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Control of Corruption, 1998

Figures for 1998, as World Bank Group published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Control of Corruption, 1998 covers 186 countries on 2 measures. Sweden is highest, at 2.4853; Afghanistan is lowest, at -1.6296. The middle country reads -0.1868. Against 1996, 185 values changed (48 up, 137 down), 1 country joined.

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Control of Corruption · Data for 1998

HighestSweden

2.4853

LowestAfghanistan

-1.6296

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Control of Corruption, 1998, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 186 countries · select a heading to sort

Control of Corruption, 1998: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
derived
1SwedenSWENorthern Europe2.485398.175
2New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand2.386596.182
3DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe2.384696.144
4FinlandFINNorthern Europe2.380696.064
5NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe2.236093.146
6NorwayNORNorthern Europe2.221092.843
7CanadaCANNorthern America2.184092.098
8IcelandISLNorthern Europe2.180892.033
9AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand2.150091.412
10SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe2.102190.446
11United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe2.097890.359
12GermanyDEUWestern Europe2.012688.640
13LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe1.957387.524
14SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia1.871085.783
15AustriaAUTWestern Europe1.766483.674
16SpainESPSouthern Europe1.610580.529
17United StatesUSANorthern America1.609680.511
18IrelandIRLNorthern Europe1.578779.888
19BarbadosBRBCaribbean1.456177.414
20FranceFRAWestern Europe1.397476.231
21PortugalPRTSouthern Europe1.394776.176
22ChileCHLSouth America1.373575.749
=23AndorraANDSouthern Europe1.359375.462
=23BermudaBMUNorthern America1.359375.462
=23Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean1.359375.462

02In 1998

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

  1. 1Sweden2.4853
  2. 2New Zealand2.3865
  3. 3Denmark2.3846
  4. 4Finland2.3806
  5. 5Netherlands2.2360

Lowest

  1. 186Afghanistan-1.6296
  2. 185Iraq-1.6249
  3. 184Somalia-1.6224
  4. 183DR Congo-1.6001
  5. 182Liberia-1.5890

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.1868. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Governance Score, Control of Corruption (0–100)

    HighestSweden98.175

    LowestAfghanistan15.172

    Middle country: 44.274

031996 → 1998

Since 1996

What changed between 1996 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 185values changed, of 185 in both
  • 48 · 137rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Montenegro

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • 179 distinct values among 186

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 4 countries share 1.3593. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • The position is ours

    World Bank Group publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.

  • Which end is better

    A higher value is the better result.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 186 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 4.0. Share, adapt and use commercially. Credit the publisher and say if you changed anything.

Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1998). Control of Corruption, 1998 [data set], describing 1998. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/control-of-corruption/1998

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07Questions

Control of Corruption, 1998: questions and answers

Which country has the highest control of corruption in Control of Corruption, 1998?

Sweden, at 2.4853, of the 186 countries in the file.

What year does Control of Corruption, 1998 describe?

1998.

How many countries does Control of Corruption, 1998 cover?

186.

Where can I download Control of Corruption, 1998?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Control of Corruption, 1998 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Control of Corruption, 2025.

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