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. Scores reflect perceived levels of public sector corruption based on expert and business executive assessments.
Use Cases
- Analyzing global corruption trends based on country scores and rankings
- Comparing perceived public sector corruption levels between countries
- Correlating governance indicators with other socioeconomic development metrics
Strengths
- Scores are on a defined 0-100 scale, enabling standardized comparison
- Data is published by Transparency International, a recognized authority on corruption research
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 18:56:42.672864; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Countries and territories