Data for 2010
Control of Corruption, 2010
Figures for 2010, as World Bank Group published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Control of Corruption, 2010 covers 207 countries on 2 measures. Denmark is highest, at 2.2706; Somalia is lowest, at -1.6893. The middle country reads -0.2241. Against 2009, 206 values changed (110 up, 96 down), 1 country joined.
Control of Corruption · Data for 2010
HighestDenmark
2.2706
LowestSomalia
-1.6893Shaded 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, 2010, 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 207 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 2.2706 | 93.844 |
| 2 |  New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 2.2298 | 93.022 |
| 3 |  SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 2.1327 | 91.062 |
| 4 |  LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 2.0819 | 90.038 |
| 5 |  FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 2.0776 | 89.951 |
| 6 |  SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 2.0734 | 89.867 |
| 7 |  SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 2.0651 | 89.698 |
| 8 |  AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 1.9952 | 88.289 |
| 9 |  NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 1.9916 | 88.216 |
| 10 |  CanadaCANNorthern America | 1.9434 | 87.244 |
| 11 |  NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 1.9333 | 87.040 |
| 12 |  IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 1.8359 | 85.075 |
| 13 |  LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe | 1.7616 | 83.578 |
| 14 |  Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 1.6952 | 82.238 |
| 15 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 1.6707 | 81.744 |
| 16 |  GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 1.6578 | 81.483 |
| 17 |  ChileCHLSouth America | 1.5102 | 78.506 |
| 18 |  BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 1.4980 | 78.260 |
| 19 |  BahamasBHSCaribbean | 1.4827 | 77.952 |
| 20 |  IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 1.4064 | 76.412 |
| 21 |  JapanJPNEastern Asia | 1.3895 | 76.070 |
| 22 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe | 1.3886 | 76.052 |
| 23 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 1.3852 | 75.985 |
| 24 |  Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 1.3463 | 75.200 |
| 25 |  UruguayURYSouth America | 1.3459 | 75.192 |
| 26 |  QatarQATWestern Asia | 1.3412 | 75.096 |
| 27 |  BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 1.3390 | 75.053 |
| =28 |  AndorraANDSouthern Europe | 1.3330 | 74.930 |
| =28 |  AnguillaAIACaribbean | 1.3330 | 74.930 |
| =28 |  Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 1.3330 | 74.930 |
| =28 |  BermudaBMUNorthern America | 1.3330 | 74.930 |
| =28 |  Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 1.3330 | 74.930 |
| 33 |  United StatesUSANorthern America | 1.1591 | 71.424 |
| 34 |  Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 1.1544 | 71.328 |
| 35 |  CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 1.1051 | 70.335 |
| 36 |  SpainESPSouthern Europe | 1.0488 | 69.199 |
| 37 |  BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 1.0365 | 68.951 |
| =38 |  ArubaABWCaribbean | 1.0306 | 68.832 |
| =38 |  Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 1.0306 | 68.832 |
| 40 |  GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 1.0224 | 68.667 |
| 41 |  EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.9982 | 68.177 |
| 42 |  MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 0.9648 | 67.503 |
| 43 |  BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.9239 | 66.679 |
| 44 |  United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 0.9109 | 66.416 |
| =45 |  GuamGUMMicronesia | 0.8647 | 65.484 |
| =45 |  United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 0.8647 | 65.484 |
| 47 |  Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 0.8637 | 65.466 |
| 48 |  DominicaDMACaribbean | 0.8287 | 64.758 |
| 49 |  TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 0.8018 | 64.216 |
| 50 |  BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.7761 | 63.698 |
| 51 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 0.7464 | 63.100 |
| 52 |  SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 0.7387 | 62.944 |
| 53 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.6989 | 62.140 |
| 54 |  IsraelISRWestern Asia | 0.6759 | 61.676 |
| 55 |  PolandPOLEastern Europe | 0.6528 | 61.211 |
| 56 |  Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 0.5546 | 59.229 |
| 57 |  GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.5201 | 58.534 |
| 58 |  LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 0.4933 | 57.993 |
| 59 |  CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.4850 | 57.826 |
| 60 |  SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 0.4415 | 56.949 |
| 61 |  South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 0.4271 | 56.657 |
| 62 |  CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 0.4124 | 56.361 |
| 63 |  VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 0.4037 | 56.187 |
| 64 |  American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.3964 | 56.038 |
| 65 |  NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 0.3587 | 55.279 |
| 66 |  LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.3498 | 55.099 |
| 67 |  MacauMACEastern Asia | 0.3387 | 54.875 |
| 68 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.3242 | 54.582 |
| 69 |  RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 0.2770 | 53.630 |
| 70 |  OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.2720 | 53.529 |
| 71 |  GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.2617 | 53.321 |
| 72 |  HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 0.2575 | 53.236 |
| 73 |  SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 0.2328 | 52.738 |
| 74 |  ItalyITASouthern Europe | 0.2208 | 52.496 |
| 75 |  LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.1870 | 51.814 |
| 76 |  SamoaWSMPolynesia | 0.1853 | 51.780 |
| 77 |  BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.1812 | 51.697 |
| 78 |  Cook IslandsCOKPolynesia | 0.1619 | 51.309 |
| 79 |  BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.1504 | 51.077 |
| 80 |  NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.1297 | 50.659 |
| 81 |  CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 0.1198 | 50.459 |
| 82 |  South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 0.1133 | 50.328 |
| 83 |  KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.1101 | 50.264 |
| 84 |  GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.0806 | 49.668 |
| 85 |  KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.0717 | 49.489 |
| 86 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 0.0560 | 49.173 |
| 87 |  JordanJORWestern Asia | 0.0264 | 48.575 |
| 88 |  BrazilBRASouth America | -0.0114 | 47.813 |
| 89 |  PalestinePSEWestern Asia | -0.0195 | 47.649 |
| 90 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | -0.0294 | 47.449 |
| 91 |  MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | -0.0516 | 47.002 |
| 92 |  EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | -0.0914 | 46.200 |
| =93 |  MicronesiaFSMMicronesia | -0.0977 | 46.071 |
| =93 |  TuvaluTUVPolynesia | -0.0977 | 46.071 |
| 95 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | -0.1177 | 45.669 |
| 96 |  Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | -0.1240 | 45.541 |
| 97 |  SurinameSURSouth America | -0.1637 | 44.740 |
| 98 |  FijiFJIMelanesia | -0.1681 | 44.651 |
| 99 |  PalauPLWMicronesia | -0.1686 | 44.642 |
| 100 |  TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | -0.1971 | 44.068 |
| 101 |  South SudanSSDEastern Africa | -0.2157 | 43.691 |
| 102 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | -0.2174 | 43.658 |
| 103 |  JamaicaJAMCaribbean | -0.2205 | 43.596 |
| 104 |  São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | -0.2241 | 43.522 |
| 105 |  TongaTONPolynesia | -0.2290 | 43.424 |
| 106 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America | -0.2560 | 42.879 |
| 107 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | -0.2601 | 42.796 |
| 108 |  PeruPERSouth America | -0.2603 | 42.791 |
| 109 |  RomaniaROUEastern Europe | -0.2885 | 42.223 |
| 110 |  MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | -0.3011 | 41.970 |
| 111 |  North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | -0.3069 | 41.851 |
| 112 |  BulgariaBGREastern Europe | -0.3135 | 41.719 |
| 113 |  NiueNIUPolynesia | -0.3300 | 41.386 |
| 114 |  PanamaPANCentral America | -0.3416 | 41.153 |
| 115 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | -0.3603 | 40.774 |
| 116 |  IndiaINDSouthern Asia | -0.3619 | 40.743 |
| 117 |  SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | -0.3623 | 40.735 |
| 118 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America | -0.3648 | 40.684 |
| 119 |  Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | -0.3708 | 40.563 |
| 120 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America | -0.3741 | 40.496 |
| 121 |  MexicoMEXCentral America | -0.3824 | 40.330 |
| 122 |  MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | -0.3867 | 40.242 |
| 123 |  LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | -0.3909 | 40.157 |
| 124 |  AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | -0.3946 | 40.083 |
| 125 |  Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | -0.3956 | 40.062 |
| 126 |  Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | -0.4088 | 39.796 |
| 127 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America | -0.4099 | 39.775 |
| 128 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | -0.4108 | 39.755 |
| 129 |  MalawiMWIEastern Africa | -0.4250 | 39.469 |
| 130 |  KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | -0.4441 | 39.085 |
| 131 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | -0.4578 | 38.809 |
| 132 |  GuyanaGUYSouth America | -0.4757 | 38.448 |
| 133 |  BeninBENWestern Africa | -0.4758 | 38.445 |
| 134 |  TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | -0.4896 | 38.166 |
| 135 |  AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | -0.5017 | 37.922 |
| 136 |  DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | -0.5275 | 37.402 |
| 137 |  SenegalSENWestern Africa | -0.5476 | 36.997 |
| 138 |  BelarusBLREastern Europe | -0.5479 | 36.990 |
| 139 |  MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | -0.5515 | 36.919 |
| 140 |  MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | -0.5517 | 36.914 |
| 141 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa | -0.5671 | 36.603 |
| 142 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia | -0.5913 | 36.115 |
| 143 |  NigerNERWestern Africa | -0.6031 | 35.878 |
| 144 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | -0.6105 | 35.729 |
| 145 |  MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | -0.6174 | 35.588 |
| 146 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America | -0.6211 | 35.513 |
| 147 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | -0.6221 | 35.495 |
| 148 |  Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | -0.6302 | 35.331 |
| 149 |  MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | -0.6417 | 35.099 |
| 150 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | -0.6638 | 34.653 |
| 151 |  ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | -0.6663 | 34.601 |
| 152 |  MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | -0.6792 | 34.341 |
| 153 |  EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | -0.7004 | 33.915 |
| 154 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | -0.7011 | 33.901 |
| 155 |  GambiaGMBWestern Africa | -0.7013 | 33.897 |
| 156 |  EcuadorECUSouth America | -0.7103 | 33.716 |
| 157 |  Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | -0.7180 | 33.560 |
| 158 |  EritreaERIEastern Africa | -0.7212 | 33.495 |
| 159 |  NepalNPLSouthern Asia | -0.7261 | 33.395 |
| 160 |  UgandaUGAEastern Africa | -0.7511 | 32.891 |
| 161 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | -0.7625 | 32.662 |
| 162 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | -0.7824 | 32.261 |
| 163 |  TogoTGOWestern Africa | -0.7869 | 32.171 |
| 164 |  GabonGABMiddle Africa | -0.7912 | 32.082 |
| 165 |  ComorosCOMEastern Africa | -0.7970 | 31.967 |
| 166 |  KenyaKENEastern Africa | -0.8337 | 31.226 |
| 167 |  NicaraguaNICCentral America | -0.8470 | 30.957 |
| 168 |  CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | -0.9250 | 29.383 |
| 169 |  LebanonLBNWestern Asia | -0.9606 | 28.666 |
| 170 |  North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | -0.9672 | 28.532 |
| 171 |  Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | -0.9688 | 28.500 |
| 172 |  Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | -0.9798 | 28.279 |
| 173 |  KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | -0.9882 | 28.109 |
| 174 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | -1.0017 | 27.836 |
| 175 |  Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | -1.0060 | 27.751 |
| 176 |  BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | -1.0202 | 27.463 |
| 177 |  YemenYEMWestern Asia | -1.0512 | 26.839 |
| 178 |  RussiaRUSEastern Europe | -1.0738 | 26.382 |
| 179 |  SyriaSYRWestern Asia | -1.0921 | 26.012 |
| 180 |  NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | -1.1109 | 25.634 |
| 181 |  Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | -1.1208 | 25.434 |
| 182 |  UkraineUKREastern Europe | -1.1220 | 25.411 |
| 183 |  KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | -1.1375 | 25.098 |
| 184 |  IranIRNSouthern Asia | -1.1599 | 24.645 |
| 185 |  Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | -1.1711 | 24.420 |
| 186 |  LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | -1.1872 | 24.094 |
| 187 |  MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | -1.1873 | 24.092 |
| 188 |  CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | -1.1952 | 23.935 |
| 189 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | -1.2022 | 23.793 |
| 190 |  GuineaGINWestern Africa | -1.2027 | 23.782 |
| 191 |  AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | -1.2288 | 23.256 |
| 192 |  LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | -1.2296 | 23.239 |
| 193 |  BurundiBDIEastern Africa | -1.2420 | 22.989 |
| 194 |  Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | -1.2604 | 22.618 |
| 195 |  HaitiHTICaribbean | -1.2629 | 22.569 |
| 196 |  VenezuelaVENSouth America | -1.2649 | 22.529 |
| 197 |  IraqIRQWestern Asia | -1.3058 | 21.702 |
| 198 |  AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | -1.3266 | 21.283 |
| 199 |  UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | -1.3615 | 20.579 |
| 200 |  TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | -1.3727 | 20.354 |
| 201 |  ChadTCDMiddle Africa | -1.3967 | 19.869 |
| 202 |  DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | -1.4181 | 19.436 |
| 203 |  SudanSDNNorthern Africa | -1.4767 | 18.255 |
| 204 |  ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | -1.4828 | 18.132 |
| 205 |  TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | -1.4975 | 17.835 |
| 206 |  AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | -1.6514 | 14.730 |
| 207 | SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | -1.6893 | 13.966 |
02In 2010
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1Denmark2.2706
- 2New Zealand2.2298
- 3Sweden2.1327
- 4Luxembourg2.0819
- 5Finland2.0776
Lowest
- 207Somalia-1.6893
- 206Afghanistan-1.6514
- 205Turkmenistan-1.4975
- 204Zimbabwe-1.4828
- 203Sudan-1.4767
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.2241. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
032009 → 2010
Since 2009
What changed between 2009 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −0countries joined / left
- 206values changed, of 206 in both
- 110 · 96rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- Tonga-0.6120 → -0.2290+0.3830
- Myanmar-1.5505 → -1.1873+0.3632
- Nauru-0.1736 → 0.1297+0.3033
- Antigua and Barbuda1.0459 → 1.3330+0.2871
- Saint Kitts and Nevis1.0459 → 1.3330+0.2871
Fell most
- Iceland2.1467 → 1.8359−0.3108
- Montenegro-0.2485 → -0.5517−0.3032
- Eswatini0.1395 → -0.0914−0.2308
- Mauritius0.5292 → 0.3242−0.2051
- Madagascar-0.2065 → -0.3867−0.1802
+ South SudanChanges 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
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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
200 distinct values among 207
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 5 countries share 1.3330. 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 207 countries has every column.
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07Questions
Control of Corruption, 2010: questions and answers
Which country has the highest control of corruption in Control of Corruption, 2010?
Denmark, at 2.2706, of the 207 countries in the file.
What year does Control of Corruption, 2010 describe?
2010.
How many countries does Control of Corruption, 2010 cover?
207.
Where can I download Control of Corruption, 2010?
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