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Corruption Perceptions Index 2009

  • The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) table shows a country's ranking and score, the number of surveys used to determine the score, and the confidence range of the scoring.
  • The rank shows how one country compares to others included in the index. The CPI score indicates the perceived level of public-sector corruption in a country/territory.
  • The CPI is based on 13 independent surveys. However, not all surveys include all countries. The surveys used column indicates how many surveys were relied upon to determine the score for that country.
  • The confidence range indicates the reliability of the CPI scores and tells us that allowing for a margin of error, we can be 90% confident that the true score for this country lies within this range.

Rank

Country/Territory

CPI 2009 Score

Surveys Used

Confidence Range

1

New Zealand

9.4

6

9.1 - 9.5

2

Denmark

9.3

6

9.1 - 9.5

3

Singapore

9.2

9

9.0 - 9.4

3

Sweden

9.2

6

9.0 - 9.3

5

Switzerland

9.0

6

8.9 - 9.1

6

Finland

8.9

6

8.4 - 9.4

6

Netherlands

8.9

6

8.7 - 9.0

8

Australia

8.7

8

8.3 - 9.0

8

Canada

8.7

6

8.5 - 9.0

8

Iceland

8.7

4

7.5 - 9.4

11

Norway

8.6

6

8.2 - 9.1

12

Hong Kong

8.2

8

7.9 - 8.5

12

Luxembourg

8.2

6

7.6 - 8.8

14

Germany

8.0

6

7.7 - 8.3

14

Ireland

8.0

6

7.8 - 8.4

16

Austria

7.9

6

7.4 - 8.3

17

Japan

7.7

8

7.4 - 8.0

17

United Kingdom

7.7

6

7.3 - 8.2

19

United States

7.5

8

6.9 - 8.0

20

Barbados

7.4

4

6.6 - 8.2

21

Belgium

7.1

6

6.9 - 7.3

22

Qatar

7.0

6

5.8 - 8.1

22

Saint Lucia

7.0

3

6.7 - 7.5

24

France

6.9

6

6.5 - 7.3

25

Chile

6.7

7

6.5 - 6.9

25

Uruguay

6.7

5

6.4 - 7.1

27

Cyprus

6.6

4

6.1 - 7.1

27

Estonia

6.6

8

6.1 - 6.9

27

Slovenia

6.6

8

6.3 - 6.9

30

United Arab Emirates

6.5

5

5.5 - 7.5

31

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

6.4

3

4.9 - 7.5

32

Israel

6.1

6

5.4 - 6.7

32

Spain

6.1

6

5.5 - 6.6

34

Dominica

5.9

3

4.9 - 6.7

35

Portugal

5.8

6

5.5 - 6.2

35

Puerto Rico

5.8

4

5.2 - 6.3

37

Botswana

5.6

6

5.1 - 6.3

37

Taiwan

5.6

9

5.4 - 5.9

39

Brunei Darussalam

5.5

4

4.7 - 6.4

39

Oman

5.5

5

4.4 - 6.5

39

Korea (South)

5.5

9

5.3 - 5.7

42

Mauritius

5.4

6

5.0 - 5.9

43

Costa Rica

5.3

5

4.7 - 5.9

43

Macau

5.3

3

3.3 - 6.9

45

Malta

5.2

4

4.0 - 6.2

46

Bahrain

5.1

5

4.2 - 5.8

46

Cape Verde

5.1

3

3.3 - 7.0

46

Hungary

5.1

8

4.6 - 5.7

49

Bhutan

5.0

4

4.3 - 5.6

49

Jordan

5.0

7

3.9 - 6.1

49

Poland

5.0

8

4.5 - 5.5

52

Czech Republic

4.9

8

4.3 - 5.6

52

Lithuania

4.9

8

4.4 - 5.4

54

Seychelles

4.8

3

3.0 - 6.7

55

South Africa

4.7

8

4.3 - 4.9

56

Latvia

4.5

6

4.1 - 4.9

56

Malaysia

4.5

9

4.0 - 5.1

56

Namibia

4.5

6

3.9 - 5.1

56

Samoa

4.5

3

3.3 - 5.3

56

Slovakia

4.5

8

4.1 - 4.9

61

Cuba

4.4

3

3.5 - 5.1

61

Turkey

4.4

7

3.9 - 4.9

63

Italy

4.3

6

3.8 - 4.9

63

Saudi Arabia

4.3

5

3.1 - 5.3

65

Tunisia

4.2

6

3.0 - 5.5

66

Croatia

4.1

8

3.7 - 4.5

66

Georgia

4.1

7

3.4 - 4.7

66

Kuwait

4.1

5

3.2 - 5.1

69

Ghana

3.9

7

3.2 - 4.6

69

Montenegro

3.9

5

3.5 - 4.4

71

Bulgaria

3.8

8

3.2 - 4.5

71

FYR Macedonia

3.8

6

3.4 - 4.2

71

Greece

3.8

6

3.2 - 4.3

71

Romania

3.8

8

3.2 - 4.3

75

Brazil

3.7

7

3.3 - 4.3

75

Colombia

3.7

7

3.1 - 4.3

75

Peru

3.7

7

3.4 - 4.1

75

Suriname

3.7

3

3.0 - 4.7

79

Burkina Faso

3.6

7

2.8 - 4.4

79

China

3.6

9

3.0 - 4.2

79

Swaziland

3.6

3

3.0 - 4.7

79

Trinidad and Tobago

3.6

4

3.0 - 4.3

83

Serbia

3.5

6

3.3 - 3.9

84

El Salvador

3.4

5

3.0 - 3.8

84

Guatemala

3.4

5

3.0 - 3.9

84

India

3.4

10

3.2 - 3.6

84

Panama

3.4

5

3.1 - 3.7

84

Thailand

3.4

9

3.0 - 3.8

89

Lesotho

3.3

6

2.8 - 3.8

89

Malawi

3.3

7

2.7 - 3.9

89

Mexico

3.3

7

3.2 - 3.5

89

Moldova

3.3

6

2.7 - 4.0

89

Morocco

3.3

6

2.8 - 3.9

89

Rwanda

3.3

4

2.9 - 3.7

95

Albania

3.2

6

3.0 - 3.3

95

Vanuatu

3.2

3

2.3 - 4.7

97

Liberia

3.1

3

1.9 - 3.8

97

Sri Lanka

3.1

7

2.8 - 3.4

99

Bosnia and Herzegovina

3.0

7

2.6 - 3.4

99

Dominican Republic

3.0

5

2.9 - 3.2

99

Jamaica

3.0

5

2.8 - 3.3

99

Madagascar

3.0

7

2.8 - 3.2

99

Senegal

3.0

7

2.5 - 3.6

99

Tonga

3.0

3

2.6 - 3.3

99

Zambia

3.0

7

2.8 - 3.2

106

Argentina

2.9

7

2.6 - 3.1

106

Benin

2.9

6

2.3 - 3.4

106

Gabon

2.9

3

2.6 - 3.1

106

Gambia

2.9

5

1.6 - 4.0

106

Niger

2.9

5

2.7 - 3.0

111

Algeria

2.8

6

2.5 - 3.1

111

Djibouti

2.8

4

2.3 - 3.2

111

Egypt

2.8

6

2.6 - 3.1

111

Indonesia

2.8

9

2.4 - 3.2

111

Kiribati

2.8

3

2.3 - 3.3

111

Mali

2.8

6

2.4 - 3.2

111

Sao Tome and Principe

2.8

3

2.4 - 3.3

111

Solomon Islands

2.8

3

2.3 - 3.3

111

Togo

2.8

5

1.9 - 3.9

120

Armenia

2.7

7

2.6 - 2.8

120

Bolivia

2.7

6

2.4 - 3.1

120

Ethiopia

2.7

7

2.4 - 2.9

120

Kazakhstan

2.7

7

2.1 - 3.3

120

Mongolia

2.7

7

2.4 - 3.0

120

Vietnam

2.7

9

2.4 - 3.1

126

Eritrea

2.6

4

1.6 - 3.8

126

Guyana

2.6

4

2.5 - 2.7

126

Syria

2.6

5

2.2 - 2.9

126

Tanzania

2.6

7

2.4 - 2.9

130

Honduras

2.5

6

2.2 - 2.8

130

Lebanon

2.5

3

1.9 - 3.1

130

Libya

2.5

6

2.2 - 2.8

130

Maldives

2.5

4

1.8 - 3.2

130

Mauritania

2.5

7

2.0 - 3.3

130

Mozambique

2.5

7

2.3 - 2.8

130

Nicaragua

2.5

6

2.3 - 2.7

130

Nigeria

2.5

7

2.2 - 2.7

130

Uganda

2.5

7

2.1 - 2.8

139

Bangladesh

2.4

7

2.0 - 2.8

139

Belarus

2.4

4

2.0 - 2.8

139

Pakistan

2.4

7

2.1 - 2.7

139

Philippines

2.4

9

2.1 - 2.7

143

Azerbaijan

2.3

7

2.0 - 2.6

143

Comoros

2.3

3

1.6 - 3.3

143

Nepal

2.3

6

2.0 - 2.6

146

Cameroon

2.2

7

1.9 - 2.6

146

Ecuador

2.2

5

2.0 - 2.5

146

Kenya

2.2

7

1.9 - 2.5

146

Russia

2.2

8

1.9 - 2.4

146

Sierra Leone

2.2

5

1.9 - 2.4

146

Timor-Leste

2.2

5

1.8 - 2.6

146

Ukraine

2.2

8

2.0 - 2.6

146

Zimbabwe

2.2

7

1.7 - 2.8

154

Côte d´Ivoire

2.1

7

1.8 - 2.4

154

Papua New Guinea

2.1

5

1.7 - 2.5

154

Paraguay

2.1

5

1.7 - 2.5

154

Yemen

2.1

4

1.6 - 2.5

158

Cambodia

2.0

8

1.8 - 2.2

158

Central African Republic

2.0

4

1.9 - 2.2

158

Laos

2.0

4

1.6 - 2.6

158

Tajikistan

2.0

8

1.6 - 2.5

162

Angola

1.9

5

1.8 - 1.9

162

Congo Brazzaville

1.9

5

1.6 - 2.1

162

Democratic Republic of Congo

1.9

5

1.7 - 2.1

162

Guinea-Bissau

1.9

3

1.8 - 2.0

162

Kyrgyzstan

1.9

7

1.8 - 2.1

162

Venezuela

1.9

7

1.8 - 2.0

168

Burundi

1.8

6

1.6 - 2.0

168

Equatorial Guinea

1.8

3

1.6 - 1.9

168

Guinea

1.8

5

1.7 - 1.8

168

Haiti

1.8

3

1.4 - 2.3

168

Iran

1.8

3

1.7 - 1.9

168

Turkmenistan

1.8

4

1.7 - 1.9

174

Uzbekistan

1.7

6

1.5 - 1.8

175

Chad

1.6

6

1.5 - 1.7

176

Iraq

1.5

3

1.2 - 1.8

176

Sudan

1.5

5

1.4 - 1.7

178

Myanmar

1.4

3

0.9 - 1.8

179

Afghanistan

1.3

4

1.0 - 1.5

180

Somalia

1.1

3

0.9 - 1.4