Country Rank

Country

2006 CPI Score

Surveys used

Confidence range

1

Finland

9.6

7

9.4 - 9.7

1

Iceland

9.6

6

9.5 - 9.7

1

New Zealand

9.6

7

9.4 - 9.6

4

Denmark

9.5

7

9.4 - 9.6

5

Singapore

9.4

9

9.2 - 9.5

6

Sweden

9.2

7

9.0 - 9.3

7

Switzerland

9.1

7

8.9 - 9.2

8

Norway

8.8

7

8.4 - 9.1

9

Australia

8.7

8

8.3 - 9.0

9

Netherlands

8.7

7

8.3 - 9.0

11

Austria

8.6

7

8.2 - 8.9

11

Luxembourg

8.6

6

8.1 - 9.0

11

United Kingdom

8.6

7

8.2 - 8.9

14

Canada

8.5

7

8.0 - 8.9

15

Hong Kong

8.3

9

7.7 - 8.8

16

Germany

8.0

7

7.8 - 8.4

17

Japan

7.6

9

7.0 - 8.1

18

France

7.4

7

6.7 - 7.8

18

Ireland

7.4

7

6.7 - 7.9

20

Belgium

7.3

7

6.6 - 7.9

20

Chile

7.3

7

6.6 - 7.6

20

USA

7.3

8

6.6 - 7.8

23

Spain

6.8

7

6.3 - 7.2

24

Barbados

6.7

4

6.0 - 7.2

24

Estonia

6.7

8

6.1 - 7.4

26

Macao

6.6

3

5.4 - 7.1

26

Portugal

6.6

7

5.9 - 7.3

28

Malta

6.4

4

5.4 - 7.3

28

Slovenia

6.4

8

5.7 - 7.0

28

Uruguay

6.4

5

5.9 - 7.0

31

United Arab Emirates

6.2

5

5.6 - 6.9

32

Bhutan

6.0

3

4.1 - 7.3

32

Qatar

6.0

5

5.6 - 6.5

34

Israel

5.9

7

5.2 - 6.5

34

Taiwan

5.9

9

5.6 - 6.2

36

Bahrain

5.7

5

5.3 - 6.2

37

Botswana

5.6

6

4.8 - 6.6

37

Cyprus

5.6

4

5.2 - 5.9

39

Oman

5.4

3

4.1 - 6.2

40

Jordan

5.3

7

4.5 - 5.7

41

Hungary

5.2

8

5.0 - 5.4

42

Mauritius

5.1

5

4.1 - 6.3

42

South Korea

5.1

9

4.7 - 5.5

44

Malaysia

5.0

9

4.5 - 5.5

45

Italy

4.9

7

4.4 - 5.4

46

Czech Republic

4.8

8

4.4 - 5.2

46

Kuwait

4.8

5

4.0 - 5.4

46

Lithuania

4.8

6

4.2 - 5.6

49

Latvia

4.7

6

4.0 - 5.5

49

Slovakia

4.7

8

4.3- 5.2

51

South Africa

4.6

8

4.1 - 5.1

51

Tunisia

4.6

5

3.9 - 5.6

53

Dominica

4.5

3

3.5 - 5.3

54

Greece

4.4

7

3.9 - 5.0

55

Costa Rica

4.1

5

3.3 - 4.8

55

Namibia

4.1

6

3.6 - 4.9

57

Bulgaria

4.0

7

3.4 - 4.8

57

El Salvador

4.0

5

3.2 - 4.8

59

Colombia

3.9

7

3.5 - 4.7

60

Turkey

3.8

7

3.3 - 4.2

61

Jamaica

3.7

5

3.4 - 4.0

61

Poland

3.7

8

3.2 - 4.4

63

Lebanon

3.6

3

3.2 - 3.8

63

Seychelles

3.6

3

3.2 - 3.8

63

Thailand

3.6

9

3.2 - 3.9

66

Belize

3.5

3

2.3 - 4.0

66

Cuba

3.5

3

1.8 - 4.7

66

Grenada

3.5

3

2.3 - 4.1

69

Croatia

3.4

7

3.1 - 3.7

70

Brazil

3.3

7

3.1 - 3.6

70

China

3.3

9

3.0 - 3.6

70

Egypt

3.3

6

3.0 - 3.7

70

Ghana

3.3

6

3.0 - 3.6

70

India

3.3

10

3.1 - 3.6

70

Mexico

3.3

7

3.1 - 3.4

70

Peru

3.3

5

2.8 - 3.8

70

Saudi Arabia

3.3

3

2.2 - 3.7

70

Senegal

3.3

5

2.8 - 3.7

79

Burkina Faso

3.2

5

2.8 - 3.6

79

Lesotho

3.2

5

2.9 - 3.6

79

Moldova

3.2

7

2.7 - 3.8

79

Morocco

3.2

6

2.8 - 3.5

79

Trinidad and Tobago

3.2

5

2.8 - 3.6

84

Algeria

3.1

5

2.7 - 3.6

84

Madagascar

3.1

5

2.3 - 3.7

84

Mauritania

3.1

4

2.1 - 3.7

84

Panama

3.1

5

2.8 - 3.3

84

Romania

3.1

8

3.0 - 3.2

84

Sri Lanka

3.1

6

2.7 - 3.5

90

Gabon

3.0

4

2.4 - 3.3

90

Serbia

3.0

7

2.7 - 3.3

90

Suriname

3.0

4

2.7 - 3.3

93

Argentina

2.9

7

2.7 - 3.2

93

Armenia

2.9

6

2.7 - 3.0

93

Bosnia and Herzegovina

2.9

6

2.7 - 3.1

93

Eritrea

2.9

3

2.2 - 3.5

93

Syria

2.9

3

2.3 - 3.2

93

Tanzania

2.9

7

2.7 - 3.1

99

Dominican Republic

2.8

5

2.4 - 3.2

99

Georgia

2.8

6

2.5 - 3.0

99

Mali

2.8

7

2.5 - 3.3

99

Mongolia

2.8

5

2.3 - 3.4

99

Mozambique

2.8

7

2.5 - 3.0

99

Ukraine

2.8

6

2.5 - 3.0

105

Bolivia

2.7

6

2.4 - 3.0

105

Iran

2.7

3

2.3 - 3.1

105

Libya

2.7

3

2.4 - 3.2

105

Macedonia

2.7

6

2.6 - 2.9

105

Malawi

2.7

7

2.5 - 3.0

105

Uganda

2.7

7

2.4 - 3.0

111

Albania

2.6

5

2.4 - 2.7

111

Guatemala

2.6

5

2.3 - 3.0

111

Kazakhstan

2.6

6

2.3 - 2.8

111

Laos

2.6

4

2.0 - 3.1

111

Nicaragua

2.6

6

2.4 - 2.9

111

Paraguay

2.6

5

2.2 - 3.3

111

Timor-Leste

2.6

3

2.3 - 3.0

111

Viet Nam

2.6

8

2.4 - 2.9

111

Yemen

2.6

4

2.4 - 2.7

111

Zambia

2.6

6

2.1 - 3.0

121

Benin

2.5

6

2.1 - 2.9

121

Gambia

2.5

6

2.3 - 2.8

121

Guyana

2.5

5

2.2 - 2.6

121

Honduras

2.5

6

2.4 - 2.7

121

Nepal

2.5

5

2.3 - 2.9

121

Phillipines

2.5

9

2.3 - 2.8

121

Russia

2.5

8

2.3 - 2.7

121

Rwanda

2.5

3

2.3 - 2.6

121

Swaziland

2.5

3

2.2 - 2.7

130

Azerbaijan

2.4

7

2.2 - 2.6

130

Burundi

2.4

5

2.2 - 2.6

130

Central African Republic

2.4

3

2.2 - 2.5

130

Ethiopia

2.4

7

2.2 - 2.6

130

Indonesia

2.4

10

2.2 - 2.6

130

Papua New Guinea

2.4

4

2.3 - 2.6

130

Togo

2.4

3

1.9 - 2.6

130

Zimbabwe

2.4

7

2.0 - 2.8

138

Cameroon

2.3

7

2.1 - 2.5

138

Ecuador

2.3

5

2.2 - 2.5

138

Niger

2.3

5

2.1 - 2.6

138

Venezuela

2.3

7

2.2 - 2.4

142

Angola

2.2

5

1.9 - 2.4

142

Congo, Republic

2.2

4

2.2 - 2.3

142

Kenya

2.2

7

2.0 - 2.4

142

Kyrgyzstan

2.2

6

2.0 - 2.6

142

Nigeria

2.2

7

2.0 - 2.3

142

Pakistan

2.2

6

2.0 - 2.4

142

Sierra Leone

2.2

3

2.2 - 2.3

142

Tajikistan

2.2

6

2.0 - 2.4

142

Turkmenistan

2.2

4

1.9 - 2.5

151

Belarus

2.1

4

1.9 - 2.2

151

Cambodia

2.1

6

1.9 - 2.4

151

Côte d´Ivoire

2.1

4

2.0 - 2.2

151

Equatorial Guinea

2.1

3

1.7 - 2.2

151

Uzbekistan

2.1

5

1.8 - 2.2

156

Bangladesh

2.0

6

1.7 - 2.2

156

Chad

2.0

6

1.8 - 2.3

156

Congo, Democratic Republic

2.0

4

1.8 - 2.2

156

Sudan

2.0

4

1.8 - 2.2

160

Guinea

1.9

3

1.7 - 2.1

160

Iraq

1.9

3

1.6 - 2.1

160

Myanmar

1.9

3

1.8 - 2.3

163

Haiti

1.8

3

1.7 - 1.8