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CPI 2021: Corruption, human rights and democracy

News • 25 January 2022

Corruption enables both human rights abuses and democratic decline. In turn, these factors lead to higher levels of corruption, setting off a vicious cycle.

CPI 2019: Eastern Europe & Central Asia

News • 23 January 2020

Eastern Europe and Central Asia is the second-lowest performing region on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), with an average score of 35. Across the region, countries…

CPI 2022 for Sub-Saharan Africa: Corruption compounding multiple crises

News • 31 January 2023

Corruption is damaging crucial enablers of progress – democracy, security and development – across Sub-Saharan Africa.

CPI 2022 for Middle East & North Africa: Corruption fuels ongoing conflict

News • 31 January 2023

As corruption, authoritarianism and insecurity fuel each other, the region is in decline.

CPI 2019: Trouble at the top

News • 23 January 2020

Top scoring countries on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) like Denmark, Switzerland and Iceland are not immune to corruption. While the CPI shows these public sectors to be…

CPI 2020: Western Europe & European Union

News • 28 January 2021

Western Europe and the EU is the highest performing region on the CPI, but is under enormous strain due to COVID-19.

The ABCs of the CPI: How the Corruption Perceptions Index is calculated

News • 20 December 2021

We answer all your questions about the Corruption Perceptions Index.

Corruption Perceptions Index 2013

Publication • 03 December 2013