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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
 

 


 


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