Corruption

France and the US tie at 69 points, trailing Nordic leaders by nearly 20 points.

OECDUpdated Dec '25

Summary

5 Least Corrupt Countries

1Denmark
87 points
1New Zealand
87 points
3Finland
86 points
4Sweden
85 points
4Switzerland
85 points
Dataset Median
60 points

5 Most Corrupt Countries

43Colombia
37 points
44Peru
36 points
44Thailand
36 points
46Brazil
35 points
47Mexico
29 points

Comparison

5 points

US ranks 19th globally, trails Estonia

Leader

87

Denmark and NZ least corrupt globally

Trend

80+

Nordic countries dominate top 10 with 80+ scores

Data

47 results

1Denmark87.0 points
1New Zealand87.0 points
3Finland86.0 points
4Sweden85.0 points
4Switzerland85.0 points
6Norway84.0 points
7Netherlands82.0 points
8Germany80.0 points
8Luxembourg80.0 points
10Iceland78.0 points

Map

Corruption

29.0 points
87.0 points

Insights

Generated automatically using AI

Comparison

5 points

The US ranks 19th globally, behind Estonia and Ireland at 16th

Leader

87

Denmark and New Zealand tie as the world's least corrupt countries

Trend

80+

All Nordic countries achieve scores above 80 and dominate the top 10 rankings

Outlier

74

Estonia outperforms major powers like the US and France despite being a small nation

Gap

58 point

Denmark leads with 87 points vs Mexico's 29, creating a massive 58-point gap

Methodology

This dataset is sourced from the OECD through its official SDMX data service.
Rankdat does not alter or model the underlying values — we only clean formats, standardize country names, and reshape the data for visualization.

OECD compiles these indicators from a mix of sources including national statistical offices, international household surveys (such as Gallup World Poll, EU-SILC, ISSP), and harmonised administrative datasets.
Each indicator follows the definitions and structure specified in the OECD’s Data Structure Definition (DSD) for this dataflow.

Because indicators originate from different countries and surveys, collection years, sampling methods, and questionnaire wording may vary. OECD applies harmonisation rules to improve comparability, but differences in national methodology may still affect cross-country comparisons.

Full definitions, data collection notes, and quality documentation are available through the OECD metadata portal linked in the Sources section.

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