Posted on December 8, 2009

Corruption Perceptions Index 2009

Transparency International, 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

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