United States - Control of Corruption 2002
1.87
+0.27 from 2001
United States's control of corruption was 1.87 in 2002. This was the 15th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2002▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Finland | 2.37 | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Denmark | 2.31 | -0.5% |
| 3rd | Singapore | 2.26 | 5.7% |
| 4th | New Zealand | 2.26 | 3.7% |
| 5th | Sweden | 2.20 | -1.1% |
| 6th | Iceland | 2.19 | -0.1% |
| 7th | Norway | 2.11 | -0.4% |
| 8th | Netherlands | 2.07 | -3.3% |
| 9th | Switzerland | 2.06 | 0.5% |
| 10th | Luxembourg | 2.01 | 1.3% |
| 11th | United Kingdom | 2.00 | -3.4% |
| 12th | Canada | 1.98 | -3.3% |
| 13th | Austria | 1.92 | 9.4% |
| 14th | Germany | 1.89 | 4.8% |
| 15th | United States | 1.87 | 16.8% |
| 16th | Australia | 1.76 | -5.4% |
| 17th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.67 | 28.9% |
| 18th | Barbados | 1.49 | -2.3% |
| 19th | Chile | 1.48 | -4.0% |
| 20th | Belgium | 1.46 | 0.8% |
| 21st | Bahamas, The | 1.42 | 8.7% |
| 22nd | Ireland | 1.37 | -1.1% |
| 23rd | Spain | 1.32 | -0.9% |
| 24th | Andorra | 1.31 | -0.2% |
| 25th | Bermuda | 1.31 | -0.2% |
| 26th | Cayman Islands | 1.31 | -0.2% |
| 27th | Liechtenstein | 1.31 | -0.2% |
| 28th | Puerto Rico (US) | 1.31 | 52.1% |
| 29th | Portugal | 1.22 | 6.1% |
| 30th | Israel | 1.20 | 17.9% |
| 31st | France | 1.19 | -9.8% |
| 32nd | Cyprus | 1.13 | 4.2% |
| 33rd | United Arab Emirates | 1.11 | 975.6% |
| 34th | Kuwait | 0.98 | 73.9% |
| 35th | Uruguay | 0.95 | -1.2% |
| 36th | Japan | 0.94 | -23.8% |
| 37th | Oman | 0.90 | 18.0% |
| 38th | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.85 | -1.3% |
| 39th | Dominica | 0.85 | -1.3% |
| 40th | Grenada | 0.85 | -1.3% |
| 41st | Bahrain | 0.79 | 119.7% |
| 42nd | Malta | 0.77 | -15.9% |
| 43rd | Slovenia | 0.77 | -6.4% |
| 44th | Estonia | 0.74 | -12.1% |
| 45th | Seychelles | 0.69 | 17.3% |
| 46th | Qatar | 0.66 | 30.2% |
| 47th | Botswana | 0.62 | -27.2% |
| 48th | Fiji | 0.61 | -3.1% |
| 49th | Hungary | 0.57 | -20.3% |
| 50th | Italy | 0.52 | -25.2% |
| 51st | Cabo Verde | 0.50 | -56.0% |
| 52nd | Korea | 0.49 | 80.9% |
| 53rd | Bhutan | 0.45 | -21.7% |
| 54th | Costa Rica | 0.44 | -36.4% |
| 55th | Greece | 0.40 | -36.1% |
| 56th | Cuba | 0.40 | 12.5% |
| 57th | Poland | 0.38 | -45.1% |
| 58th | Kosovo | 0.36 | -2.9% |
| 59th | Czechia | 0.36 | 145.2% |
| 60th | South Africa | 0.33 | -39.5% |
| 61st | Mauritius | 0.33 | 65.2% |
| 62nd | Brunei Darussalam | 0.29 | -17.3% |
| 63rd | Tunisia | 0.28 | 171.8% |
| 64th | Suriname | 0.26 | -42.5% |
| 65th | Senegal | 0.25 | 362.1% |
| 66th | Malaysia | 0.25 | -13.8% |
| 67th | São Tomé and Principe | 0.24 | -31.4% |
| 68th | Vanuatu | 0.23 | 1.0% |
| 69th | Croatia | 0.23 | 736.0% |
| 70th | Lithuania | 0.21 | -43.6% |
| 71st | Solomon Islands | 0.18 | 2.8% |
| 72nd | Saudi Arabia | 0.18 | 193.4% |
| 73rd | Eritrea | 0.13 | -74.8% |
| 74th | Burkina Faso | 0.12 | -3.5% |
| 75th | Namibia | 0.11 | -85.3% |
| 76th | Brazil | 0.08 | 519.0% |
| 77th | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.03 | -90.9% |
| 78th | Mongolia | 0.03 | 109.7% |
| 79th | Latvia | 0.01 | 125.9% |
| 80th | Madagascar | 0.00 | 100.3% |
| 81st | Slovak Republic | -0.05 | -122.7% |
| 82nd | Eswatini | -0.06 | -33.3% |
| 83rd | Jordan | -0.06 | -201.9% |
| 84th | Belize | -0.07 | -67.9% |
| 85th | Macao SAR, China | -0.07 | -117.3% |
| 86th | Samoa | -0.07 | -67.9% |
| 87th | Mauritania | -0.08 | 82.9% |
| 88th | Maldives | -0.09 | 63.5% |
| 89th | Montenegro | -0.16 | 11.7% |
| 90th | Bulgaria | -0.17 | 3.7% |
| 91st | Lesotho | -0.17 | -5.2% |
| 92nd | Sri Lanka | -0.22 | -8.7% |
| 93rd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -0.22 | 45.6% |
| 94th | Timor-Leste | -0.22 | - |
| 95th | Gambia, The | -0.23 | 38.2% |
| 96th | Morocco | -0.24 | -2.8% |
| 97th | Mexico | -0.25 | -239.3% |
| 98th | Guyana | -0.26 | 37.8% |
| 99th | Colombia | -0.26 | 34.9% |
| 100th | Peru | -0.31 | 24.2% |
| 101st | West Bank and Gaza | -0.33 | -274.6% |
| 102nd | Panama | -0.34 | -4.9% |
| 103rd | Thailand | -0.34 | -47.2% |
| 104th | Ghana | -0.34 | -257.1% |
| 105th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.39 | 35.0% |
| 106th | Syrian Arab Republic | -0.40 | 60.4% |
| 107th | Lebanon | -0.42 | 11.0% |
| 108th | Argentina | -0.42 | -141.9% |
| 109th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -0.44 | 10.7% |
| 110th | Romania | -0.44 | 13.7% |
| 111th | Nepal | -0.46 | 18.3% |
| 112th | Dominican Republic | -0.47 | 31.3% |
| 113th | Nicaragua | -0.48 | 48.8% |
| 114th | Mozambique | -0.50 | 6.6% |
| 115th | Jamaica | -0.51 | -659.2% |
| 116th | Gabon | -0.52 | 12.2% |
| 117th | Philippines | -0.54 | -2.1% |
| 118th | India | -0.56 | -37.7% |
| 119th | China | -0.56 | -167.5% |
| 120th | Viet Nam | -0.56 | 4.1% |
| 121st | Türkiye | -0.57 | -120.9% |
| 122nd | Djibouti | -0.63 | 1.3% |
| 123rd | Belarus | -0.66 | -30.4% |
| 124th | Guatemala | -0.66 | 20.6% |
| 125th | Lao PDR | -0.67 | 3.2% |
| 126th | Comoros | -0.67 | 29.9% |
| 127th | Rwanda | -0.72 | 2.4% |
| 128th | Mali | -0.72 | 17.5% |
| 129th | Togo | -0.76 | -0.8% |
| 130th | Zambia | -0.76 | 7.3% |
| 131st | Burundi | -0.76 | 7.9% |
| 132nd | Guinea | -0.77 | 27.0% |
| 133rd | Armenia | -0.78 | 8.2% |
| 134th | Sierra Leone | -0.79 | -7.1% |
| 135th | Benin | -0.80 | -13.5% |
| 136th | Côte d'Ivoire | -0.80 | -3.1% |
| 137th | El Salvador | -0.81 | -9.1% |
| 138th | North Macedonia | -0.83 | -29.3% |
| 139th | Tanzania | -0.84 | -3.7% |
| 140th | Albania | -0.85 | 1.2% |
| 141st | Ecuador | -0.87 | -8.6% |
| 142nd | Serbia | -0.90 | 22.6% |
| 143rd | Algeria | -0.93 | 5.9% |
| 144th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -0.94 | -94.6% |
| 145th | Libya | -0.94 | -10.4% |
| 146th | Papua New Guinea | -0.95 | -20.5% |
| 147th | Russian Federation | -0.95 | -1.2% |
| 148th | Pakistan | -0.96 | -6.8% |
| 149th | Uzbekistan | -0.96 | 10.7% |
| 150th | Yemen, Republic of | -0.97 | 0.1% |
| 151st | Central African Republic | -0.98 | 18.3% |
| 152nd | Moldova | -0.98 | -57.3% |
| 153rd | Cambodia | -0.99 | -2.4% |
| 154th | Kenya | -1.00 | 12.3% |
| 155th | Congo, Republic of | -1.01 | -6.9% |
| 156th | Honduras | -1.02 | -5.1% |
| 157th | Niger | -1.02 | -7.9% |
| 158th | Malawi | -1.02 | -346.7% |
| 159th | Uganda | -1.03 | 0.2% |
| 160th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -1.03 | 21.2% |
| 161st | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -1.03 | 16.1% |
| 162nd | Liberia | -1.03 | 5.9% |
| 163rd | Sudan | -1.04 | -1.7% |
| 164th | Guinea-Bissau | -1.04 | -14.1% |
| 165th | Turkmenistan | -1.05 | 2.1% |
| 166th | Kyrgyz Republic | -1.06 | -5.7% |
| 167th | Ukraine | -1.09 | 1.7% |
| 168th | Kazakhstan | -1.11 | 3.2% |
| 169th | Indonesia | -1.14 | -25.2% |
| 170th | Angola | -1.16 | 3.5% |
| 171st | Zimbabwe | -1.16 | -2.6% |
| 172nd | Tajikistan | -1.17 | 7.2% |
| 173rd | Azerbaijan | -1.20 | 7.5% |
| 174th | Cameroon | -1.21 | 8.8% |
| 175th | Equatorial Guinea | -1.22 | -0.9% |
| 176th | Afghanistan | -1.25 | 1.6% |
| 177th | Georgia | -1.26 | -21.5% |
| 178th | Chad | -1.27 | 4.1% |
| 179th | Myanmar | -1.30 | 4.3% |
| 180th | Paraguay | -1.37 | 0.6% |
| 181st | Iraq | -1.39 | 5.3% |
| 182nd | Bangladesh | -1.45 | -19.6% |
| 183rd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -1.45 | 0.6% |
| 184th | Nigeria | -1.50 | -13.4% |
| 185th | Haiti | -1.51 | -25.3% |
FAQ
What was United States's control of corruption in 2002?▾
United States's control of corruption in 2002 was 1.87. This ranked 15th globally.
How did United States's control of corruption change in 2002?▾
United States's control of corruption increased by 16.8% in 2002 compared to 2001.
Which country had the highest control of corruption in 2002?▾
Finland had the highest control of corruption in 2002 at 2.37.
What is the control of corruption of United States in 2002?▾
The control of corruption of United States in 2002 was 1.87. This ranked 15th globally.
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