The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranks 180 countries and territories around the world by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, scoring on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).
Estonia's position did not change in 2022, with the country tied for 14-17th place with Canada, Iceland and Uruguay.
The least corrupt countries were found to be Denmark, Finland and New Zealand, the most corrupt countries were Yemen, Venezuela and South Sudan. Latvia is listed on 39th spot, Lithuania on 33rd spot and Russia on 137th spot.
The global average remains unchanged for over a decade at just 43 out of 100. More than two-thirds of countries score below 50, while 26 countries have fallen to their lowest scores yet.
Even countries with high CPI scores play a role in the threats that corruption poses to global security. For decades, they have welcomed dirty money from abroad, allowing kleptocrats to increase their wealth, power and destructive geopolitical ambitions.
The corruption perceptions index pools the results of up to 13 independent studies and expert reports. The index does not reflect private sector corruption and incidents of money laundering.
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