Checks & Oversight

Every government has institutions that check its own power — supreme audit authorities, ombudsmen, inspectors general, ethics commissions, and anti-corruption bodies. UnGovr scores these bodies' structural independence on a 0–100 scale based on how they are appointed, funded, protected from removal, and empowered to act. This is a measure of what the law says, not how well the body performs in practice. How scores are computed →

Browse by Country — 62 countries

Country	Audit	Ombudsman	Inspector General	Ethics Commission	Anti-Corruption Commission	Jurisdictions
Afghanistan	14	—	—	—	14	0
Argentina	62	59	—	—	—	0
Austria	80	67	—	—	—	9
Australia	67	63	—	—	71	8
Belgium	59	59	—	—	—	0
Bulgaria	62	59	—	—	—	0
Bolivia	75	75	—	—	—	0
Brazil	67	—	—	—	—	27
Belarus	21	—	—	—	—	0
Canada	67	74	—	74	—	13
Switzerland	61	—	—	—	—	26
Chile	79	—	—	—	—	0
Colombia	63	49	—	75	—	0
CU	22	—	—	—	—	0
Czech Republic	64	69	—	—	—	0
Germany	82	64	—	—	—	16
Denmark	59	38	—	—	—	0
Ecuador	69	69	—	—	—	0
Estonia	59	62	—	—	—	0
Spain	70	67	—	—	—	13
Finland	59	60	—	—	—	0
France	81	71	—	87	62	13
GB	65	72	—	26	—	3
Ghana	52	69	—	—	—	0
Greece	52	53	—	—	—	0
Guatemala	65	67	—	—	—	0
Honduras	70	59	—	—	—	0
Croatia	62	62	—	—	—	0
Hungary	73	59	—	—	—	0
IE	—	—	—	—	—	31
Ireland	50	63	—	79	—	0
India	59	85	—	—	55	0
Italy	52	—	—	—	68	20
Japan	64	—	—	47	—	0
Kenya	64	61	—	—	71	0
South Korea	59	47	—	—	—	0
Luxembourg	61	70	—	—	—	0
Malta	66	67	—	—	—	0
Mexico	70	65	—	—	—	32
Mozambique	71	48	—	—	31	0
Namibia	61	52	—	—	62	0
Nigeria	52	42	—	—	71	0
Netherlands	65	59	—	—	—	0
Norway	55	55	—	—	—	0
New Zealand	72	69	—	—	—	0
Peru	64	59	—	—	—	0
Pakistan	49	54	—	—	59	0
Poland	72	67	—	—	—	0
Portugal	49	63	—	—	—	0
Paraguay	59	59	—	—	—	0
Romania	62	59	—	55	—	0
Sweden	70	60	—	—	—	0
Slovenia	70	59	—	—	69	0
Slovakia	62	59	—	—	—	0
El Salvador	55	63	—	—	—	0
Taiwan	71	—	—	—	—	0
Tanzania	53	42	—	—	36	0
United States	83	—	62	51	—	56
Uruguay	58	67	—	—	—	0
Venezuela	62	62	—	—	—	0
South Africa	69	72	—	61	54	0
Zambia	52	55	—	—	62	0

Types of Oversight Bodies

Audit

325 tracked

Supreme audit institutions — they verify that public money is spent lawfully and as intended.

Ombudsman

110 tracked

Receive and investigate complaints of maladministration. Independent of the bodies they investigate.

Inspector General

17 tracked

Internal executive-branch watchdogs — audit and investigate waste, fraud, and abuse within their home agency.

Ethics Commission

88 tracked

Enforce conflict-of-interest rules, asset disclosure, and anti-corruption standards for public officials.

Anti-Corruption Commission

22 tracked

Independent investigative bodies that detect, expose, and prevent corruption in public office.

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