The Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) project reports aggregate and individual governance indicators for 212 countries and territories over the period 1996–2006, for six dimensions of governance: 1.Voice and Accountability 2.Political Stability and Absence of Violence 3.Government Effectiveness 4.Regulatory Quality 5.Rule of Law 6.Control of Corruption http://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi2007/

2. 0.14 1.31 90.3 2006 12 JAPAN 21 0.33 1.37 90.8 2006 2 BAHAMAS 20 0.16 1.4 91.3 2006 10 BELGIUM 19 0.15 1.44 91.7 2006 11 FRANCE 18 0.16 1.6 92.2 2006 10 IRELAND 17 0.14 1.71 92.7 2006 11 HONG KONG 16 0.15 1.78 93.2 2006 11 GERMANY 15 0.15 1.86 93.7 2006 11 UNITED KINGDOM 14 0.15 1.9 94.2 2006 11 CANADA 13 0.15 1.99 94.7 2006 11 AUSTRIA 12 0.16 1.99 95.1 2006 10 AUSTRALIA 11 0.17 2.01 95.6 2006 7 LUXEMBOURG 10 0.15 2.05 96.1 2006 11 NETHERLANDS 9 0.15 2.13 96.6 2006 11 NORWAY 8 0.15 2.19 97.1 2006 11 SWITZERLAND 7 0.15 2.24 97.6 2006 11 SWEDEN 6 0.14 2.3 98.1 2006 12 SINGAPORE 5 0.16 2.38 98.5 2006 9 NEW ZEALAND 4 0.15 2.39 99 2006 11 DENMARK 3 0.16 2.46 99.5 2006 8 ICELAND 2 0.15 2.57 100 2006 11 FINLAND 1 (-2.5 to +2.5) (0-100) Standard Error Governance Score Percentile Rank Year Sources Country Nº Statistical Table: Control of Corruption, Comparison across selected countries

3. 0.13 0.87 80.1 2006 11 ESTONIA 42 0.25 0.89 80.6 2006 6 BHUTAN 41 0.13 0.92 81.1 2006 11 SLOVENIA 40 0.31 0.96 81.6 2006 2 ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES 39 0.31 0.96 81.6 2006 2 ST. KITTS AND NEVIS 38 0.15 1.11 82.5 2006 11 PORTUGAL 37 0.31 1.13 83 2006 2 ST. LUCIA 36 0.18 1.16 83.5 2006 7 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 35 0.15 1.18 84 2006 11 SPAIN 34 0.21 1.19 84.5 2006 5 MALTA 33 0.25 1.2 85 2006 3 BARBADOS 32 0.39 1.27 85.4 2006 1 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES 31 0.39 1.27 85.4 2006 1 LIECHTENSTEIN 30 0.39 1.27 85.4 2006 1 CAYMAN ISLANDS 29 0.39 1.27 85.4 2006 1 BERMUDA 28 0.39 1.27 85.4 2006 1 ARUBA 27 0.39 1.27 85.4 2006 1 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 26 0.39 1.27 85.4 2006 1 ANGUILLA 25 0.39 1.27 85.4 2006 1 ANDORRA 24 0.15 1.3 89.3 2006 12 UNITED STATES 23 0.15 1.31 89.8 2006 13 CHILE 22 (-2.5 to +2.5) (0-100) Standard Error Governance Score Percentile Rank Year Sources Country Nº Statistical Table: Control of Corruption, Comparison across selected countries

4. 0.14 0.53 70.4 2006 12 TAIWAN 62 0.14 0.56 70.9 2006 16 SOUTH AFRICA 61 0.18 0.58 71.4 2006 8 BAHRAIN 60 0.29 0.59 71.8 2006 3 GRENADA 59 0.76 0.66 72.3 2006 1 COOK ISLANDS 58 0.22 0.66 72.8 2006 6 CAPE VERDE 57 0.31 0.66 73.3 2006 2 DOMINICA 56 0.18 0.67 73.8 2006 7 KUWAIT 55 0.29 0.68 74.3 2006 4 PUERTO RICO 54 0.2 0.71 74.8 2006 6 OMAN 53 0.17 0.8 75.2 2006 10 URUGUAY 52 0.39 0.8 75.7 2006 1 VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.) 51 0.39 0.8 75.7 2006 1 REUNION 50 0.39 0.8 75.7 2006 1 MARTINIQUE 49 0.39 0.8 75.7 2006 1 GUAM 48 0.39 0.8 75.7 2006 1 FRENCH GUIANA 47 0.17 0.81 78.2 2006 11 BOTSWANA 46 0.2 0.83 78.6 2006 7 QATAR 45 0.19 0.83 79.1 2006 7 CYPRUS 44 0.15 0.83 79.6 2006 11 ISRAEL 43 (-2.5 to +2.5) (0-100) Standard Error Governance Score Percentile Rank Year Sources Country Nº Statistical Table: Control of Corruption, Comparison across selected countries

5. 0.12 0.14 60.2 2006 14 POLAND 83 0.23 0.14 60.7 2006 5 SEYCHELLES 82 0.17 0.16 61.2 2006 9 NAMIBIA 81 0.2 0.18 61.7 2006 7 SAUDI ARABIA 80 0.16 0.2 62.1 2006 11 TUNISIA 79 0.3 0.2 62.6 2006 3 VANUATU 78 0.3 0.22 63.1 2006 3 SAMOA 77 0.33 0.24 63.6 2006 2 BRUNEI 76 0.15 0.31 64.1 2006 11 ITALY 75 0.14 0.31 64.6 2006 13 KOREA, SOUTH 74 0.39 0.33 65 2006 1 AMERICAN SAMOA 73 0.12 0.35 65.5 2006 12 SLOVAKIA 72 0.12 0.36 66 2006 13 CZECH REPUBLIC 71 0.17 0.37 66.5 2006 8 MAURITIUS 70 0.16 0.37 67 2006 11 COSTA RICA 69 0.15 0.38 67.5 2006 12 JORDAN 68 0.13 0.38 68 2006 15 MALAYSIA 67 0.13 0.38 68.4 2006 11 LATVIA 66 0.15 0.39 68.9 2006 11 GREECE 65 0.28 0.41 69.4 2006 2 MACAO 64 0.12 0.51 69.9 2006 13 HUNGARY 63 (-2.5 to +2.5) (0-100) Standard Error Governance Score Percentile Rank Year Sources Country Nº Statistical Table: Control of Corruption, Comparison across selected countries

6. 0.43 -0.27 50 2006 2 MICRONESIA 104 0.13 -0.26 50.5 2006 15 THAILAND 103 0.2 -0.26 51 2006 6 CUBA 102 0.17 -0.25 51.5 2006 11 MADAGASCAR 101 0.14 -0.22 51.9 2006 15 COLOMBIA 100 0.22 -0.21 52.4 2006 5 SURINAME 99 0.13 -0.21 52.9 2006 15 INDIA 98 0.12 -0.18 53.4 2006 15 ROMANIA 97 0.19 -0.18 53.9 2006 9 EL SALVADOR 96 0.22 -0.17 54.4 2006 7 ERITREA 95 0.17 -0.15 54.9 2006 9 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 94 0.17 -0.12 55.3 2006 12 GHANA 93 0.23 -0.12 55.8 2006 7 RWANDA 92 0.37 -0.07 56.3 2006 2 TUVALU 91 0.16 -0.06 56.8 2006 13 MOROCCO 90 0.12 -0.05 57.3 2006 14 BULGARIA 89 0.18 -0.05 57.8 2006 9 LESOTHO 88 0.12 -0.02 58.3 2006 13 CROATIA 87 0.14 0.06 58.7 2006 15 TURKEY 86 0.3 0.08 59.2 2006 3 KIRIBATI 85 0.14 0.11 59.7 2006 10 LITHUANIA 84 (-2.5 to +2.5) (0-100) Standard Error Governance Score Percentile Rank Year Sources Country Nº Statistical Table: Control of Corruption, Comparison across selected countries

7. 0.21 -0.47 40.3 2006 8 SWAZILAND 124 0.15 -0.47 40.8 2006 14 ARGENTINA 123 0.17 -0.44 41.3 2006 11 BURKINA FASO 122 0.17 -0.42 41.7 2006 13 SENEGAL 121 0.16 -0.41 42.2 2006 13 EGYPT 120 0.16 -0.39 42.7 2006 10 ALGERIA 119 0.15 -0.37 43.2 2006 14 TANZANIA 118 0.14 -0.37 43.7 2006 11 MACEDONIA 117 0.17 -0.36 44.2 2006 9 JAMAICA 116 0.13 -0.36 44.7 2006 13 GEORGIA 115 0.16 -0.35 45.1 2006 14 PERU 114 0.29 -0.35 45.6 2006 3 FIJI 113 0.14 -0.35 46.1 2006 12 SERBIA 112 0.14 -0.35 46.6 2006 15 MEXICO 111 0.15 -0.33 47.1 2006 14 BRAZIL 110 0.14 -0.32 47.6 2006 10 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA 109 0.23 -0.3 48.1 2006 5 BELIZE 108 0.16 -0.29 48.5 2006 12 SRI LANKA 107 0.3 -0.29 49 2006 3 SOLOMON ISLANDS 106 0.16 -0.28 49.5 2006 12 PANAMA 105 (-2.5 to +2.5) (0-100) Standard Error Governance Score Percentile Rank Year Sources Country Nº Statistical Table: Control of Corruption, Comparison across selected countries

8. 0.13 -0.65 30.1 2006 13 MOLDOVA 145 0.19 -0.64 30.6 2006 7 GAMBIA 144 0.16 -0.64 31.1 2006 13 BOLIVIA 143 0.21 -0.63 31.6 2006 3 KOSOVO 142 0.19 -0.61 32 2006 8 GUYANA 141 0.19 -0.6 32.5 2006 9 MAURITANIA 140 0.18 -0.6 33 2006 11 YEMEN 139 0.18 -0.59 33.5 2006 11 IRAN 138 0.16 -0.59 34 2006 12 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 137 0.27 -0.59 34.5 2006 4 COMOROS 136 0.13 -0.58 35 2006 15 ARMENIA 135 0.15 -0.57 35.4 2006 14 MOZAMBIQUE 134 0.18 -0.57 35.9 2006 10 LEBANON 133 0.18 -0.56 36.4 2006 10 MALI 132 0.18 -0.55 36.9 2006 11 ETHIOPIA 131 0.19 -0.54 37.4 2006 8 MONGOLIA 130 0.14 -0.53 37.9 2006 13 CHINA 129 0.43 -0.53 38.3 2006 2 MARSHALL ISLANDS 128 0.23 -0.53 38.8 2006 5 SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE 127 0.28 -0.51 39.3 2006 4 MALDIVES 126 0.15 -0.48 39.8 2006 8 MONTENEGRO 125 (-2.5 to +2.5) (0-100) Standard Error Governance Score Percentile Rank Year Sources Country Nº Statistical Table: Control of Corruption, Comparison across selected countries

9. 0.3 -0.85 20.4 2006 4 LIBERIA 165 0.17 -0.84 20.9 2006 10 GABON 164 0.15 -0.84 21.4 2006 9 BELARUS 163 0.18 -0.81 21.8 2006 10 BENIN 162 0.16 -0.78 22.3 2006 12 HONDURAS 161 0.15 -0.78 22.8 2006 13 ZAMBIA 160 0.13 -0.77 23.3 2006 17 INDONESIA 159 0.18 -0.76 23.8 2006 12 NICARAGUA 158 0.12 -0.76 24.3 2006 16 RUSSIA 157 0.16 -0.75 24.8 2006 12 ECUADOR 156 0.17 -0.75 25.2 2006 12 NEPAL 155 0.15 -0.74 25.7 2006 13 MALAWI 154 0.15 -0.71 26.2 2006 14 UGANDA 153 0.16 -0.7 26.7 2006 13 GUATEMALA 152 0.13 -0.69 27.2 2006 16 PHILIPPINES 151 0.13 -0.67 27.7 2006 14 UKRAINE 150 0.14 -0.67 28.2 2006 11 ALBANIA 149 0.27 -0.67 28.6 2006 4 DJIBOUTI 148 0.15 -0.66 29.1 2006 15 VIETNAM 147 0.18 -0.66 29.6 2006 9 SYRIA 146 (-2.5 to +2.5) (0-100) Standard Error Governance Score Percentile Rank Year Sources Country Nº Statistical Table: Control of Corruption, Comparison across selected countries

10. 0.13 -1.09 10.2 2006 14 KYRGYZSTAN 186 0.32 -1.09 10.7 2006 3 WEST BANK/GAZA 185 0.18 -1.08 11.2 2006 9 BURUNDI 184 0.26 -1.06 11.7 2006 4 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 183 0.17 -1.06 12.1 2006 10 CONGO 182 0.14 -1.05 12.6 2006 15 VENEZUELA 181 0.19 -1.05 13.1 2006 9 LAOS 180 0.16 -1.02 13.6 2006 12 PARAGUAY 179 0.14 -1.02 14.1 2006 11 UZBEKISTAN 178 0.19 -1 14.6 2006 9 TOGO 177 0.13 -0.99 15 2006 15 AZERBAIJAN 176 0.24 -0.99 15.5 2006 5 GUINEA-BISSAU 175 0.15 -0.97 16 2006 15 KENYA 174 0.21 -0.97 16.5 2006 8 NIGER 173 0.2 -0.96 17 2006 8 GUINEA 172 0.17 -0.94 17.5 2006 11 CAMEROON 171 0.16 -0.93 18 2006 15 PAKISTAN 170 0.13 -0.92 18.4 2006 14 KAZAKHSTAN 169 0.14 -0.91 18.9 2006 13 TAJIKISTAN 168 0.2 -0.89 19.4 2006 7 LIBYA 167 0.23 -0.89 19.9 2006 5 TIMOR-LESTE 166 (-2.5 to +2.5) (0-100) Standard Error Governance Score Percentile Rank Year Sources Country Nº Statistical Table: Control of Corruption, Comparison across selected countries

11. 0.3 -1.77 0 2006 3 SOMALIA 207 0.26 -1.69 0.5 2006 4 KOREA, NORTH 206 0.22 -1.68 1 2006 6 MYANMAR 205 0.22 -1.53 1.5 2006 6 EQUATORIAL GUINEA 204 0.23 -1.47 1.9 2006 7 AFGHANISTAN 203 0.22 -1.47 2.4 2006 6 HAITI 202 0.17 -1.43 2.9 2006 10 CONGO, DEM. REP. 201 0.2 -1.4 3.4 2006 6 IRAQ 200 0.15 -1.36 3.9 2006 14 ZIMBABWE 199 0.57 -1.33 4.4 2006 1 NEW CALEDONIA 198 0.16 -1.29 4.9 2006 12 BANGLADESH 197 0.3 -1.29 5.3 2006 3 TONGA 196 0.15 -1.29 5.8 2006 15 NIGERIA 195 0.15 -1.28 6.3 2006 7 TURKMENISTAN 194 0.22 -1.22 6.8 2006 9 SIERRA LEONE 193 0.17 -1.19 7.3 2006 10 CAMBODIA 192 0.19 -1.18 7.8 2006 8 CHAD 191 0.2 -1.16 8.3 2006 7 COTE D'IVOIRE 190 0.16 -1.14 8.7 2006 12 ANGOLA 189 0.18 -1.13 9.2 2006 9 PAPUA NEW GUINEA 188 0.2 -1.12 9.7 2006 9 SUDAN 187 (-2.5 to +2.5) (0-100) Standard Error Governance Score Percentile Rank Year Sources Country Nº Statistical Table: Control of Corruption, Comparison across selected countries

12. N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A NORFOLK ISLAND 232 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A NIUE 231 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A NAURU 230 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A MYANMAR (BURMA) 229 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A MONTSERRAT 228 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A MONACO 227 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A MAYOTTE 226 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A JOHNSTON ISLAND 225 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A ISLE OF MAN 224 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A GUADELOUPE 223 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A GREENLAND 222 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A GIBRALTAR 221 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A GERMANY, FORMER FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF 220 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, FORMER 219 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A GAZA 218 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A FRENCH POLYNESIA 217 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A FALKLAND ISLANDS 216 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A FAEROE ISLANDS 215 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A CZECHOSLOVAKIA, FORMER 214 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS 213 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A CHRISTMAS ISLAND (AUSTRALIA) 212 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A CHANNEL ISLANDS 211 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A CANTON AND ENDERBURY ISLANDS 210 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 209 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A BELGIUM-LUXEMBOURG 208 (-2.5 to +2.5) (0-100) Standard Error Governance Score Percentile Rank Year Sources Country Nº Statistical Table: Control of Corruption, Comparison across selected countries

13. N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A YUGOSLAVIA, FORMER SOC. FED. REPUBLIC OF 250 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A YEMEN, FORMER PEOPLE'S DEM. REPUBLIC OF 249 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A YEMEN, FORMER ARAB REPUBLIC OF 248 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A WINDWARD ISLANDS 247 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A WESTERN SAMOA 246 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A WESTERN SAHARA 245 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A WALLIS AND FUTUNA 244 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A VIET NAM (FORMER SOUTH) 243 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A VIET NAM (FORMER NORTH) 242 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A U.S.S.R. 241 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS 240 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A TOKELAU 239 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON 238 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A ST. HELENA 237 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A SAN MARINO 236 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A RHODESIA-NYASALAND 235 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A PANAMA CANAL ZONE 234 N/A N/A N/A 2006 N/A PALAU 233 (-2.5 to +2.5) (0-100) Standard Error Governance Score Percentile Rank Year Sources Country Nº Statistical Table: Control of Corruption, Comparison across selected countries