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Control of Corruption, 2007

Figures for 2007, as World Bank Group published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Control of Corruption, 2007 covers 203 countries on 2 measures. Finland is highest, at 2.3340; Somalia is lowest, at -1.6579. The middle country reads -0.2698. Against 2006, 202 values changed (67 up, 135 down), 1 country joined.

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Control of Corruption · Data for 2007

HighestFinland

2.3340

LowestSomalia

-1.6579

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, 2007, 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 203 countries · select a heading to sort

Control of Corruption, 2007: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
derived
1FinlandFINNorthern Europe2.334095.123
2DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe2.319594.831
3New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand2.264693.724
4SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe2.180792.031
5SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia2.171691.846
6SwedenSWENorthern Europe2.158491.581
7NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe2.098990.381
8LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe2.069289.782
9IcelandISLNorthern Europe1.993788.258
10AustriaAUTWestern Europe1.965387.685
11CanadaCANNorthern America1.927686.925
12NorwayNORNorthern Europe1.915386.678
13AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand1.865385.668
14Hong KongHKGEastern Asia1.677581.880
15GermanyDEUWestern Europe1.656981.466
16United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1.628080.882
17FranceFRAWestern Europe1.485177.998
18IrelandIRLNorthern Europe1.460477.500
19ChileCHLSouth America1.396076.201
20BelgiumBELWestern Europe1.386476.008
21BarbadosBRBCaribbean1.338875.047
=22AndorraANDSouthern Europe1.330474.880
=22AnguillaAIACaribbean1.330474.880
=22ArubaABWCaribbean1.330474.880
=22BermudaBMUNorthern America1.330474.880

02In 2007

At either end

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

Highest

  1. 1Finland2.3340
  2. 2Denmark2.3195
  3. 3New Zealand2.2646
  4. 4Switzerland2.1807
  5. 5Singapore2.1716

Lowest

  1. 203Somalia-1.6579
  2. 202Afghanistan-1.5672
  3. 201Iraq-1.5425
  4. 200Myanmar-1.5322
  5. 199Turkmenistan-1.4856

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.2698. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

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

    HighestFinland95.123

    LowestSomalia14.601

    Middle country: 42.600

032006 → 2007

Since 2006

What changed between 2006 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 202values changed, of 202 in both
  • 67 · 135rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Nauru

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

  • 196 distinct values among 203

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 5 countries share 1.3304. 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 203 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 (2007). Control of Corruption, 2007 [data set], describing 2007. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/control-of-corruption/2007

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07Questions

Control of Corruption, 2007: questions and answers

Which country has the highest control of corruption in Control of Corruption, 2007?

Finland, at 2.3340, of the 203 countries in the file.

What year does Control of Corruption, 2007 describe?

2007.

How many countries does Control of Corruption, 2007 cover?

203.

Where can I download Control of Corruption, 2007?

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, 2007 the newest?

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

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