Corruption Perceptions Index: Top and Bottom 10 Countries in 2025-26 — Where does India rank?

In contrast, the countries with the lowest scores suffer from severely repressed civil societies and high levels of instability.

South Sudan and Somalia, both scoring 9, tied at rank 181. Venezuela ranks slightly higher at 180 with a score of 10, placing these three nations at the bottom of the index.

However, high CPI scores don’t necessarily translate to corruption-free status, with the report noting that the world’s best democracies, like New Zealand (rank: 4, score: 81), Sweden (rank: 6, score: 80), Canada (rank: 16, score: 75), the UK (rank: 20, score: 70), France (rank: 27, score: 66), the US (rank: 29, score: 64), and more, have seen worrying declines as compared to autocracies or flawed democracies.

However, there are some signs of progress, with the report indicating that around 31 countries have substantially lowered their levels of corruption since 2012.

Estonia (rank: 12, score: 76), Bhutan (rank: 18, score: 71), South Korea (rank: 31, score: 63), and more have shown the long-term gains of sustained anti-corruption measures.

Top 10 countries with the lowest perceived corruption in 2025:

Bottom 10 countries with the highest perceived corruption in 2025:

India’s rank on the Corruption Perception Index 2025:

In 2025, India ranked 91st globally on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), scoring 39 out of 100, which is a slight improvement from the previous year

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