CORRUPTION INDEX
Ranking countries in the region
Region: Asia & the Pacific
| Country | Corruption Index | Global Rank |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 88.0 | 1 |
| Singapore | 85.0 | 4 |
| Hong Kong | 76.0 | 12 |
| Australia | 73.0 | 18 |
| Japan | 73.0 | 18 |
| Bhutan | 68.0 | 25 |
| Taiwan | 68.0 | 25 |
| Korea, South | 62.0 | 32 |
| Fiji | 55.0 | 45 |
| Malaysia | 48.0 | 62 |
| China | 45.0 | 66 |
| Vanuatu | 45.0 | 66 |
| Solomon Islands | 43.0 | 73 |
| Timor-Leste | 41.0 | 82 |
| India | 40.0 | 85 |
| Maldives | 40.0 | 85 |
| Vietnam | 39.0 | 87 |
| Indonesia | 38.0 | 96 |
| Sri Lanka | 37.0 | 102 |
| Mongolia | 35.0 | 110 |
| Thailand | 35.0 | 110 |
| Nepal | 33.0 | 117 |
| Philippines | 33.0 | 117 |
| Papua New Guinea | 31.0 | 124 |
| Laos | 30.0 | 128 |
| Myanmar | 28.0 | 140 |
| Pakistan | 28.0 | 140 |
| Bangladesh | 26.0 | 147 |
| Cambodia | 23.0 | 157 |
| Afghanistan | 16.0 | 174 |
| Korea, North | 16.0 | 174 |
Source: Transparency International – www.transparency.org.
The data
The Corruption Perceptions Index 2021 ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption according to experts and business people. The Index is based on 13 surveys, expert assessments and other data sources to measure public sector corruption. A scale of 0 to 100 is used, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean.