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 was last updated on 2026-05-21.
Use Cases
- Benchmarking national governance based on CPI scores and rankings.
- Analyzing trends in public sector corruption perceptions over time.
- Correlating perceived corruption levels with other socio-economic indicators.
Strengths
- Scores are based on a defined 0-100 scale, allowing for clear ordinal comparison.
- Data is published by Transparency International, a recognized authority on corruption research.
- The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-21, suggesting recent data.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic or source bias inherent to the underlying expert assessments.
Provenance
- Source
- Transparency International
- Collection Method
- Assessments by experts and business executives.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-21 18:58:32.013533
- Geography
- Countries and territories