Control of Corruption - Ranking 2005
Year
In 2005, Finland (2.31), Iceland (2.30), and Denmark (2.28) ranked highest in control of corruption among all countries. Somalia, Fed. Rep. ranked lowest at -1.68.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Finland | 2.31 | -4.0% |
| 2nd | Iceland | 2.30 | +6.2% |
| 3rd | Denmark | 2.28 | -5.3% |
| 4th | New Zealand | 2.19 | -6.8% |
| 5th | Singapore | 2.16 | -6.3% |
| 6th | Sweden | 2.01 | -5.6% |
| 7th | Switzerland | 2.01 | +1.3% |
| 8th | Norway | 2.00 | +4.6% |
| 9th | Netherlands | 1.96 | -0.7% |
| 10th | Australia | 1.94 | -3.2% |
| 11th | Austria | 1.91 | -5.6% |
| 12th | United Kingdom | 1.89 | -1.0% |
| 13th | Germany | 1.88 | +1.9% |
| 14th | Canada | 1.87 | +3.5% |
| 15th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.77 | -4.3% |
| 16th | Luxembourg | 1.65 | -9.6% |
| 17th | Ireland | 1.58 | +24.7% |
| 18th | United States | 1.54 | -15.1% |
| 19th | Chile | 1.42 | +8.5% |
| 20th | Barbados | 1.41 | +0.1% |
| 21st | Belgium | 1.38 | +1.2% |
| 22nd | France | 1.36 | +3.5% |
| 23rd | Bahamas, The | 1.33 | -5.8% |
| 24th | Spain | 1.33 | -0.7% |
| 25th | Aruba | 1.27 | +8.9% |
| 26th | Andorra | 1.27 | +13.4% |
| 27th | Bermuda | 1.27 | -2.8% |
| 28th | Cayman Islands | 1.27 | +0.8% |
| 29th | Liechtenstein | 1.27 | -6.2% |
| 30th | Puerto Rico (US) | 1.27 | +0.8% |
| 31st | St. Lucia | 1.22 | +342.5% |
| 32nd | Japan | 1.21 | +0.8% |
| 33rd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.18 | +502.9% |
| 34th | Botswana | 1.16 | +32.6% |
| 35th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.08 | +292.5% |
| 36th | Uruguay | 1.08 | +21.0% |
| 37th | Portugal | 1.06 | -5.7% |
| 38th | Estonia | 0.99 | +1.2% |
| 39th | United Arab Emirates | 0.99 | -4.7% |
| 40th | Slovenia | 0.90 | -11.2% |
| 41st | Cyprus | 0.90 | +3.0% |
| 42nd | Bhutan | 0.87 | -2.4% |
| 43rd | Israel | 0.82 | -9.8% |
| 44th | Malta | 0.82 | -1.8% |
| 45th | American Samoa | 0.79 | -0.3% |
| 46th | Guam | 0.79 | +113.3% |
| 47th | Virgin Islands (US) | 0.79 | +21.2% |
| 48th | Dominica | 0.74 | -2.1% |
| 49th | Grenada | 0.74 | -2.1% |
| 50th | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.74 | -11.6% |
| 51st | Qatar | 0.71 | +39.8% |
| 52nd | Hungary | 0.63 | -6.0% |
| 53rd | Korea | 0.59 | +56.4% |
| 54th | Cabo Verde | 0.59 | +74.2% |
| 55th | Macao SAR, China | 0.51 | -63.7% |
| 56th | Kuwait | 0.50 | -35.0% |
| 57th | South Africa | 0.48 | +21.6% |
| 58th | Czechia | 0.48 | +24.9% |
| 59th | Slovak Republic | 0.45 | +33.9% |
| 60th | Italy | 0.40 | +11.7% |
| 61st | Oman | 0.39 | -41.0% |
| 62nd | Bahrain | 0.38 | -12.3% |
| 63rd | Seychelles | 0.37 | -31.9% |
| 64th | Latvia | 0.37 | +139.7% |
| 65th | Costa Rica | 0.37 | +28.2% |
| 66th | Greece | 0.35 | -21.9% |
| 67th | Lithuania | 0.31 | -15.7% |
| 68th | Vanuatu | 0.29 | +312.2% |
| 69th | Jordan | 0.28 | -3.2% |
| 70th | Cuba | 0.27 | +23.4% |
| 71st | Kiribati | 0.26 | -49.4% |
| 72nd | Poland | 0.25 | +133.4% |
| 73rd | Brunei Darussalam | 0.24 | -39.3% |
| 74th | Mauritius | 0.22 | +43.4% |
| 75th | Samoa | 0.22 | +191.7% |
| 76th | Suriname | 0.22 | -17.7% |
| 77th | Malaysia | 0.17 | -47.4% |
| 78th | Namibia | 0.15 | +30.4% |
| 79th | Croatia | 0.14 | -41.7% |
| 80th | Solomon Islands | 0.09 | +233.6% |
| 81st | Lesotho | 0.06 | +151.6% |
| 82nd | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.02 | +203.8% |
| 83rd | Bulgaria | 0.02 | -72.5% |
| 84th | Türkiye | -0.04 | +81.6% |
| 85th | Senegal | -0.04 | -252.3% |
| 86th | Madagascar | -0.06 | +82.8% |
| 87th | Tunisia | -0.08 | -215.1% |
| 88th | Saudi Arabia | -0.10 | +65.2% |
| 89th | Burkina Faso | -0.11 | +29.2% |
| 90th | Micronesia, Federated States of | -0.12 | -137.4% |
| 91st | Tuvalu | -0.12 | -115.3% |
| 92nd | Colombia | -0.15 | -3.4% |
| 93rd | Brazil | -0.15 | -463.8% |
| 94th | Belize | -0.20 | -94.0% |
| 95th | Thailand | -0.21 | +16.1% |
| 96th | Georgia | -0.21 | +53.7% |
| 97th | Fiji | -0.22 | -177.4% |
| 98th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.23 | +28.3% |
| 99th | Romania | -0.26 | +19.2% |
| 100th | Eswatini | -0.28 | -13.6% |
| 101st | Marshall Islands | -0.32 | - |
| 102nd | Eritrea | -0.32 | -114.7% |
| 103rd | Sri Lanka | -0.34 | -103.0% |
| 104th | Jamaica | -0.34 | +12.8% |
| 105th | Mexico | -0.34 | +11.6% |
| 106th | Montenegro | -0.35 | +24.2% |
| 107th | India | -0.36 | +19.0% |
| 108th | Peru | -0.37 | +14.6% |
| 109th | Ghana | -0.37 | -31.9% |
| 110th | Argentina | -0.38 | +8.8% |
| 111th | Panama | -0.39 | -29.8% |
| 112th | Serbia | -0.41 | +17.7% |
| 113th | Morocco | -0.43 | -74.4% |
| 114th | Maldives | -0.43 | -51.2% |
| 115th | Algeria | -0.47 | +33.3% |
| 116th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -0.48 | -33.0% |
| 117th | North Macedonia | -0.49 | +11.9% |
| 118th | West Bank and Gaza | -0.50 | -2,237.8% |
| 119th | Mali | -0.50 | +26.2% |
| 120th | El Salvador | -0.51 | -5.8% |
| 121st | Kosovo | -0.53 | -72.7% |
| 122nd | Lebanon | -0.53 | +10.2% |
| 123rd | Mozambique | -0.53 | +12.8% |
| 124th | Mauritania | -0.54 | -46.6% |
| 125th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -0.54 | +7.5% |
| 126th | São Tomé and Principe | -0.54 | -16.8% |
| 127th | Guyana | -0.56 | -39.5% |
| 128th | Timor-Leste | -0.57 | -70.0% |
| 129th | Zambia | -0.59 | +2.0% |
| 130th | Mongolia | -0.60 | -124.5% |
| 131st | Tanzania | -0.61 | -7.4% |
| 132nd | Nicaragua | -0.62 | -38.0% |
| 133rd | China | -0.62 | -9.3% |
| 134th | Rwanda | -0.63 | -52.5% |
| 135th | Gabon | -0.66 | +20.2% |
| 136th | Philippines | -0.66 | +6.3% |
| 137th | Moldova | -0.67 | +35.3% |
| 138th | Armenia | -0.68 | +2.9% |
| 139th | Guatemala | -0.68 | -10.4% |
| 140th | Gambia, The | -0.69 | -33.0% |
| 141st | Dominican Republic | -0.71 | -20.0% |
| 142nd | Djibouti | -0.71 | -65.9% |
| 143rd | Malawi | -0.72 | +10.7% |
| 144th | Belarus | -0.72 | +4.7% |
| 145th | Niger | -0.72 | +18.3% |
| 146th | Viet Nam | -0.73 | +3.6% |
| 147th | Ecuador | -0.74 | -1.3% |
| 148th | Ukraine | -0.74 | +24.4% |
| 149th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -0.74 | +8.3% |
| 150th | Nepal | -0.74 | +22.1% |
| 151st | Albania | -0.81 | -12.4% |
| 152nd | Honduras | -0.82 | +13.4% |
| 153rd | Uganda | -0.83 | -2.7% |
| 154th | Russian Federation | -0.85 | -2.6% |
| 155th | Syrian Arab Republic | -0.85 | -2.8% |
| 156th | Benin | -0.87 | -54.8% |
| 157th | Togo | -0.87 | +7.4% |
| 158th | Comoros | -0.89 | -2.7% |
| 159th | Yemen, Republic of | -0.90 | +17.7% |
| 160th | Indonesia | -0.91 | +7.2% |
| 161st | Burundi | -0.96 | +2.2% |
| 162nd | Libya | -0.97 | -5.6% |
| 163rd | Kenya | -1.01 | -12.8% |
| 164th | Kazakhstan | -1.01 | +8.2% |
| 165th | Azerbaijan | -1.05 | +10.9% |
| 166th | Congo, Republic of | -1.06 | -2.2% |
| 167th | Pakistan | -1.06 | +9.9% |
| 168th | Guinea | -1.07 | -20.9% |
| 169th | Sierra Leone | -1.09 | -23.2% |
| 170th | Papua New Guinea | -1.15 | -15.6% |
| 171st | Guinea-Bissau | -1.17 | +7.8% |
| 172nd | Tajikistan | -1.18 | +10.9% |
| 173rd | Nigeria | -1.18 | +14.6% |
| 174th | Cameroon | -1.20 | -6.6% |
| 175th | Liberia | -1.20 | +9.6% |
| 176th | Cambodia | -1.22 | -15.6% |
| 177th | Uzbekistan | -1.23 | -15.0% |
| 178th | Côte d'Ivoire | -1.25 | -0.7% |
| 179th | Kyrgyz Republic | -1.27 | -15.4% |
| 180th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -1.28 | +7.3% |
| 181st | Central African Republic | -1.30 | +11.8% |
| 182nd | Zimbabwe | -1.31 | -4.9% |
| 183rd | Lao PDR | -1.32 | -14.8% |
| 184th | Angola | -1.32 | +3.9% |
| 185th | Turkmenistan | -1.35 | -6.1% |
| 186th | Tonga | -1.35 | -1,617.0% |
| 187th | Paraguay | -1.36 | +5.0% |
| 188th | Iraq | -1.38 | +7.5% |
| 189th | Sudan | -1.39 | -11.3% |
| 190th | Haiti | -1.39 | +4.7% |
| 191st | Bangladesh | -1.41 | +11.9% |
| 192nd | Equatorial Guinea | -1.43 | -3.4% |
| 193rd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -1.44 | +0.1% |
| 194th | Afghanistan | -1.45 | -7.2% |
| 195th | Chad | -1.53 | -5.8% |
| 196th | Myanmar | -1.54 | +6.6% |
| 197th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -1.68 | +6.7% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest control of corruption in 2005?▾
Finland has the highest control of corruption in 2005 at 2.31.
Which country has the lowest control of corruption in 2005?▾
Somalia, Fed. Rep. has the lowest control of corruption in 2005 at -1.68.
How many countries are ranked by control of corruption?▾
197 countries have control of corruption data for 2005.
What are the top 3 countries by control of corruption?▾
1. Finland (2.31), 2. Iceland (2.30), 3. Denmark (2.28).