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2007 Global Integrity Index

Complete 2007 Results

The Global Integrity Index is an entry point for understanding the relative strengths and weaknesses of key anti-corruption mechanisms across countries. Index scores are never the whole story, however, and we encourage users to explore the more than 300 peer reviewed Integrity Indicators and qualitative Reporter's Notebook for each country. Have thoughts to share on the Index? Join the discussion at the Global Integrity Commons.

By the numbers: below is a breakdown of country performance on the Global Integrity Index: 2007 including estimates of error and changes from the Global Integrity Index: 2006 (where applicable):

Country	Overall Rating	Overall Score	Legal Framework	Practical Implementation	Implementation Gap	Estimated error (+/-)	Change from 2006

Bulgaria	Strong	87	91	80	11	3.0	Improving
United States	Strong	87	90	81	10	0.5	Steady
Latvia	Strong	84	93	76	17	0.2	n/a
Spain	Strong	81	84	74	11	3.3	n/a
Japan	Strong	81	86	74	12	2.4	n/a
Italy	Strong	81	80	77	3	1.9	n/a
Romania	Strong	81	96	65	31	1.2	Declining
Canada	Strong	81	89	70	19	0.7	n/a
Costa Rica	Moderate	79	90	69	21	4.9	n/a
France	Moderate	78	87	68	20	4.3	n/a
India	Moderate	75	88	64	24	1.3	Steady
Argentina	Moderate	75	94	56	38	0.9	Steady
Kazakhstan	Moderate	73	96	52	44	3.7	n/a
Kenya	Moderate	73	82	60	21	1.0	Steady
Malawi	Moderate	72	90	56	34	0.7	n/a
Jordan	Moderate	72	78	66	12	2.4	n/a
Colombia	Moderate	72	91	53	38	2.0	n/a
Uganda	Moderate	70	95	47	48	4.2	Declining
Vanuatu	Weak	70	84	55	29	4.4	n/a
Ecuador	Weak	70	90	53	37	4.8	n/a
Pakistan	Weak	70	92	50	42	3.6	Steady
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Weak	69	86	53	33	0.8	n/a
Peru	Weak	69	87	51	36	3.6	n/a
Ukraine	Weak	68	80	54	25	2.0	n/a
Philippines	Weak	67	86	50	36	2.4	Steady
Thailand	Weak	65	79	50	29	1.6	n/a
Azerbaijan	Weak	65	88	42	46	2.2	Improving
Kyrgyz Republic	Weak	64	87	44	44	1.8	Steady
Russia	Weak	64	85	47	38	1.2	Steady
Bangladesh	Weak	64	79	46	32	1.5	n/a
Mexico	Weak	63	87	39	48	0.4	Steady
Georgia	Weak	63	84	44	39	3.3	Declining
Tanzania	Weak	60	77	43	35	0.3	Steady
Moldova	Weak	60	79	39	39	2.2	n/a
Nepal	Weak	60	73	45	27	2.1	Improving
Mozambique	Very Weak	59	72	40	31	2.1	Steady
Sierra Leone	Very Weak	58	72	42	30	1.0	Steady
Timor-Leste	Very Weak	58	74	45	29	5.3	n/a
Sri Lanka	Very Weak	58	68	44	24	0.1	n/a
Armenia	Very Weak	58	82	34	48	0.8	Steady
China	Very Weak	55	75	34	41	1.8	n/a
Burundi	Very Weak	54	68	36	33	1.9	n/a
Nigeria	Very Weak	54	64	40	24	0.7	Declining
Cameroon	Very Weak	54	72	35	37	5.2	n/a
Egypt	Very Weak	53	66	36	30	1.5	Steady
Tajikistan	Very Weak	53	75	33	42	2.0	Steady
Algeria	Very Weak	47	64	30	34	7.4	n/a
Lebanon	Very Weak	45	51	33	18	2.3	Steady

Global Integrity is grateful to the Legatum Institute for Global Development (www.ligd.org) for its continued support of Global Integrity's work. LIGD is an independent policy, advocacy and advisory organisation within the Legatum group of companies (www.legatum.com). The Institute's mission is to research and promote those principles that drive the creation of global prosperity and the expansion of human liberty and well-being, including the rule of law, transparency, and accountable government as the pillars of a prosperous and free society.

Other generous supporters of the Global Integrity Report: 2007 were: the Australian Agency for International Development, the Wallace Global Fund, and the World Bank.