Which country in Europe has the best control of corruption?

Denmark has the best control of corruption in Europe: an estimate of +2.29 (2024). Next come Finland (an estimate of +2.19) and Luxembourg (an estimate of +2.02).

Which country in Europe has the worst control of corruption?

Russia, with an estimate of −0.89 (2024).

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

The median of the 43 countries in Europe is an estimate of +0.83: 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, 2024. 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 Europe 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). 43 countries in Europe, highest first. World Bank, 2024

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Highest

+2.29

Denmark

Median country

+0.83

half above, half below

Lowest

−0.89

Russia

Countries in Europe by control of corruption, World Bank, 2024
#	Country	Estimate	Region
1	Denmark	+2.29	Northern Europe
2	Finland	+2.19	Northern Europe
3	Luxembourg	+2.02	Western Europe
4	Switzerland	+2.01	Western Europe
5	Sweden	+1.97	Northern Europe
6	Norway	+1.96	Northern Europe
7	Netherlands	+1.91	Western Europe
8	Iceland	+1.83	Northern Europe
9	Monaco	+1.80	Western Europe
10	Germany	+1.77	Western Europe
11	Liechtenstein	+1.76	Western Europe
12	Estonia	+1.67	Northern Europe
13	Ireland	+1.57	Northern Europe
14	United Kingdom	+1.51	Northern Europe
15	Belgium	+1.47	Western Europe
16	Austria	+1.29	Western Europe
17	France	+1.22	Western Europe
=18	Andorra	+1.18	Southern Europe
=18	San Marino	+1.18	Southern Europe
20	Lithuania	+0.99	Northern Europe
21	Czechia	+0.93	Eastern Europe
22	Latvia	+0.83	Northern Europe
23	Portugal	+0.82	Southern Europe
24	Poland	+0.79	Eastern Europe
25	Spain	+0.71	Southern Europe
26	Slovenia	+0.67	Southern Europe
27	Italy	+0.55	Southern Europe
28	Greece	+0.30	Southern Europe
29	Malta	+0.27	Southern Europe
30	Croatia	+0.15	Southern Europe
31	Slovakia	+0.11	Eastern Europe
32	Hungary	+0.04	Eastern Europe
33	Romania	+0.03	Eastern Europe
34	Montenegro	−0.06	Southern Europe
35	Bulgaria	−0.24	Eastern Europe
36	Moldova	−0.29	Eastern Europe
37	North Macedonia	−0.33	Southern Europe
38	Albania	−0.42	Southern Europe
39	Bosnia and Herzegovina	−0.51	Southern Europe
40	Serbia	−0.56	Southern Europe
41	Belarus	−0.58	Eastern Europe
42	Ukraine	−0.67	Eastern Europe
43	Russia	−0.89	Eastern Europe

No World Bank figure for Vatican City.

Questions

Which country in Europe has the best control of corruption?: Denmark has the best control of corruption in Europe: an estimate of +2.29 (2024). Next come Finland (an estimate of +2.19) and Luxembourg (an estimate of +2.02).
Which country in Europe has the worst control of corruption?: Russia, with an estimate of −0.89 (2024).
What is the typical control of corruption of a country in Europe?: The median of the 43 countries in Europe is an estimate of +0.83: 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, 2024. 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.