Historical context: These figures refer specifically to Transparency International’s 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), not current rankings.

UAE and Qatar

In the 2022 CPI, the United Arab Emirates received a score of 67 out of 100 and ranked 27th among 180 countries and territories. Qatar received a score of 58 and ranked 40th. These results made the UAE and Qatar the two highest-scoring Arab countries in that edition of the index.

What the CPI Measures

The CPI measures perceived levels of public-sector corruption using data from multiple independent sources. Scores range from 0, representing a perception of high corruption, to 100, representing a perception of very low corruption.

The index measures perceptions rather than providing a direct count of corruption cases. A country’s score and its rank are also different measures: the score reflects its result on the CPI scale, while the rank compares that result with other countries included in the index.

Pakistan in the 2022 Index

Pakistan received a score of 27 and ranked 140th out of 180 in the 2022 index. The global CPI average remained 43.

Because this article records the 2022 edition, newer CPI releases should be consulted when comparing present-day scores or rankings.