Which country in Africa has the best control of corruption?

The Seychelles has the best control of corruption in Africa: an estimate of +1.23 (2025). Next come Cabo Verde (an estimate of +0.91) and Rwanda (an estimate of +0.64).

Which country in Africa has the worst control of corruption?

The South Sudan, with an estimate of −2.10 (2025).

What is the typical control of corruption of a country in Africa?

The median of the 54 countries in Africa is an estimate of −0.78: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.

Where do the figures come from?

How well public power is kept from being used for private gain, petty or grand, as the World Bank’s Worldwide Governance Indicators estimate it from surveys and experts: about −2.5 (most corrupt) to +2.5 (least). Source: World Bank, 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.

Countries in Africa by control of corruption

How well public power is kept from being used for private gain, petty or grand, as the World Bank’s Worldwide Governance Indicators estimate it from surveys and experts: about −2.5 (most corrupt) to +2.5 (least). 54 countries in Africa, highest first. World Bank, 2025

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Map: Control of corruption — Africa — **−1.5−0.75−0.25+0.25+0.75+1.5**No data

Highest

+1.23

Seychelles

Median country

−0.78

half above, half below

Lowest

−2.10

South Sudan

Countries in Africa by control of corruption, World Bank, 2025
#	Country	Estimate	Region
1	Seychelles	+1.23	Eastern Africa
2	Cabo Verde	+0.91	Western Africa
3	Rwanda	+0.64	Eastern Africa
4	Botswana	+0.59	Southern Africa
5	Mauritius	+0.39	Eastern Africa
=6	Namibia	+0.15	Southern Africa
=6	Senegal	+0.15	Western Africa
8	São Tomé and Principe	+0.13	Middle Africa
9	Ghana	−0.11	Western Africa
10	South Africa	−0.13	Southern Africa
11	Tunisia	−0.20	Northern Africa
12	Benin	−0.21	Western Africa
13	Burkina Faso	−0.22	Western Africa
=14	Côte d'Ivoire	−0.27	Western Africa
=14	Lesotho	−0.27	Southern Africa
16	Tanzania	−0.33	Eastern Africa
17	Ethiopia	−0.37	Eastern Africa
18	Zambia	−0.46	Eastern Africa
19	Morocco	−0.50	Northern Africa
20	Gambia	−0.51	Western Africa
21	Algeria	−0.53	Northern Africa
22	Malawi	−0.66	Eastern Africa
23	Angola	−0.68	Middle Africa
24	Egypt	−0.70	Northern Africa
25	Togo	−0.71	Western Africa
26	Niger	−0.74	Western Africa
=27	Gabon	−0.78	Middle Africa
=27	Sierra Leone	−0.78	Western Africa
29	Eswatini	−0.80	Southern Africa
30	Kenya	−0.86	Eastern Africa
31	Comoros	−0.88	Eastern Africa
32	Djibouti	−0.93	Eastern Africa
33	Mali	−0.94	Western Africa
34	Mauritania	−0.95	Western Africa
35	Liberia	−0.96	Western Africa
36	Madagascar	−1.04	Eastern Africa
=37	Guinea	−1.07	Western Africa
=37	Nigeria	−1.07	Western Africa
39	Mozambique	−1.10	Eastern Africa
40	Uganda	−1.11	Eastern Africa
41	Cameroon	−1.20	Middle Africa
42	Zimbabwe	−1.29	Eastern Africa
43	Central African Republic	−1.32	Middle Africa
44	Chad	−1.34	Middle Africa
45	Guinea-Bissau	−1.40	Western Africa
46	Congo	−1.42	Middle Africa
47	Equatorial Guinea	−1.48	Middle Africa
48	DR Congo	−1.49	Middle Africa
49	Libya	−1.53	Northern Africa
50	Burundi	−1.54	Eastern Africa
51	Sudan	−1.57	Northern Africa
52	Eritrea	−1.61	Eastern Africa
53	Somalia	−1.69	Eastern Africa
54	South Sudan	−2.10	Eastern Africa

Questions

Which country in Africa has the best control of corruption?: The Seychelles has the best control of corruption in Africa: an estimate of +1.23 (2025). Next come Cabo Verde (an estimate of +0.91) and Rwanda (an estimate of +0.64).
Which country in Africa has the worst control of corruption?: The South Sudan, with an estimate of −2.10 (2025).
What is the typical control of corruption of a country in Africa?: The median of the 54 countries in Africa is an estimate of −0.78: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
Where do the figures come from?: How well public power is kept from being used for private gain, petty or grand, as the World Bank’s Worldwide Governance Indicators estimate it from surveys and experts: about −2.5 (most corrupt) to +2.5 (least). Source: World Bank, 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.

Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.