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Revealed: The most (and least) corrupt countries in the world, 2024

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The CEOWORLD magazine’s Corruption Perception Rankings for 2024 show that Finland is the least corrupt country in the world, followed by New Zealand and Denmark. Points such as bribery of public officials, kickbacks in public procurement, embezzlement of state funds, and the effectiveness of public sector anti-corruption efforts are considered to calculate the level of corruption perceived in a country. A score of 0 indicates high levels of corruption perception, while a 100 indicates no corruption is perceived in the respective country.

Singapore ranked the 4th least corrupt country globally, followed by Norway, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, and Ireland. The United Kingdom came 21st and the United States 23rd. At the other end, Somalia (again) finished at the bottom of the pile, with just 45.14 points. Venezuela, Syria, and South Sudan did a little better.

China has been ranked 76th with a score of 76.8, behind India, the world’s most populous country, ranked 66th at 80.67. Some other notable countries that were ranked include Japan (12th), Australia (18th), France (19th), Taiwan (26th), Israel (30th), Canada (39th), and Italy (41st).

The most (and least) corrupt countries in the world, 2024

RankCountryScoreRegionGDP (nominal)GDP (nominal) per capitaGDP (PPP)GDP (PPP) per capita
1Finland97.93Europe305,68954,507335,76059,869
2New Zealand97.84Oceania249,41548,072279,18353,809
3Denmark97.31Europe420,80071,402441,75474,958
4Singapore97.19Asia497,34787,884786,870133,108
5Norway96.93Europe546,76899,266452,96482,236
6Switzerland96.89Europe905,684102,865788,33589,537
7Netherlands96.82Europe1,092,74861,7701,297,02473,317
8Sweden96.47Europe597,11055,216715,99566,209
9Germany96.38Europe4,429,83852,8245,720,00066,038
10Ireland96.17Europe589,569112,248722,929137,638
11Estonia96.11Europe41,79930,99860,99745,236
12Japan95.64Asia4,230,86233,9506,710,00052,120
13Luxembourg94.94Europe89,095135,60594,152143,304
14Belgium94.35Europe627,51153,657769,68265,813
15Uruguay93.92Americas76,24421,378103,37228,984
16Iceland93.91Europe30,57078,83727,07869,833
17Austria93.81Europe526,18258,013626,45869,069
18Australia93.35Oceania1,687,71363,4871,780,00064,675
19France93.18Europe3,049,01646,3154,010,00058,765
20Seychelles93.13Africa2,08520,8904,17541,829
21United Kingdom92.47Europe3,332,05948,9123,980,00056,836
22Barbados92.16Americas6,22021,4425,43618,738
23United States92Americas26,949,64380,41227,970,00080,412
24Hong Kong (China)91.87Asia385,54651,168548,99972,861
25United Arab Emirates91.67Asia509,17950,602895,16688,962
26Taiwan91.53Asia751,93032,3391,685,35872,485
27Chile91.28Americas344,40017,254597,52029,935
28Bahamas91.05Americas13,87634,37118,14644,950
29South Africa90.85Africa380,9066,191997,44416,211
30Israel90.24Asia521,68853,196537,14054,771
31Lithuania90Europe79,42728,482137,32849,245
32Portugal89.81Europe276,43226,879465,13145,227
33Latvia89.54Europe46,66824,92976,55040,892
34Saint Vincent and the Grenadines89.21Americas1,0399,3601,98017,840
35Spain89.13Europe1,582,05433,0902,510,00050,472
36Botswana89.08Africa20,7567,75851,88619,394
37Qatar88.37Asia235,50081,968328,134114,210
38Czech Republic88.36Europe335,24330,475539,31849,025
39Canada88.03Americas2,117,80553,2472,470,00059,813
40Dominica87.83Americas6979,3561,06914,348
41Italy87.73Europe2,186,08237,1463,290,00054,259
42Slovenia87.02Europe68,39432,350108,68351,407
43Costa Rica86.71Americas85,59016,213141,52726,809
44Saint Lucia86.39Americas2,46913,5723,45218,973
45Poland85.96Europe842,17222,3931,712,62945,538
46Slovakia84.87Europe133,04424,471229,58442,228
47Cyprus84.79Asia32,03234,79149,65553,931
48Georgia84.52Asia30,0238,16582,21022,357
49Greenland84.36Americas327357,1162,41341,800
50Rwanda84.21Africa13,9271,03242,3463,137
51Fiji83.92Oceania5,5116,02515,15216,564
52Saudi Arabia83.85Asia1,069,43732,5862,390,00068,453
53Malta83.59Europe20,31138,71533,30363,481
54Mexico83.57Africa14,81911,75237,01229,349
55Croatia83.45Europe80,18520,877164,67242,873
56Malaysia83.19Asia430,89513,0341,225,92737,083
57Greece83.05Europe242,38523,173416,96939,864
58Namibia82.99Africa12,6474,78630,66311,603
59Vanuatu82.02Oceania1,1663,4929812,940
60Armenia81.98Asia24,5408,28358,49719,745
61Jordan81.94Asia50,0224,851132,09212,809
62Kuwait81.8Asia159,68732,215256,59351,765
63Bhutan81.75Asia2,6863,50010,96914,297
64Montenegro81.54Europe7,05811,33817,43128,002
65Romania80.99Europe350,41418,413780,79741,029
66India80.67Asia3,732,2242,61214,260,0009,183
67Bulgaria80.41Europe103,09916,087216,49933,780
68São Tomé and Príncipe80Africa6742,9059624,147
69Jamaica79.26Americas18,7616,83135,69012,995
70Benin79.24Africa19,9401,44959,2414,305
71Ghana78.48Africa76,6282,329227,1896,905
72Oman78.2Asia108,28221,266200,29539,336
73Senegal77.74Africa31,1411,71578,5474,325
74Solomon Islands77.64Oceania1,6902,2851,7832,411
75Bahrain77.23Asia44,99428,46495,97360,715
76China76.8Asia17,700,89912,54135,004,00023,309
77Cuba76.42Americas63344256,495137,00012,300
78Hungary76.22Europe203,82921,075421,68343,601
79Moldova76.1Europe16,0006,41142,21716,916
80North Macedonia75.26Europe15,8017,67244,05521,391
81Trinidad and Tobago75.23Americas27,88719,62243,65830,719
82Burkina Faso74.82Africa20,78588862,7882,683
83Kosovo74.69Europe10,4695,91227,91815,767
84South Korea74.59Asia1,709,23233,1473,006,00056,709
85Vietnam73.63Asia433,3564,3161,434,21114,285
86Colombia73.58Americas363,8356,9761,016,12419,482
87Guyana73.33Americas16,32920,56548,51461,099
88Suriname72.86Americas3,5395,66711,43518,311
89Tanzania72.53Africa84,0331,327227,7253,595
90Tunisia71.69Africa51,2714,191162,09713,249
91Kazakhstan71.65Asia259,29212,968654,05032,712
92Lesotho71.22Africa2,3731,1106,9153,235
93Morocco70.9Africa147,3433,980385,33710,408
94Argentina70.14Americas621,83313,2971,239,51526,506
95Albania 70.06Europe23,0328,05755,92819,566
96Belarus69.65Europe68,8647,477221,18624,017
97Ethiopia69.44Africa155,8041,473393,2973,719
98Gambia68.96Africa2,3889037,5022,837
99Zambia68.87Africa29,5361,48683,6874,068
100Algeria68.68Africa224,1074,875628,99013,682
101Brazil68.62Americas2,126,80910,4134,260,00020,079
102Serbia68.39Europe75,01511,301173,07526,074
103Ukraine68.32Europe173,4135,225474,77314,304
104Bosnia and Herzegovina68.31Europe26,9457,77868,01219,634
105Dominican Republic67.99Americas120,62911,249273,70325,523
106Egypt67.83Africa398,3973,7701,920,00017,123
107Panama67.17Americas82,34818,493190,30642,738
108Sierra Leone66.9Africa3,51941517,7842,097
109Thailand66.29Asia512,1937,2981,578,45222,491
110Ecuador66.15Americas118,6866,500242,57913,285
111Indonesia66.07Asia1,417,3875,1094,720,00015,834
112Malawi65.94Africa13,17658037,9191,668
113Philippines65.07Asia435,6753,8591,278,62411,326
114Türkiye64.92Asia1,154,60013,3843,810,00041,888
115Angola64.65Africa93,7962,550260,3237,077
116Mongolia64.63Asia18,7825,34852,98915,088
117Peru64.55Americas264,6367,669548,46515,894
118Uzbekistan64.34Asia90,3922,509371,64610,316
119Niger64Africa17,07363142,7391,579
120El Salvador63.98Americas35,3395,55874,50511,717
121Kenya62.16Africa112,7492,188338,9646,577
122Mexico61.88Americas1,811,46813,8043,420,00024,976
123Togo61.63Africa9,1111,00425,1032,768
124Djibouti61.5Africa3,8733,7617,1936,985
125Eswatini61.23Africa4,6483,99513,79711,859
126Mauritania60.23Africa10,3572,33833,4147,542
127Bolivia60.12Americas46,7963,858125,42810,340
128Papua New Guinea59.56Oceania31,6922,58141,7853,403
129Gabon59.46Africa19,3198,83241,92219,165
130Laos58.99Asia14,2441,87974,2059,787
131Mali58.55Africa21,30991361,6252,639
132Paraguay58.33Americas44,1425,843117,34915,533
133Cameroon58.17Africa49,2621,722133,3354,661
134Guinea57.9Africa23,2051,54348,7503,241
135Kyrgyzstan57.87Asia12,6811,83044,6236,438
136Russia57.66Europe1,862,47013,0065,230,00035,310
137Uganda57.29Africa52,3901,163145,1573,222
138Liberia56.71Africa4,3478009,7181,789
139Madagascar56.62Africa15,76353056,7541,907
140Mozambique56.21Africa21,93664753,7101,584
141Nigeria56.15Africa390,0021,7551,365,9036,148
142Central African Republic56.06Africa2,7605395,6781,109
143Iran55.24Asia366,4384,2341,810,00019,942
144Lebanon55.17Asia379453,28372,37011,794
145Zimbabwe54.44Africa32,4242,00644,4482,750
146Azerbaijan54.38Asia77,3927,530192,14618,694
147Guatemala54.25Americas102,7655,407201,36510,595
148Maldives54.24Asia6,97717,55914,74037,094
149Honduras53.35Americas33,9923,24575,0307,163
150Iraq53.07Asia297,6955,883508,97311,742
151Nepal52.82Asia41,3391,353150,8004,934
152Cambodia52.03Asia30,9431,91698,3196,087
153Congo51.99Africa14,4072,85827,9945,552
154Bangladesh51.93Asia446,3492,6211,476,8708,673
155Guinea Bissau51.39Africa1,9911,0285,9813,088
156Eritrea51.32Africa225564452241,629
157Afghanistan 50.66Asia14,93944380,9121,991
158Burundi50.65Africa3,19024611,551890
159Chad50.46Africa12,59670332,3751,807
160Sri Lanka49.59Asia744043,342319,52314,267
161Comoros49.43Africa1,3641,3773,4323,464
162DR Congo48.92Africa67,512675150,8831,510
163Pakistan48.81Asia340,6361,4711,568,4276,773
164Myanmar48.75Asia74,8611,381277,7675,124
165Sudan48.55Africa25,569534172,6513,605
166Tajikistan48.15Asia11,8161,18053,6795,361
167Libya47.98Africa40,1945,872166,88724,382
168Turkmenistan47.69Asia81,82212,934126,13219,939
169Equatorial Guinea47.3Africa10,0416,50228,35618,362
170Haiti47.07Americas25,9862,12538,9523,186
171North Korea46.57Asia1675065440,0001,700
172Nicaragua46.48Americas17,3532,59951,0227,642
173Yemen46.36Asia21,04561869,9632,053
174South Sudan45.61Africa6,2674177,143476
175Syria45.52Asia1971953750,2806,374
176Venezuela45.37Americas92,2103,474211,9267,985
177Somalia45.14Africa11,51571732,0781,998

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