The least corrupt countries in the world should be applauded for their levels of openness and transparency, although even these shining examples of good governance aren’t immune to dishonest dealings. Here are 180 countries and territories ranked on a scale of 100 (absolutely clean) to 0 (totally corrupt) by Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).
Rank Score Country Rank
1 88 New Zealand, Denmark
3 85 Finland, Switzerland. Singapore, Sweden
7 84 Norway
8 82 Netherlands
9 80 Luxembourg, Germany
11 77 Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Hong Kong15
15 76 Austria, Belgium
17 75 Iceland, Estonia
19 74 Japan
20 72 Ireland
21 71 United Arab Emirates, Uruguay
23 69 France
24 68 Bhutan
25 67 United States of America, Chile
27 66 Seychelles
28 65 Taiwan
29 64 Barbados
30 63 Bahamas, Qatar
32 62 Spain
33 61 Portugal, South Korea
35 60 Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Israel, Slovenia, Lithuania
40 59 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
41 58 Cabo Verde
42 57 Cyprus, Costa Rica, Latvia
45 56 Poland, Georgia, Saint Lucia
48 55 Dominica
49 54 Czech Republic, Rwanda, Oman
52 53 Malta, Grenada, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Mauritius
57 51 Malaysia, Namibia
59 50 Greece
60 49 Slovakia, Jordan, Armenia
63 47 Cuba, Croatia, Sao Tome and Principe, Belarus
67 45 Montenegro, Senegal
69 44 Romania, Hungary, South Africa, Jamaica, Bulgaria, Tunisia
75 43 Vanuatu, Ghana, Maldives
78 42 Argentina, Solomon Islands, Bahrain, China, Kuwait
83 41 Benin, Lesotho, Guyana
86 40 Morocco, India, Burkina Faso, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Timor-Leste
92 39 Ecuador, Colombia
94 38 Suriname, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Peru, Brazil, Kazakhstan
102 37 Indonesia, Gambia
104 36 Vietnam, Kosovo, Thailand, Albania, Cote d’Ivoire, Algeria, El Salvador
111 35 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Panama, Mongolia, North Macedonia
115 34 Philippines, Moldova
117 33 Egypt, Eswatini, Zambia, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Ukraine
123 32 Niger
124 31 Pakistan, Bolivia, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Kenya
129 30 Gabon, Malawi, Azerbaijan, Mali, Russia
134 29 Togo, Laos, Mauritania
137 28 Myanmar, Guinea, Liberia, Dominican Republic, Paraguay
142 27 Djibouti, Papua New Guinea, Uganda, Angola
146 26 Bangladesh, Central African Republic, Uzbekistan
149 25 Lebanon, Iran, Guatemala, Nigeria, Mozambique, Cameroon, Tajikistan, Madagascar
157 24 Honduras, Zimbabwe
159 22 Nicaragua
160 21 Comoros, Eritrea, Cambodia, Chad, Iraq
165 19 Burundi, Congo, Turkmenistan, Guinea Bissau, Afghanistan
170 18 Haiti, Democratic Republic of the Congo, North Korea
173 17 Libya
174 16 Equatorial Guinea, Sudan
176 15 Venezuela, Yemen
178 14 Syria
179 12 South Sudan, Somalia