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Corruption Level

Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2023 (0–100, higher = less corrupt = better). Corruption directly affects expats: it determines whether your visa application is processed fairly, whether a business licence can be obtained without bribes, and whether legal disputes are settled by courts or by the highest bidder. The Nordic countries and Singapore consistently score above 80. At the low end, countries scoring below 25 often have systemic extraction at every government touchpoint.

#↑ Country↕ Raw Value↕ Score↕
1 Denmark90 90 89
2 Finland87 87 86
3 New Zealand85 85 84
4 Norway84 84 83
4 Faroe Islands84 84 83
6 Singapore83 83 82
7 Sweden82 82 81
7 Switzerland82 82 81
9 Liechtenstein80 80 79
10 Luxembourg79 79 78
10 Netherlands79 79 78
10 Aruba79 79 78
10 Curacao79 79 78
10 Sint Maarten79 79 78
15 Germany78 78 77
16 Canada76 76 75
16 Monaco76 76 75
16 Hong Kong75 75 75
16 San Marino75 75 75
20 Andorra74 74 74
21 Estonia73 73 73
21 Belgium73 73 73
21 Japan73 73 73
24 Australia72 72 72
24 Ireland72 72 72
24 Uruguay72 72 72
24 Iceland72 72 72
28 England71 71 71
28 Wales71 71 71
28 Northern Ireland71 71 71
28 Scotland71 71 71
28 Bermuda71 71 71
28 Austria71 71 71
28 Gibraltar71 71 71
28 Turks and Caicos Islands71 71 71
28 Cayman Islands71 71 71
28 Barbados71 71 71
28 Anguilla71 71 71
28 British Virgin Islands71 71 71
28 Montserrat71 71 71
41 Seychelles70 70 70
41 French Guiana70 70 70
41 Saint Pierre and Miquelon70 70 70
41 France70 70 70
41 Réunion70 70 70
41 Tahiti70 70 70
41 Saint-Martin70 70 70
41 Wallis and Futuna70 70 70
41 Mayotte70 70 70
41 New Caledonia70 70 70
41 Chinese Taipei70 70 70
41 Martinique70 70 70
41 Guadeloupe70 70 70
54 United States69 69 69
54 U.S. Virgin Islands69 69 69
54 American Samoa69 69 69
54 Puerto Rico69 69 69
54 Guam69 69 69
54 Northern Mariana Islands69 69 69
60 Macau68 68 68
60 United Arab Emirates68 68 68
60 Cook Islands68 68 68
60 Niue68 68 68
60 Bhutan68 68 68
65 Chile66 66 66
66 Bahamas64 64 64
67 Korea Republic63 63 63
68 Antigua and Barbuda62 62 62
68 Israel62 62 62
70 Lithuania61 61 61
70 Portugal61 61 61
72 Botswana60 60 60
72 Brunei60 60 60
72 Spain60 60 60
72 Cape Verde60 60 60
72 Slovenia60 60 60
72 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines60 60 60
72 Saint Lucia60 60 60
72 Saint Kitts and Nevis60 60 60
80 Qatar58 58 58
81 Grenada57 57 57
81 Dominica57 57 57
83 Latvia56 56 56
83 Czech Republic56 56 56
83 Cyprus56 56 56
83 Samoa56 56 56
83 Italy56 56 56
88 Malta55 55 55
88 Oman55 55 55
88 Palau55 55 55
88 Fiji55 55 55
88 Tonga55 55 55
88 Costa Rica55 55 55
94 Poland54 54 54
94 Mauritius54 54 54
94 Slovakia54 54 54
97 Rwanda53 53 53
97 Georgia53 53 53
99 Saudi Arabia52 52 52
100 Belize51 51 51
100 Croatia51 51 51
102 Malaysia50 50 50
103 Namibia49 49 49
103 Kuwait49 49 49
103 Greece49 49 49
106 Jordan47 47 47
107 São Tomé and Príncipe46 46 46
107 Romania46 46 46
107 Armenia46 46 46
110 Cuba45 45 45
110 Bulgaria45 45 45
112 Bahrain44 44 44
112 Montenegro44 44 44
112 Jamaica44 44 44
115 Ghana43 43 43
115 Burkina Faso43 43 43
115 Senegal43 43 43
115 Benin43 43 43
119 Nauru42 42 42
119 Tuvalu42 42 42
119 Marshall Islands42 42 42
119 Hungary42 42 42
119 Kiribati42 42 42
119 China42 42 42
119 Moldova42 42 42
119 Trinidad and Tobago42 42 42
119 Micronesia42 42 42
119 Timor-Leste42 42 42
119 Vanuatu42 42 42
119 Solomon Islands42 42 42
131 Kosovo41 41 41
131 Guyana41 41 41
131 South Africa41 41 41
131 Vietnam41 41 41
135 Maldives40 40 40
135 Tunisia40 40 40
137 Lesotho39 39 39
137 India39 39 39
137 North Macedonia39 39 39
137 Colombia39 39 39
141 Zanzibar38 38 38
141 Tanzania38 38 38
141 Morocco38 38 38
141 Mongolia38 38 38
145 Ivory Coast37 37 37
145 Ethiopia37 37 37
145 Argentina37 37 37
145 Panama37 37 37
145 Albania37 37 37
145 Djibouti37 37 37
151 Belarus36 36 36
151 Suriname36 36 36
151 Brazil36 36 36
151 Ukraine36 36 36
151 Serbia36 36 36
156 Gambia35 35 35
156 Egypt35 35 35
156 Thailand35 35 35
156 Malawi35 35 35
156 Algeria35 35 35
156 Nepal35 35 35
162 Sierra Leone34 34 34
162 Swaziland34 34 34
162 Sri Lanka34 34 34
162 Bosnia and Herzegovina34 34 34
162 Turkey34 34 34
162 Ecuador34 34 34
162 Indonesia34 34 34
162 Philippines34 34 34
170 Zambia33 33 33
170 Dominican Republic33 33 33
170 Peru33 33 33
173 Togo32 32 32
174 Niger31 31 31
174 Laos31 31 31
174 Kazakhstan31 31 31
174 Kenya31 31 31
174 Mexico31 31 31
174 El Salvador31 31 31
180 Gabon30 30 30
180 Papua New Guinea30 30 30
182 Mali29 29 29
182 Angola29 29 29
182 Pakistan29 29 29
185 Mauritania28 28 28
185 Uganda28 28 28
185 Comoros28 28 28
185 Bolivia28 28 28
185 Palestine28 28 28
190 Paraguay27 27 27
191 Liberia26 26 26
191 Guinea26 26 26
191 Russia26 26 26
191 Cameroon26 26 26
191 Mozambique26 26 26
191 Kyrgyzstan26 26 26
191 Guatemala26 26 26
191 Madagascar25 25 26
191 Nigeria25 25 26
191 Western Sahara25 25 26
191 Iran25 25 26
202 Zimbabwe24 24 25
202 Central African Republic24 24 25
202 Bangladesh24 24 25
202 Lebanon24 24 25
206 Iraq23 23 24
206 Burundi23 23 24
206 Honduras23 23 24
206 Azerbaijan23 23 24
206 Myanmar23 23 24
211 Cambodia22 22 23
211 Congo DR22 22 23
211 Eritrea22 22 23
214 Guinea-Bissau21 21 22
214 Uzbekistan21 21 22
214 Tajikistan21 21 22
217 Congo20 20 21
217 Chad20 20 21
217 Sudan20 20 21
217 Afghanistan20 20 21
221 Turkmenistan19 19 20
222 Libya18 18 19
223 Equatorial Guinea17 17 18
223 Korea DPR17 17 18
223 Nicaragua17 17 18
223 Haiti17 17 18
227 Yemen16 16 17
228 Syria13 13 14
228 South Sudan13 13 14
228 Venezuela13 13 14
231 Somalia11 11 12