Transparency International publishes scores and rankings reflecting perceived public sector corruption. Scores range from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean), based on assessments by experts and business executives. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-21.
Use Cases
- Rank countries by perceived corruption levels based on the published CPI scores.
- Analyze trends in public sector corruption over time using the index's historical data.
- Correlate corruption perceptions with other socio-economic indicators mentioned in the description.
Strengths
- Scores are standardized on a 0 to 100 scale, enabling direct comparison.
- Data is published by Transparency International, a recognized authority on corruption metrics.
- The dataset includes both scores and rankings for countries and territories.
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 dated 2026-05-21.
Provenance
- Source
- Transparency International
- Collection Method
- Assessments by experts and business executives.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-21 18:57:53.272112
- Geography
- Countries and territories worldwide