Corruption Perceptions Index scores range from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). The dataset contains CPI scores and rankings for countries and territories, published by Transparency International. It reflects perceived levels of public sector corruption based on assessments by experts and business executives.
Use Cases
- Benchmarking national corruption levels based on CPI scores.
- Analyzing trends in public sector integrity over time using the index rankings.
- Correlating perceived corruption with other socioeconomic indicators mentioned in the description.
Strengths
- Scores are on a defined 0 to 100 scale, allowing for standardized 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.
- Freshness should be verified as the last update is listed as 2026-05-21.
Provenance
- Source
- Transparency International
- Collection Method
- Assessments by experts and business executives.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-21 18:56:30.120195
- Geography
- Countries and territories globally.