africa top 10Oceania top 10

Quick answers

What is the least corrupt country in the world?

Denmark scores best on control of corruption at 2.29. Source: World Bank WGI — Control of Corruption (−2.5 to +2.5). 194 countries are covered; the full ranked table is on this page.

What is the least corrupt country in Europe?

Denmark scores best on control of corruption in Europe at 2.29, ranked #1 worldwide. Source: World Bank WGI — Control of Corruption (−2.5 to +2.5).

Full ranking · 194 countries

#CountryWGI score
1Denmark2.29
2Finland2.19
3Luxembourg2.02
4Switzerland2.01
5Singapore1.97
6Sweden1.97
7Norway1.96
8New Zealand1.93
9Netherlands1.91
10Australia1.85
11Iceland1.83
12Monaco1.80
13Germany1.77
14Liechtenstein1.76
15Estonia1.67
16Canada1.63
17Ireland1.57
18Uruguay1.53
19United Kingdom1.51
20Belgium1.47
21Bhutan1.47
22Japan1.36
23Austria1.29
24Bahamas1.23
25Barbados1.23
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26Seychelles1.23
27France1.22
28Brunei1.19
29Andorra1.18
30San Marino1.18
31United Arab Emirates1.17
32Chile1.11
33United States1.09
34Lithuania0.99
35Cape Verde0.94
36Czechia0.93
37Aruba0.87
38Israel0.85
39South Korea0.85
40Latvia0.83
41Portugal0.82
42Poland0.79
43Qatar0.75
44Saudi Arabia0.75
45Micronesia0.71
46Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.71
47Spain0.71
48Samoa0.69
49Costa Rica0.68
50Slovenia0.67
51Botswana0.63
52Rwanda0.63
53Tuvalu0.58
54Fiji0.56
55Italy0.55
56Cyprus0.53
57Dominica0.53
58Oman0.51
59Malaysia0.50
60Nauru0.50
61Palau0.50
62Grenada0.48
63Saint Lucia0.45
64Marshall Islands0.39
65Georgia0.38
66Kiribati0.37
67Saint Kitts and Nevis0.35
68Mauritius0.34
69Greece0.30
70Antigua and Barbuda0.28
71Jordan0.27
72Malta0.27
73Bahrain0.25
74Kuwait0.22
75São Tomé and Príncipe0.18
76Croatia0.15
77Armenia0.14
78Namibia0.13
79Senegal0.11
80Slovakia0.11
81China0.09
82Hungary0.04
83Romania0.03
84Montenegro-0.06
85Kazakhstan-0.07
86Jamaica-0.10
87Solomon Islands-0.14
88Vanuatu-0.15
89Belize-0.16
90Ghana-0.19
91South Africa-0.19
92Tunisia-0.22
93Cuba-0.23
94Benin-0.24
95Bulgaria-0.24
96Burkina Faso-0.25
97Vietnam-0.25
98Dominican Republic-0.27
99Colombia-0.29
100Ivory Coast-0.29
101Moldova-0.29
102Tanzania-0.29
103India-0.30
104Lesotho-0.30
105Argentina-0.33
106Gambia-0.33
107North Macedonia-0.33
108Maldives-0.34
109Trinidad and Tobago-0.34
110Guyana-0.35
111Sri Lanka-0.38
112Suriname-0.38
113Timor-Leste-0.38
114Tonga-0.40
115Brazil-0.41
116Albania-0.42
117Ethiopia-0.44
118Zambia-0.46
119Mongolia-0.49
120Bosnia and Herzegovina-0.51
121Morocco-0.52
122Thailand-0.53
123Indonesia-0.54
124Panama-0.55
125Serbia-0.56
126Turkey-0.56
127Belarus-0.58
128El Salvador-0.58
129Philippines-0.58
130Algeria-0.59
131Angola-0.62
132Niger-0.62
133Nepal-0.63
134Malawi-0.65
135Togo-0.66
136Ukraine-0.67
137Sierra Leone-0.70
138Peru-0.72
139Uzbekistan-0.75
140Azerbaijan-0.78
141Ecuador-0.78
142Eswatini-0.79
143Kenya-0.80
144Papua New Guinea-0.80
145Egypt-0.83
146Djibouti-0.89
147Russia-0.89
148Mauritania-0.93
149Gabon-0.94
150Mexico-0.94
151Guatemala-0.95
152Laos-0.98
153Mali-0.98
154Bolivia-1.00
155Madagascar-1.01
156Paraguay-1.02
157Liberia-1.05
158Mozambique-1.06
159Pakistan-1.07
160Bangladesh-1.10
161Nigeria-1.11
162Uganda-1.12
163Comoros-1.14
164Kyrgyzstan-1.14
165Iran-1.15
166Guinea-1.17
167Iraq-1.21
168Cameroon-1.22
169Tajikistan-1.22
170Cambodia-1.23
171Honduras-1.24
172Myanmar-1.25
173Zimbabwe-1.25
174Lebanon-1.30
175Turkmenistan-1.30
176Afghanistan-1.31
177Central African Republic-1.31
178Guinea-Bissau-1.35
179Chad-1.39
180Republic of the Congo-1.42
181Nicaragua-1.43
182Burundi-1.46
183Equatorial Guinea-1.47
184DR Congo-1.52
185Libya-1.53
186Haiti-1.54
187North Korea-1.56
188Sudan-1.56
189Venezuela-1.59
190Eritrea-1.63
191Yemen-1.64
192Syria-1.70
193Somalia-1.79
194South Sudan-2.06

Least Corrupt Countries — Europe

Top 10 of 45 ranked Europe countries; world rank in the left column.

#1Denmark2.29
#2Finland2.19
#3Luxembourg2.02
#4Switzerland2.01
#6Sweden1.97
#7Norway1.96
#9Netherlands1.91
#11Iceland1.83
#12Monaco1.80
#13Germany1.77

Least Corrupt Countries — Asia

Top 10 of 44 ranked Asia countries; world rank in the left column.

#5Singapore1.97
#21Bhutan1.47
#22Japan1.36
#28Brunei1.19
#31United Arab Emirates1.17
#38Israel0.85
#39South Korea0.85
#43Qatar0.75
#44Saudi Arabia0.75
#58Oman0.51

Least Corrupt Countries — North America

Top 10 of 24 ranked North America countries; world rank in the left column.

#16Canada1.63
#24Bahamas1.23
#25Barbados1.23
#33United States1.09
#37Aruba0.87
#46Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.71
#49Costa Rica0.68
#57Dominica0.53
#62Grenada0.48
#63Saint Lucia0.45

Least Corrupt Countries — South America

Top 10 of 12 ranked South America countries; world rank in the left column.

#18Uruguay1.53
#32Chile1.11
#99Colombia-0.29
#105Argentina-0.33
#110Guyana-0.35
#112Suriname-0.38
#115Brazil-0.41
#138Peru-0.72
#141Ecuador-0.78
#154Bolivia-1.00

Least Corrupt Countries — Africa

Top 10 of 54 ranked Africa countries; world rank in the left column.

#26Seychelles1.23
#35Cape Verde0.94
#51Botswana0.63
#52Rwanda0.63
#68Mauritius0.34
#75São Tomé and Príncipe0.18
#78Namibia0.13
#79Senegal0.11
#90Ghana-0.19
#91South Africa-0.19

Least Corrupt Countries — Oceania

Top 10 of 15 ranked countries in Oceania; world rank in the left column.

#8New Zealand1.93
#10Australia1.85
#45Micronesia0.71
#48Samoa0.69
#53Tuvalu0.58
#54Fiji0.56
#60Nauru0.50
#61Palau0.50
#64Marshall Islands0.39
#66Kiribati0.37

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