Hong Kong has been consistently ranked as one of the least corrupt places in the world
2024 Worldwide Governance Indicators, World Bank
- The Worldwide Governance Indicators report aggregate and individual governance indicators for over 200 countries and territories for six dimensions of governance, namely Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, and Control of Corruption.
- Hong Kong has remained within the top 20 under the dimensions of Control of Corruption in the past five years.
- In the 2024 Update, Hong Kong is ranked the 15th out of the 213 countries and territories, the second highest in Asia, under the dimension of Control of Corruption.
Control of Corruption
| Ranking | Country/Territory | Score* |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 2.38 |
| 2 | Finland | 2.22 |
| 3 | Norway | 2.11 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 2.08 |
| 15 | Hong Kong | 1.63 |
| 22 | Japan | 1.40 |
* on a scale of -2.5 ~ +2.5, with +2.5 being the strongest governance performance
Source: Worldwide Governance Indicators