Control of Corruption - Ranking 2012
Year
In 2012, Denmark (2.38), New Zealand (2.31), and Sweden (2.28) ranked highest in control of corruption among all countries. Somalia, Fed. Rep. ranked lowest at -1.60.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Denmark | 2.38 | -0.4% |
| 2nd | New Zealand | 2.31 | +0.7% |
| 3rd | Sweden | 2.28 | +5.0% |
| 4th | Norway | 2.25 | +4.9% |
| 5th | Finland | 2.23 | +1.6% |
| 6th | Switzerland | 2.14 | +5.4% |
| 7th | Singapore | 2.12 | +0.6% |
| 8th | Luxembourg | 2.11 | -1.8% |
| 9th | Netherlands | 2.09 | +0.4% |
| 10th | Australia | 1.98 | -3.0% |
| 11th | Canada | 1.92 | -2.6% |
| 12th | Iceland | 1.88 | -2.8% |
| 13th | Germany | 1.82 | +4.3% |
| 14th | Liechtenstein | 1.79 | -0.6% |
| 15th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.73 | -6.1% |
| 16th | United Kingdom | 1.67 | +3.1% |
| 17th | Barbados | 1.65 | -4.0% |
| 18th | Japan | 1.62 | +4.2% |
| 19th | Belgium | 1.56 | +2.6% |
| 20th | Chile | 1.54 | +4.5% |
| 21st | France | 1.47 | -4.3% |
| 22nd | Ireland | 1.46 | -6.5% |
| 23rd | Austria | 1.43 | -2.9% |
| 24th | United States | 1.40 | +11.1% |
| 25th | Uruguay | 1.38 | +6.8% |
| 26th | Cayman Islands | 1.35 | +0.1% |
| 27th | Bahamas, The | 1.32 | -2.3% |
| 28th | Andorra | 1.26 | -0.9% |
| 29th | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.26 | -0.9% |
| 30th | Bermuda | 1.26 | -0.9% |
| 31st | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.26 | -0.9% |
| 32nd | Cyprus | 1.24 | +44.7% |
| 33rd | Greenland | 1.21 | -0.6% |
| 34th | Spain | 1.17 | +0.6% |
| 35th | United Arab Emirates | 1.16 | +8.0% |
| 36th | Aruba | 1.10 | -0.7% |
| 37th | Estonia | 1.09 | +4.1% |
| 38th | Qatar | 1.05 | +5.2% |
| 39th | St. Lucia | 1.05 | -18.8% |
| 40th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.97 | -10.7% |
| 41st | Portugal | 0.96 | -11.6% |
| 42nd | Bhutan | 0.95 | +11.6% |
| 43rd | Malta | 0.94 | +23.3% |
| 44th | Botswana | 0.91 | -6.2% |
| 45th | Israel | 0.90 | +13.1% |
| 46th | Cabo Verde | 0.89 | -4.2% |
| 47th | Slovenia | 0.83 | -11.6% |
| 48th | Guam | 0.78 | -1.4% |
| 49th | Virgin Islands (US) | 0.78 | -1.4% |
| 50th | Dominica | 0.70 | -9.5% |
| 51st | Poland | 0.66 | +17.3% |
| 52nd | Seychelles | 0.58 | -4.3% |
| 53rd | Costa Rica | 0.57 | -3.8% |
| 54th | Rwanda | 0.56 | +54.4% |
| 55th | Brunei Darussalam | 0.54 | -37.0% |
| 56th | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.53 | +23.5% |
| 57th | Korea | 0.50 | +2.6% |
| 58th | Grenada | 0.45 | -3.4% |
| 59th | Macao SAR, China | 0.42 | -3.6% |
| 60th | Georgia | 0.40 | +238.2% |
| 61st | Lithuania | 0.39 | +20.9% |
| 62nd | Bahrain | 0.37 | +74.5% |
| 63rd | Vanuatu | 0.34 | +11.6% |
| 64th | Namibia | 0.32 | +15.9% |
| 65th | Czechia | 0.31 | -19.1% |
| 66th | American Samoa | 0.30 | -3.6% |
| 67th | Hungary | 0.30 | -10.2% |
| 68th | Mauritius | 0.25 | -45.6% |
| 69th | Latvia | 0.24 | -14.7% |
| 70th | Cuba | 0.23 | -14.0% |
| 71st | Malaysia | 0.21 | +845.1% |
| 72nd | Fiji | 0.18 | +66.5% |
| 73rd | Oman | 0.18 | +32.4% |
| 74th | Italy | 0.17 | -42.6% |
| 75th | Türkiye | 0.16 | +321.9% |
| 76th | Samoa | 0.14 | +9.1% |
| 77th | Lesotho | 0.13 | -19.0% |
| 78th | Jordan | 0.07 | -29.0% |
| 79th | Slovak Republic | 0.07 | -69.8% |
| 80th | Kiribati | 0.02 | -79.9% |
| 81st | Nauru | -0.02 | +48.7% |
| 82nd | Croatia | -0.03 | -191.8% |
| 83rd | Belize | -0.03 | +89.9% |
| 84th | Tunisia | -0.03 | -50.0% |
| 85th | Saudi Arabia | -0.05 | +85.4% |
| 86th | Brazil | -0.05 | -127.8% |
| 87th | North Macedonia | -0.05 | +52.2% |
| 88th | Micronesia, Federated States of | -0.12 | +64.0% |
| 89th | Ghana | -0.13 | -334.6% |
| 90th | Montenegro | -0.13 | +41.8% |
| 91st | São Tomé and Principe | -0.17 | +5.7% |
| 92nd | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.18 | -35.0% |
| 93rd | South Africa | -0.18 | -4,250.1% |
| 94th | Greece | -0.19 | -88.2% |
| 95th | Kuwait | -0.20 | -350.3% |
| 96th | Marshall Islands | -0.22 | +26.8% |
| 97th | Eswatini | -0.22 | -21.9% |
| 98th | Sri Lanka | -0.24 | +39.4% |
| 99th | West Bank and Gaza | -0.26 | +43.2% |
| 100th | Senegal | -0.26 | +48.7% |
| 101st | Bulgaria | -0.28 | -4.5% |
| 102nd | Jamaica | -0.29 | -52.6% |
| 103rd | Zambia | -0.29 | +29.0% |
| 104th | Tonga | -0.30 | +6.8% |
| 105th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.31 | +5.3% |
| 106th | Suriname | -0.34 | -19.6% |
| 107th | Tuvalu | -0.35 | -29.4% |
| 108th | Serbia | -0.36 | -19.4% |
| 109th | Solomon Islands | -0.36 | -3.2% |
| 110th | Romania | -0.38 | -14.4% |
| 111th | Panama | -0.40 | -11.5% |
| 112th | Thailand | -0.40 | -12.5% |
| 113th | Peru | -0.40 | -65.6% |
| 114th | El Salvador | -0.41 | -66.5% |
| 115th | Colombia | -0.42 | -33.0% |
| 116th | Palau | -0.43 | +19.1% |
| 117th | China | -0.44 | +14.9% |
| 118th | Argentina | -0.45 | -22.5% |
| 119th | Belarus | -0.46 | +25.9% |
| 120th | Djibouti | -0.47 | -11.5% |
| 121st | Malawi | -0.48 | -11.9% |
| 122nd | Burkina Faso | -0.48 | -27.4% |
| 123rd | Mexico | -0.48 | -2.1% |
| 124th | Morocco | -0.49 | -9.0% |
| 125th | Ecuador | -0.51 | +20.7% |
| 126th | India | -0.51 | +5.0% |
| 127th | Algeria | -0.52 | +8.9% |
| 128th | Viet Nam | -0.53 | +13.4% |
| 129th | Mongolia | -0.54 | +23.2% |
| 130th | Mozambique | -0.57 | -14.7% |
| 131st | Philippines | -0.57 | +16.2% |
| 132nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -0.58 | +8.5% |
| 133rd | Armenia | -0.59 | +11.5% |
| 134th | Liberia | -0.61 | +12.1% |
| 135th | Moldova | -0.61 | +1.7% |
| 136th | Niger | -0.65 | +0.8% |
| 137th | Gambia, The | -0.65 | -27.1% |
| 138th | Kosovo | -0.65 | -5.7% |
| 139th | Gabon | -0.67 | +25.4% |
| 140th | Madagascar | -0.67 | -38.3% |
| 141st | Guatemala | -0.68 | -26.3% |
| 142nd | Indonesia | -0.69 | +8.8% |
| 143rd | Maldives | -0.70 | -26.3% |
| 144th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -0.73 | -26.9% |
| 145th | Timor-Leste | -0.74 | +9.7% |
| 146th | Guyana | -0.76 | -22.9% |
| 147th | Tanzania | -0.76 | -26.7% |
| 148th | Eritrea | -0.78 | -21.4% |
| 149th | Albania | -0.78 | -11.0% |
| 150th | Comoros | -0.78 | +2.8% |
| 151st | Nicaragua | -0.78 | -5.9% |
| 152nd | Mauritania | -0.79 | -23.7% |
| 153rd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -0.80 | +9.5% |
| 154th | Nepal | -0.81 | -3.5% |
| 155th | Mali | -0.83 | -28.3% |
| 156th | Côte d'Ivoire | -0.84 | +18.7% |
| 157th | Paraguay | -0.85 | -22.3% |
| 158th | Bangladesh | -0.86 | +21.9% |
| 159th | Benin | -0.86 | -41.7% |
| 160th | Lebanon | -0.87 | +3.8% |
| 161st | Dominican Republic | -0.90 | -6.2% |
| 162nd | Kazakhstan | -0.92 | +7.6% |
| 163rd | Papua New Guinea | -0.94 | +9.2% |
| 164th | Honduras | -0.96 | -14.5% |
| 165th | Sierra Leone | -0.96 | -11.3% |
| 166th | Uganda | -1.00 | -7.0% |
| 167th | Central African Republic | -1.01 | -3.9% |
| 168th | Togo | -1.01 | +1.8% |
| 169th | Lao PDR | -1.03 | +14.1% |
| 170th | Russian Federation | -1.05 | +2.1% |
| 171st | Guinea | -1.06 | +6.4% |
| 172nd | Pakistan | -1.07 | +1.3% |
| 173rd | Myanmar | -1.07 | +32.9% |
| 174th | Cambodia | -1.08 | +13.9% |
| 175th | Kenya | -1.10 | -14.0% |
| 176th | Ukraine | -1.12 | -2.8% |
| 177th | Azerbaijan | -1.14 | +4.4% |
| 178th | Kyrgyz Republic | -1.15 | +6.6% |
| 179th | Nigeria | -1.18 | +1.1% |
| 180th | Syrian Arab Republic | -1.22 | -10.8% |
| 181st | Congo, Republic of | -1.23 | -7.4% |
| 182nd | Equatorial Guinea | -1.24 | -0.9% |
| 183rd | Haiti | -1.24 | -0.2% |
| 184th | Iraq | -1.25 | +0.8% |
| 185th | Yemen, Republic of | -1.26 | -1.4% |
| 186th | Cameroon | -1.27 | -9.0% |
| 187th | Tajikistan | -1.28 | -3.9% |
| 188th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -1.29 | +2.3% |
| 189th | Guinea-Bissau | -1.29 | -9.0% |
| 190th | South Sudan | -1.30 | -18.6% |
| 191st | Angola | -1.30 | +4.8% |
| 192nd | Uzbekistan | -1.31 | +5.5% |
| 193rd | Turkmenistan | -1.31 | +9.1% |
| 194th | Libya | -1.32 | -6.8% |
| 195th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -1.33 | +8.8% |
| 196th | Chad | -1.33 | +1.8% |
| 197th | Zimbabwe | -1.38 | +3.1% |
| 198th | Afghanistan | -1.43 | +10.6% |
| 199th | Burundi | -1.47 | -21.5% |
| 200th | Sudan | -1.50 | -24.8% |
| 201st | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -1.60 | +6.9% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest control of corruption in 2012?▾
Denmark has the highest control of corruption in 2012 at 2.38.
Which country has the lowest control of corruption in 2012?▾
Somalia, Fed. Rep. has the lowest control of corruption in 2012 at -1.60.
How many countries are ranked by control of corruption?▾
201 countries have control of corruption data for 2012.
What are the top 3 countries by control of corruption?▾
1. Denmark (2.38), 2. New Zealand (2.31), 3. Sweden (2.28).