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Transparency International Global Governance Data
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Explore the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), compiled annually by Transparency International, providing a global overview of perceived levels of public sector corruption. The scores and rankings offer crucial insights into the institutional quality and governance of countries and territories worldwide. The data includes not only the main CPI score but also underlying metrics derived from 12 distinct assessment sources, making it a powerful resource for deep dives into political and economic stability.
Columns
The dataset contains 22 distinct columns detailing various aspects of the corruption index:
- Country / Territory: The name of the specific geographical entity.
- ISO3: The standard ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code.
- Region: The geographic region or economic union the country belongs to.
- CPI score 2023: The primary Corruption Perceptions Index score for the current year.
- Rank: The relative position of the country based on its CPI score.
- Standard error: The statistical error associated with the calculated CPI score.
- Number of sources: The count of assessment sources used to generate the country's CPI score.
- Lower CI / Upper CI: The bounds defining the confidence interval for the CPI score.
- Detailed Assessment Scores: Twelve columns dedicated to scores from contributing external assessments, including those from the African Development Bank CPIA, the Bertelsmann Foundation (Sustainable Governance Index and Transformation Index), the Economist Intelligence Unit Country Ratings, Freedom House Nations in Transit, World Bank CPIA, and the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index, among others.
Distribution
The information is available as a single CSV file, named
CPI2023-Global-Results-Trends.csv, and totals 22.25 kB in size. It is structured across 22 columns and aims to include data for approximately 180 countries and territories. This dataset is updated annually to reflect the latest corruption perceptions published by the source organisation.Usage
This resource is ideal for various analytical purposes, including political science research, socio-economic modeling, and risk assessment. It is highly applicable for conducting exploratory data analysis on global governance issues, benchmarking country performance against international standards, and tracking longitudinal trends in public sector integrity and accountability.
Coverage
The data provides broad geographic coverage, encompassing a wide array of countries and territories across all global regions. The specific time reference for the scores and rankings is the 2023 reporting period. The scope is centred on governmental and institutional public sector perception.
License
Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0).
Who Can Use It
Intended users include academics and university students studying public policy or international development, non-governmental organisations monitoring governance and transparency, consultants advising on political or operational risk in global markets, and journalists focusing on investigative reporting related to global current affairs.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Global Corruption Perceptions Index 2023
- CPI 2023 International Rankings
- Transparency International Global Governance Data
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