Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) by country
Control of Corruption (CC) captures perceptions of the extent to which public power is used for private gain, including both petty and grand corruption, as well as capture of the state by elites and private interests. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e....
What the numbers show
Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 2.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Denmark; the lowest is -2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is -0.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, and the mean is -0.027 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Over the past decade 106 countries rose and 97 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 15,039.2%), and the largest decrease in Tunisia (down 1,860.0%).
Control of Corruption - Governance estimate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 2.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 2 | Finland | 2.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 2.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 4 | Switzerland | 2.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 5 | Singapore | 1.97 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 6 | Sweden | 1.97 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 7 | Norway | 1.96 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 8 | New Zealand | 1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 9 | Netherlands | 1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 10 | Australia | 1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 11 | Iceland | 1.83 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 12 | Monaco | 1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 13 | Germany | 1.77 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 14 | Liechtenstein | 1.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 15 | Estonia | 1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 16 | Canada | 1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 17 | Ireland | 1.57 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 18 | Hong Kong | 1.57 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 19 | Uruguay | 1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 21 | Greenland | 1.48 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 22 | Bhutan | 1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 23 | Belgium | 1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 24 | Japan | 1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 26 | Bahamas | 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 27 | Seychelles | 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 161.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Barbados | 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 26.3% | falling |
| 29 | France | 1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 30 | Brunei | 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 31 | American Samoa | 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Bermuda | 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 31 | Guam | 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 31 | San Marino | 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates | 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 36 | Chile | 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 37 | United States | 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 38 | Lithuania | 0.9928 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 39 | Cape Verde | 0.9408 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 40 | Czechia | 0.9311 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 82.9% | rising |
| 41 | Aruba | 0.8688 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 42 | Israel | 0.8533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 43 | South Korea | 0.8496 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 44 | Latvia | 0.8251 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 62.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Portugal | 0.8242 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 46 | Poland | 0.7941 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 47 | Qatar | 0.7548 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 0.7528 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 400.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Spain | 0.7146 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 50 | Micronesia (country) | 0.708 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.705 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 16.5% | falling |
| 52 | Samoa | 0.6881 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 288.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Costa Rica | 0.6792 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 54 | Slovenia | 0.6743 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 55 | Botswana | 0.6311 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 56 | Rwanda | 0.6255 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Cayman Islands | 0.6045 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 58 | Tuvalu | 0.5787 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1,362.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Macao | 0.5734 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Fiji | 0.5627 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Italy | 0.5532 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 4,108.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Dominica | 0.533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 63 | Cyprus | 0.5325 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 64 | Oman | 0.5072 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 4,254.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Nauru | 0.5049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 308.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Palau | 0.5049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 308.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Malaysia | 0.4984 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Grenada | 0.479 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 98.4% | falling |
| 69 | Saint Lucia | 0.4493 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Puerto Rico | 0.3977 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Marshall Islands | 0.3907 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 442.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Georgia | 0.3811 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Kiribati | 0.3746 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 74 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.3481 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 517.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Mauritius | 0.3405 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 76 | Greece | 0.2997 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 15,039.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.2844 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Jordan | 0.2722 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 189.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Malta | 0.2668 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 67.1% | falling |
| 80 | Bahrain | 0.2541 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1,342.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Kuwait | 0.2183 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 180.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.1842 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 328.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Croatia | 0.1487 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Armenia | 0.1447 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 122.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Namibia | 0.1265 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Senegal | 0.113 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 217.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Slovakia | 0.1108 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 88 | China | 0.0887 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 129.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Hungary | 0.0394 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Romania | 0.026 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 111.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Montenegro | -0.0594 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | -0.0671 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 92.0% | rising |
| 93 | United States Virgin Islands | -0.0719 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 113.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Jamaica | -0.0963 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Solomon Islands | -0.1401 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Vanuatu | -0.1506 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 131.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Belize | -0.1604 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 98 | South Africa | -0.1918 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 1,233.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Ghana | -0.1935 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Tunisia | -0.2202 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 1,860.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Cuba | -0.2263 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 177.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Bulgaria | -0.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Benin | -0.2407 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Vietnam | -0.2517 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 105 | Burkina Faso | -0.2526 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 43.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Dominican Republic | -0.2655 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 64.9% | flat |
| 108 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.285 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 109 | Moldova | -0.2916 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 110 | Colombia | -0.2937 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 111 | Tanzania | -0.2941 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 112 | India | -0.2953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 113 | Lesotho | -0.3024 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 342.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Argentina | -0.3257 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 115 | North Macedonia | -0.3292 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 126.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Gambia | -0.3342 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 62.5% | falling |
| 117 | Maldives | -0.336 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.3398 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Guyana | -0.3469 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 42.3% | falling |
| 120 | Suriname | -0.3769 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 121 | East Timor | -0.3775 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 41.9% | falling |
| 122 | Sri Lanka | -0.3848 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Tonga | -0.3992 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Brazil | -0.4089 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Albania | -0.4208 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 126 | Ethiopia | -0.4379 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 127 | Zambia | -0.4568 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 128 | Mongolia | -0.486 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.5129 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 130 | Morocco | -0.5187 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 131 | Thailand | -0.5273 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 132 | Indonesia | -0.5446 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 133 | Panama | -0.5541 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 134 | Serbia | -0.5608 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 153.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Turkey | -0.5632 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 417.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Palestine | -0.5708 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 137 | El Salvador | -0.5766 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 138 | Philippines | -0.5766 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 139 | Belarus | -0.5781 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 279.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Algeria | -0.5934 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 141 | Niger | -0.6169 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 39.1% | rising |
| 142 | Angola | -0.6226 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 143 | Nepal | -0.6326 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 24.9% | falling |
| 144 | Malawi | -0.6487 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 20.9% | falling |
| 145 | Togo | -0.6634 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 146 | Ukraine | -0.6724 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 147 | Sierra Leone | -0.7023 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 148 | Peru | -0.7204 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 149 | Uzbekistan | -0.7543 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 150 | Azerbaijan | -0.7751 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 151 | Ecuador | -0.7757 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 152 | Eswatini | -0.7852 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 176.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Papua New Guinea | -0.7974 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 18.2% | flat |
| 154 | Kenya | -0.8018 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 155 | Egypt | -0.827 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 156 | Djibouti | -0.8908 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 157 | Russia | -0.8911 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 158 | Mauritania | -0.9337 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 159 | Gabon | -0.9368 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 160 | Mexico | -0.9409 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 161 | Guatemala | -0.9483 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 162 | Laos | -0.9799 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 163 | Mali | -0.9809 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 164 | Bolivia | -0.9976 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 165 | Madagascar | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Paraguay | -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 167 | Liberia | -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 168 | Mozambique | -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 169 | Pakistan | -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 170 | Bangladesh | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 171 | Nigeria | -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 172 | Uganda | -1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 173 | Kyrgyzstan | -1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 174 | Comoros | -1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 175 | Iran | -1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 176 | Guinea | -1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 177 | Iraq | -1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 178 | Tajikistan | -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 179 | Cameroon | -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 180 | Cambodia | -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 181 | Honduras | -1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 28.9% | flat |
| 182 | Zimbabwe | -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 183 | Myanmar | -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 184 | Turkmenistan | -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 185 | Lebanon | -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 186 | Afghanistan | -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 187 | Central African Republic | -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 188 | Guinea-Bissau | -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 189 | Chad | -1.39 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 190 | Congo | -1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 191 | Nicaragua | -1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 192 | Burundi | -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 193 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 194 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -1.52 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 195 | Libya | -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 196 | Haiti | -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 197 | North Korea | -1.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 198 | Sudan | -1.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 199 | Venezuela | -1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 200 | Eritrea | -1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 201 | Yemen | -1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 202 | Syria | -1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 203 | Somalia | -1.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 204 | South Sudan | -2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo -0.2547 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
About this data
Control of Corruption (CC) captures perceptions of the extent to which public power is used for private gain, including both petty and grand corruption, as well as capture of the state by elites and private interests. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.