Countries With the Fastest Growth in Corruption / control of corruption score (5-Year Change)
Change in Control of corruption score over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that rose are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0 (Worldwide Governance Indicators terms)).
Summary
Guinea-Bissau rose the most: by 19.7, from -32.7 score (-2.5 to 2.5) to -13 score (-2.5 to 2.5) in the five years to 2023. Afghanistan is second (+18.8), followed by Angola (+18.4). 115 countries rose over that period; the median change among them was +7.06.
- #1
- Guinea-Bissau · +19.7
- Median
- +7.06
- Coverage
- 115 countries
- Data year
- 2023
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | From | To | 5-year change (score (-2.5 to 2.5)) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guinea-Bissau | -32.7 | -13 | +19.7 |
| 2 | Afghanistan | -31.5 | -12.7 | +18.8 |
| 3 | Angola | -25.1 | -6.71 | +18.4 |
| 4 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -37.5 | -19.1 | +18.4 |
| 5 | Yemen, Rep. | -34.8 | -18.1 | +16.6 |
| 6 | Iraq | -30.6 | -14.5 | +16 |
| 7 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | -33.3 | -17.4 | +15.9 |
| 8 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | -31.8 | -16.3 | +15.5 |
| 9 | Syrian Arab Republic | -34.6 | -19.3 | +15.3 |
| 10 | Libya | -32.1 | -16.8 | +15.3 |
| 11 | Equatorial Guinea | -32.3 | -17.3 | +15.1 |
| 12 | South Sudan | -36.5 | -21.7 | +14.9 |
| 13 | Tajikistan | -29.9 | -15.2 | +14.8 |
| 14 | Cambodia | -28.4 | -14.3 | +14.1 |
| 15 | Congo, Rep. | -28.9 | -14.8 | +14.1 |
| 16 | Sudan | -30.5 | -16.5 | +14 |
| 17 | Burundi | -31 | -17.1 | +13.9 |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | -22.7 | -8.88 | +13.8 |
| 19 | Maldives | -17.9 | -4.37 | +13.5 |
| 20 | Turkmenistan | -29 | -15.7 | +13.3 |
| 21 | Chad | -29.4 | -16.3 | +13.1 |
| 22 | Venezuela, RB | -31.7 | -18.6 | +13.1 |
| 23 | Moldova | -15.7 | -3.08 | +12.7 |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | -17.4 | -4.94 | +12.4 |
| 25 | Guinea | -22.2 | -9.87 | +12.3 |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | -26.1 | -13.9 | +12.2 |
| 27 | Ukraine | -19.3 | -7.55 | +11.7 |
| 28 | Cameroon | -24.4 | -12.8 | +11.6 |
| 29 | Eritrea | -27.7 | -16.2 | +11.5 |
| 30 | Central African Republic | -25.8 | -14.4 | +11.4 |
| 31 | Nigeria | -22.7 | -11.5 | +11.3 |
| 32 | Haiti | -26.9 | -15.9 | +11.1 |
| 33 | Papua New Guinea | -18.2 | -7.23 | +11 |
| 34 | Uganda | -22 | -11.5 | +10.5 |
| 35 | Madagascar | -21.4 | -11 | +10.4 |
| 36 | Lebanon | -23.7 | -13.5 | +10.2 |
| 37 | Lao PDR | -20.9 | -10.7 | +10.2 |
| 38 | Kenya | -18.1 | -8.48 | +9.58 |
| 39 | Malawi | -16 | -6.63 | +9.39 |
| 40 | Armenia | -8.52 | 0.642 | +9.16 |
| 41 | Kosovo | -11 | -2.04 | +8.98 |
| 42 | Zambia | -14.2 | -5.25 | +8.93 |
| 43 | Togo | -15.7 | -6.81 | +8.86 |
| 44 | Kuwait | -6.58 | 2.27 | +8.85 |
| 45 | Nepal | -14.4 | -5.59 | +8.8 |
| 46 | Mexico | -19.9 | -11.2 | +8.64 |
| 47 | Liberia | -18.2 | -9.77 | +8.48 |
| 48 | Timor-Leste | -10.5 | -2.49 | +8.06 |
| 49 | Mauritania | -17 | -9.05 | +7.94 |
| 50 | Mozambique | -16.9 | -9.11 | +7.81 |
| 51 | Albania | -11.4 | -3.65 | +7.75 |
| 52 | Benin | -8.15 | -0.545 | +7.61 |
| 53 | Côte d'Ivoire | -11 | -3.44 | +7.53 |
| 54 | Gambia, The | -10.5 | -3.09 | +7.38 |
| 55 | Kazakhstan | -10.3 | -2.93 | +7.34 |
| 56 | Algeria | -13.8 | -6.48 | +7.29 |
| 57 | Bangladesh | -19.4 | -12.3 | +7.06 |
| 58 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | -20.6 | -13.6 | +7.06 |
| 59 | Djibouti | -15.5 | -8.59 | +6.94 |
| 60 | Comoros | -17.8 | -10.9 | +6.92 |
| 61 | Gabon | -18 | -11.2 | +6.81 |
| 62 | Kyrgyz Republic | -20.1 | -13.4 | +6.67 |
| 63 | Paraguay | -18.2 | -11.6 | +6.59 |
| 64 | Tanzania | -9.93 | -3.52 | +6.41 |
| 65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -12.7 | -6.4 | +6.26 |
| 66 | Niger | -12.4 | -6.2 | +6.18 |
| 67 | Nicaragua | -21.4 | -15.3 | +6.17 |
| 68 | Philippines | -12 | -5.91 | +6.12 |
| 69 | Viet Nam | -10.7 | -4.57 | +6.1 |
| 70 | El Salvador | -12.2 | -6.17 | +6.07 |
| 71 | Russian Federation | -18.2 | -12.2 | +6.04 |
| 72 | Ecuador | -13.2 | -7.12 | +6.03 |
| 73 | Tuvalu | 1.13 | 7.11 | +5.98 |
| 74 | China | -5.95 | -0.059 | +5.89 |
| 75 | Panama | -12.7 | -6.91 | +5.84 |
| 76 | Pakistan | -16.8 | -11 | +5.77 |
| 77 | Bahrain | -3.63 | 1.96 | +5.58 |
| 78 | Ethiopia | -10.5 | -5.12 | +5.42 |
| 79 | Mali | -14.9 | -9.48 | +5.4 |
| 80 | Bolivia | -14.4 | -9.22 | +5.17 |
| 81 | Romania | -4.69 | 0.445 | +5.14 |
| 82 | Guatemala | -17.2 | -12.3 | +4.86 |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | -17.9 | -13.2 | +4.7 |
| 84 | Peru | -12.5 | -7.93 | +4.56 |
| 85 | Brazil | -10 | -5.54 | +4.49 |
| 86 | Sierra Leone | -10.7 | -6.32 | +4.36 |
| 87 | North Macedonia | -8.17 | -3.83 | +4.33 |
| 88 | Thailand | -9.55 | -5.38 | +4.17 |
| 89 | Mongolia | -9.35 | -5.42 | +3.93 |
| 90 | Trinidad and Tobago | -7.9 | -4.12 | +3.78 |
| 91 | Colombia | -7.08 | -3.4 | +3.67 |
| 92 | Vanuatu | -3.8 | -0.164 | +3.64 |
| 93 | Jamaica | -4.77 | -1.23 | +3.54 |
| 94 | Serbia | -8.26 | -4.92 | +3.34 |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | -7.34 | -4.22 | +3.11 |
| 96 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | -10.7 | -8.23 | +2.51 |
| 97 | Bulgaria | -3.88 | -1.51 | +2.36 |
| 98 | Greece | -1.1 | 1.08 | +2.18 |
| 99 | Türkiye | -7.3 | -5.53 | +1.78 |
| 100 | Ghana | -2.83 | -1.09 | +1.75 |
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About the top 10
#1 Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau ranks #1 on this list with +19.7.
- Capital
- Bissau
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 2.25 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$2.53 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,124 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 64.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 46.7% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in agriculture value added share of gdp · #5 in forest rents share of gdp · #7 in low-birthweight babies share.
#2 Afghanistan
Afghanistan ranks #2 on this list with +18.8.
- Capital
- Kabul
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 43.84 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$17.78 billion (2024)
- GDP per person
- US$416.9 (2024)
- Life expectancy
- 66.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 25.9% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Kabul.
Also ranks #1 in refugee population by origin · #4 in health expenditure share of gdp · #6 in agriculture value added share of gdp.
#3 Angola
Angola ranks #3 on this list with +18.4.
- Capital
- Luanda
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 39.04 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$122.17 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,130 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 64.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 71.5% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Luanda, Quilamba Quiaxi.
Also ranks #4 in gini index · #4 in oil rents share of gdp · #5 in income share of richest 10%.
#4 Somalia, Fed. Rep.
Somalia, Fed. Rep. ranks #4 on this list with +18.4.
- Capital
- Mogadishu
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 19.66 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$13 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$661.2 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 59 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 55.1% of population (2025)
Largest cities: North East State of Somalia, Mogadishu.
Also ranks #1 in prevalence of undernourishment · #2 in population ages 0-14 share · #2 in age dependency ratio (young).
#5 Yemen, Rep.
Yemen, Rep. ranks #5 on this list with +16.6.
- Capital
- Sanaa, Aden
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 41.77 million people (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 69.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 37% of population (2025)
- International tourist arrivals
- 398,000 arrivals (2015)
- CO2 emissions per person
- 0.261 t CO2e per person (2024)
Also ranks #2 in prevalence of stunting (under-5) · #2 in prevalence of wasting (under-5) · #12 in unemployment rate.
#6 Iraq
Iraq ranks #6 on this list with +16.
- Capital
- Baghdad
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 47.02 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$254.37 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$5,410 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 72.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 69.9% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Baghdad, Mosul, Basra.
Also ranks #2 in natural resource rents share of gdp · #2 in oil rents share of gdp · #9 in industry value added share of gdp.
#7 Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
Korea, Dem. People's Rep. ranks #7 on this list with +15.9.
- Capital
- Pyongyang
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 26.57 million people (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 73.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 64.2% of population (2025)
- CO2 emissions per person
- 2.5 t CO2e per person (2024)
- Currency
- North Korean won
Largest cities: Pyongyang.
Also ranks #2 in hospital beds per 10,000 · #3 in armed forces personnel · #6 in female labour force participation.
#8 Congo, Dem. Rep.
Congo, Dem. Rep. ranks #8 on this list with +15.5.
- Capital
- Kinshasa
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 112.83 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$91.03 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$806.8 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 62.1 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 45.1% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Kinshasa, Mbuji-Mayi, Kananga.
Also ranks #1 in renewable energy share · #1 in poverty headcount ratio · #1 in mineral rents share of gdp.
#9 Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic ranks #9 on this list with +15.3.
- Capital
- Damascus
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 25.62 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$23.74 billion (2022)
- GDP per person
- US$1,057 (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 72.6 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 72.1% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Damascus, Aleppo.
Also ranks #2 in refugee population by origin · #2 in agriculture value added share of gdp · #3 in net migration.
#10 Libya
Libya ranks #10 on this list with +15.3.
- Capital
- Tripoli
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 7.46 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$48.1 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$6,449 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 71.1 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 87.9% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Tripoli.
Also ranks #1 in natural resource rents share of gdp · #1 in oil rents share of gdp · #2 in industry value added share of gdp.
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Source and method
Change in Control of corruption score over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that rose are listed.
Source: The World Bank, indicator CC.EST. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Worldwide Governance Indicators terms). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
The World Bank: Control of Corruption: Estimate: Worldwide Governance Indicators, World Bank (WB) (via World Development Indicators)
Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: Worldwide Governance Indicators, World Bank (WB).
Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.