Corruption Perceptions Index scores and rankings for countries and territories, published by Transparency International. Scores range from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean), reflecting perceived levels of public sector corruption. The dataset is licensed under CC-BY-4.0 and was last updated on 2026-05-21.
Use Cases
- Compare perceived corruption levels between countries based on the published CPI scores.
- Analyze trends in public sector corruption over time using the index rankings.
- Model the relationship between corruption perceptions and 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 clearly stated as 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 for large-scale analysis.
- Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is 2026-05-21 18:57:50.091254.
Provenance
- Source
- Transparency International
- Collection Method
- Assessments by experts and business executives, as described.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-21 18:57:50.091254
- Geography
- Countries and territories worldwide