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The 2009 corruption rankings for 180 countries in the World Democracy Audit are listed below. Read our methodology for more details.

Country	Corruption Rank 2009	Democracy Rank 2009
New Zealand	1	3
Denmark	2	1
Sweden	3	2
Singapore	3	71
Switzerland	5	5
Finland	6	4
Netherlands	6	6
Canada	8	8
Australia	8	9
Norway	10	6
Germany	11	11
Ireland	11	9
Austria	13	13
United Kingdom	14	13
Japan	14	29
United States	16	15
Belgium	17	12
France	18	17
Chile	19	21
Uruguay	19	20
Slovenia	21	18
Estonia	21	16
United Arab Emirates	23	73
Israel	24	30
Spain	24	22
Portugal	26	18
Taiwan	27	37
Botswana	27	39
Korea, South	29	32
Oman	29	79
Mauritius	31	31
Costa Rica	32	23
Hungary	33	26
Bhutan	34	76
Poland	34	27
Jordan	34	77
Czech Republic	37	24
Lithuania	37	24
South Africa	39	40
Malaysia	40	82
Slovakia	40	28
Latvia	40	38
Namibia	40	41
Cuba	44	123
Turkey	44	51
Italy	46	34
Saudi Arabia	46	108
Tunisia	48	111
Kuwait	49	77
Croatia	49	44
Georgia	49	81
Ghana	52	33
Greece	53	35
Bulgaria	53	45
Romania	53	51
Macedonia	53	55
Colombia	57	86
Brazil	57	50
Peru	57	53
Trinidad & Tobago	60	43
Burkina Faso	60	74
China	60	121
Serbia	63	49
El Salvador	64	54
India	64	47
Thailand	64	87
Panama	64	36
Guatemala	64	90
Mexico	69	63
Morocco	69	93
Lesotho	69	58
Moldova	69	99
Rwanda	69	126
Malawi	69	87
Albania	75	61
Sri Lanka	76	108
Liberia	76	95
Senegal	78	65
Bosnia	78	80
Madagascar	78	84
Jamaica	78	41
Dominican Republic	78	56
Zambia	78	103
Gabon	84	111
Argentina	84	62
Benin	84	47
Niger	84	103
The Gambia	84	123
Algeria	89	99
Egypt	89	95
Mali	89	45
Indonesia	89	66
Togo	89	118
Armenia	94	113
Mongolia	94	57
Vietnam	94	131
Bolivia	94	58
Ethiopia	94	121
Kazakhstan	94	125
Tanzania	100	89
Syria	100	132
Eritrea	100	145
Mozambique	103	60
Honduras	103	67
Nicaragua	103	82
Uganda	103	91
Nigeria	103	92
Lebanon	103	93
Mauritania	103	97
Libya	103	146
Philippines	111	84
Pakistan	111	106
Belarus	111	143
Bangladesh	111	108
Nepal	115	99
Azerbaijan	115	130
Ukraine	117	68
Cameroon	117	117
Russia	117	134
Zimbabwe	117	141
Ecuador	117	63
Kenya	117	106
Sierra Leone	117	69
Yemen	124	134
Paraguay	124	70
Cote d'Ivoire	124	119
Papua New Guinea	124	74
Tajikistan	128	134
Central African Republic	128	113
Cambodia	128	113
Laos	128	141
Angola	132	116
Guinea-Bissau	132	97
Congo, Republic of	132	99
Kyrgyzstan	132	128
Congo	132	139
Venezuela	132	129
Turkmenistan	138	149
Iran	138	143
Burundi	138	132
Haiti	138	103
Guinea	138	120
Uzbekistan	143	148
Chad	144	137
Sudan	145	140
Iraq	145	126
Myanmar	147	150
Afghanistan	148	138
Somalia	149	147