Australia's Corruption Perceptions Index dataset contains scores and rankings for countries and territories, published by Transparency International. Scores range from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean) and reflect perceived levels of public sector corruption. The data is based on assessments by experts and business executives.
Use Cases
- Rank countries by perceived corruption levels based on the published CPI scores.
- Analyze trends in public sector integrity over time using the index scores.
- Correlate corruption perceptions with other socioeconomic indicators mentioned in the description.
- Benchmark national governance performance against global standards.
Strengths
- Scores are on a defined 0 to 100 scale, allowing for consistent comparison.
- Data is published by Transparency International, a recognized authority on corruption research.
- License is CC-BY-4.0, permitting broad reuse with attribution.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Transparency International
- Collection Method
- Assessments by experts and business executives.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-21 18:56:05.419933; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Global coverage of countries and territories.