country
rank

country

2007 CPI
score

surveys
used

confidence range

1

Denmark

9.4

6

9.2 - 9.6

1

Finland

9.4

6

9.2 - 9.6

1

New Zealand

9.4

6

9.2 - 9.6

4

Singapore

9.3

9

9.0 - 9.5

4

Sweden

9.3

6

9.1 - 9.4

6

Iceland

9.2

6

8.3 - 9.6

7

Netherlands

9.0

6

8.8 - 9.2

7

Switzerland

9.0

6

8.8 - 9.2

9

Canada

8.7

6

8.3 - 9.1

9

Norway

8.7

6

8.0 - 9.2

11

Australia

8.6

8

8.1 - 9.0

12

Luxembourg

8.4

5

7.7 - 8.7

12

United Kingdom

8.4

6

7.9 - 8.9

14

Hong Kong

8.3

8

7.6 - 8.8

15

Austria

8.1

6

7.5 - 8.7

16

Germany

7.8

6

7.3 - 8.4

17

Ireland

7.5

6

7.3 - 7.7

17

Japan

7.5

8

7.1 - 8.0

19

France

7.3

6

6.9 - 7.8

20

USA

7.2

8

6.5 - 7.6

21

Belgium

7.1

6

7.1 - 7.1

22

Chile

7.0

7

6.5 - 7.4

23

Barbados

6.9

4

6.6 - 7.1

24

Saint Lucia

6.8

3

6.1 - 7.1

25

Spain

6.7

6

6.2 - 7.0

25

Uruguay

6.7

5

6.4 - 7.0

27

Slovenia

6.6

8

6.1 - 6.9

28

Estonia

6.5

8

6.0 -7.0

28

Portugal

6.5

6

5.8 - 7.2

30

Israel

6.1

6

5.6 - 6.7

30

Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines

6.1

3

4.0 - 7.1

32

Qatar

6.0

4

5.4 - 6.4

33

Malta

5.8

4

5.3 - 6.2

34

Macau

5.7

4

4.7 - 6.4

34

Taiwan

5.7

9

5.4 - 6.1

34

United Arab Emirates

5.7

5

4.8 - 6.5

37

Dominica

5.6

3

4.0 - 6.1

38

Botswana

5.4

7

4.8 - 6.1

39

Cyprus

5.3

3

5.1 - 5.5

39

Hungary

5.3

8

4.9 - 5.5

41

Czech Republik

5.2

8

4.9 - 5.8

41

Italy

5.2

6

4.7 - 5.7

43

Malaysia

5.1

9

4.5 - 5.7

43

South Africa

5.1

9

4.9 - 5.5

43

South Korea

5.1

9

4.7 - 5.5

46

Bahrain

5.0

5

4.2 - 5.7

46

Bhutan

5.0

5

4.1 - 5.7

46

Costa Rica

5.0

5

4.7 - 5.3

49

Cape Verde

4.9

3

3.4 - 5.5

49

Slovakia

4.9

8

4.5 - 5.2

51

Latvia

4.8

6

4.4 - 5.1

51

Lithuania

4.8

7

4.4 - 5.3

53

Jordan

4.7

7

3.8 - 5.6

53

Mauritius

4.7

6

4.1 - 5.7

53

Oman

4.7

4

3.9 - 5.3

56

Greece

4.6

6

4.3 - 5.0

57

Namibia

4.5

7

3.9 - 5.2

57

Samoa

4.5

3

3.4 - 5.5

57

Seychelles

4.5

4

2.9 - 5.7

60

Kuweit

4.3

5

3.3 - 5.1

61

Cuba

4.2

4

3.5 - 4.7

61

Poland

4.2

8

3.6 - 4.9

61

Tunesia

4.2

6

3.4 - 4.8

64

Bulgaria

4.1

8

3.6 - 4.8

64

Croatia

4.1

8

3.6 - 4.5

64

Turkey

4.1

7

3.8 - 4.5

67

El Salvador

4.0

5

3.2 - 4.6

68

Colombia

3.8

7

3.4 - 4.3

69

Ghana

3.7

7

3.5 - 3.9

69

Romania

3.7

8

3.4 - 4.1

71

Senegal

3.6

7

3.2 - 4.2

72

Brazil

3.5

7

3.2 - 4.0

72

China

3.5

9

3.0 - 4.2

72

India

3.5

10

3.3 - 3.7

72

Mexico

3.5

7

3.3 - 3.8

72

Morocco

3.5

7

3.0 - 4.2

72

Peru

3.5

5

3.4 - 3.7

72

Suriname

3.5

4

3.0 - 3.9

79

Georgia

3.4

6

2.9 - 4.3

79

Grenada

3.4

3

2.0 - 4.1

79

Saudi Arabia

3.4

4

2.7 - 3.9

79

Serbia

3.4

6

3.0 - 4.0

79

Trinidad and Tobago

3.4

4

2.7 - 3.9

84

Bosnia and Herzegovina

3.3

7

2.9 - 3.7

84

Gabon

3.3

5

3.0 - 3.5

84

Jamaica

3.3

5

3.1 - 3.4

84

Kiribati

3.3

3

2.4 - 3.9

84

Lesotho

3.3

6

3.1 - 3.5

84

FYR Macedonia

3.3

6

2.9 - 3.8

84

Maldives

3.3

4

2.3 - 4.3

84

Montenegro

3.3

4

2.4 - 4.0

84

Swaziland

3.3

5

2.6 - 4.2

84

Thailand

3.3

9

2.9 - 3.7

94

Madagascar

3.2

7

2.5 - 3.9

94

Panama

3.2

5

2.8 - 3.4

94

Sri Lanka

3.2

7

2.9 - 3.5

94

Tanzania

3.2

8

2.9 - 3.4

98

Vanuatu

3.1

3

2.4 - 3.7

99

Algeria

3.0

6

2.7 - 3.2

99

Armenia

3.0

7

2.8 - 3.2

99

Belize

3.0

3

2.0 - 3.7

99

Dominican Republic

3.0

5

2.8 - 3.3

99

Lebanon

3.0

4

2.2 - 3.6

99

Mongolia

3.0

6

2.6 - 3.3

105

Albania

2.9

6

2.6 - 3.1

105

Argentina

2.9

7

2.6 - 3.2

105

Bolivia

2.9

6

2.7 - 3.2

105

Burkina Faso

2.9

7

2.6 - 3.4

105

Djibouti

2.9

3

2.2 - 3.4

105

Egypt

2.9

7

2.6 - 3.3

111

Eritrea

2.8

5

2.1 - 3.5

111

Guatemala

2.8

5

2.4 - 3.2

111

Moldovaa

2.8

7

2.5 - 3.3

111

Mozambique

2.8

8

2.5 - 3.1

111

Rwanda

2.8

5

2.3 - 3.3

111

Solomon Islands

2.8

3

2.4 - 3.1

111

Uganda

2.8

8

2.5 - 3.0

118

Benin

2.7

7

2.3 - 3.2

118

Malawi

2.7

8

2.4 - 3.0

118

Mali

2.7

8

2.4 - 3.0

118

Sao Tome and Principe

2.7

3

2.4 - 3.0

118

Ukraine

2.7

7

2.4 - 3.0

123

Comoros

2.6

3

2.2 - 3.0

123

Guyana

2.6

4

2.3 - 2.7

123

Mauritania

2.6

6

2.0 - 3.3

123

Nicaragua

2.6

6

2.3 - 2.7

123

Niger

2.6

7

2.3 - 2.9

123

Timor-Leste

2.6

3

2.5 - 2.6

123

Viet Nam

2.6

9

2.4 - 2.9

123

Zambia

2.6

8

2.3 - 2.9

131

Burundi

2.5

7

2.0 - 3.0

131

Honduras

2.5

6

2.3 - 2.6

131

Iran

2.5

4

2.0 - 3.0

131

Libya

2.5

4

2.1 - 2.6

131

Nepal

2.5

7

2.3 - 2.7

131

Philippines

2.5

9

2.3 - 2.7

131

Yemen

2.5

5

2.1 - 3.0

138

Cameroon

2.4

8

2.1 - 2.7

138

Ethiopia

2.4

8

2.1 - 2.7

138

Pakistan

2.4

7

2.0 - 2.8

138

Paraguay

2.4

5

2.1 - 2.6

138

Syria

2.4

4

1.7 - 2.9

143

Gambia

2.3

6

2.0 - 2.6

143

Indonesia

2.3

11

2.1 - 2.4

143

Russia

2.3

8

2.1 - 2.6

143

Togo

2.3

5

1.9 - 2.8

147

Angola

2.2

7

1.8 - 2.4

147

Guinea-Bissau

2.2

3

2.0 - 2.3

147

Nigeria

2.2

8

2.0 - 2.4

150

Azerbaijan

2.1

8

1.9 - 2.3

150

Belarus

2.1

5

1.7 - 2.6

150

Congo, Republic

2.1

6

2.0 - 2.2

150

Cote d'Ivoire

2.1

6

1.7 - 2.6

150

Ecuador

2.1

5

2.0 - 2.3

150

Kazakhstan

2.1

6

1.7 - 2.5

150

Kenya

2.1

8

1.9 - 2.3

150

Kyrgyzstan

2.1

7

2.0 - 2.2

150

Liberia

2.1

4

1.8 - 2.4

150

Sierra Leone

2.1

5

2.0 - 2.2

150

Tajikistan

2.1

8

1.9 - 2.3

150

Zimbabwe

2.1

8

1.8 - 2.4

162

Bangladesh

2.0

7

1.8 - 2.3

162

Cambodia

2.0

7

1.8 - 2.1

162

Central African Republic

2.0

5

1.8 - 2.3

162

Papua New Guinea

2.0

6

1.7 - 2.3

162

Turkmenistan

2.0

5

1.8 - 2.3

162

Venezuela

2.0

7

1.9 - 2.1

168

Congo, Democratic Republic

1.9

6

1.8 - 2.1

168

Equatorial Guinea

1.9

4

1.7 - 2.0

168

Guinea

1.9

6

1.4 - 2.6

168

Laos

1.9

6

1.7 - 2.2

172

Afghanistan

1.8

4

1.4 - 2.0

172

Chad

1.8

7

1.7 - 1.9

172

Sudan

1.8

6

1.6 - 1.9

175

Tonga

1.7

3

1.5 - 1.8

175

Uzbekistan

1.7

7

1.6 - 1.9

177

Haiti

1.6

4

1.3 - 1.8

178

Iraq

1.5

4

1.3 - 1.7

179

Myanmar

1.4

4

1.1 - 1.7

179

Somalia

1.4

4

1.1 - 1.7