Checks & Oversight

The structural independence of government oversight bodies — scored and compared worldwide.

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Bodies tracked

143

Countries covered

Avg independence score

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 — 143 countries

Country	Audit	Ombudsman	Grand Jury	Inspector General	Ethics Commission	Anti-Corruption Commission	Civilian Review	Jurisdictions
Afghanistan	14	33	—	—	—	14	—	—
Albania	80	67	—	42	—	—	—	—
Andorra	64	65	—	—	—	—	—	—
Angola	69	65	—	21	—	63	—	—
Antigua and Barbuda	46	59	—	—	—	—	—	—
Argentina	62	69	—	—	—	—	—	24
Armenia	69	59	—	—	59	63	—	—
Australia	67	63	—	52	—	71	—	8
Austria	80	67	—	—	—	26	26	9
Azerbaijan	48	59	—	—	—	21	—	—
Bahamas	46	48	—	—	—	—	71	—
Bangladesh	53	45	—	—	—	59	—	—
Belarus	21	35	—	—	—	—	—	—
Belgium	69	59	—	47	—	—	69	—
Belize	46	59	—	—	—	42	—	—
Benin	69	65	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bolivia	75	75	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bosnia and Herzegovina	66	57	—	—	—	—	45	—
Brazil	67	70	—	—	—	—	—	27
Bulgaria	62	59	—	—	—	77	—	—
Burkina Faso	69	69	—	—	—	63	—	—
Canada	67	74	—	—	74	—	63	13
Cape Verde	69	57	—	11	—	—	—	—
Chile	79	65	—	—	—	—	—	—
China	36	63	—	—	—	41	—	—
Colombia	63	49	—	67	75	—	—	—
Cook Islands	59	45	—	—	—	—	—	—
Costa Rica	84	63	—	—	—	—	—	—
Croatia	62	62	—	—	—	54	45	—
CU	22	30	—	—	—	—	—	—
Cyprus	62	53	—	—	—	—	63	—
Czech Republic	64	69	—	42	—	—	—	—
Denmark	59	38	—	—	—	—	62	—
Dominican Republic	49	57	—	47	—	—	—	—
East Timor	44	60	—	—	—	61	—	—
Ecuador	69	69	—	—	—	—	—	—
El Salvador	55	63	—	23	—	—	—	—
Estonia	59	62	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ethiopia	72	69	—	—	—	63	65	—
Fiji	57	61	—	—	—	63	—	—
Finland	59	60	—	54	—	—	—	—
France	81	71	—	16	87	62	—	—
Gambia	66	51	—	—	—	63	65	—
Georgia	79	67	—	71	—	—	—	—
Germany	82	69	—	—	—	—	—	16
Ghana	52	69	—	—	—	74	—	—
Greece	52	53	—	—	—	—	—	—
Guatemala	65	67	—	11	—	—	—	—
Guinea	69	55	—	—	—	—	—	—
Guyana	46	55	—	—	—	—	29	—
Honduras	70	61	—	11	—	—	—	—
Hungary	73	59	—	80	—	—	—	—
Iceland	69	55	—	—	—	—	59	—
India	59	85	—	—	—	55	—	28
Indonesia	69	65	—	—	—	59	17	—
Iran	59	7	—	50	—	—	—	—
Ireland	50	63	—	37	79	—	49	—
Israel	69	69	—	38	—	—	—	—
Italy	52	47	—	—	—	68	—	—
Ivory Coast	69	51	—	—	—	63	59	—
Jamaica	46	59	—	—	—	71	79	—
Japan	64	—	—	—	47	—	43	1
Jordan	43	40	—	—	—	59	—	—
Kazakhstan	66	30	—	57	—	48	—	—
Kenya	64	71	—	—	—	71	71	—
Kosovo	69	59	—	63	—	60	—	—
Kuwait	26	12	—	—	—	59	—	—
Kyrgyzstan	64	53	—	—	—	—	—	—
Latvia	65	59	—	57	—	—	—	—
Lebanon	38	53	—	23	—	—	—	—
Liberia	66	57	—	—	—	63	—	—
Liechtenstein	44	63	—	—	48	—	—	—
Lithuania	69	59	—	66	—	71	—	—
Luxembourg	61	70	—	54	—	—	—	—
Malawi	66	67	—	—	—	—	69	—
Maldives	64	71	—	—	—	—	53	—
Malta	66	67	—	—	—	—	50	—
Mexico	70	65	—	—	—	—	—	32
Moldova	69	59	—	79	—	65	—	—
Monaco	42	41	—	—	—	—	—	—
Mongolia	64	55	—	—	—	71	—	—
Montenegro	69	67	—	—	—	—	51	—
Morocco	69	51	—	—	—	63	—	—
Mozambique	71	51	—	—	—	31	—	—
Namibia	61	52	—	—	—	62	—	—
Nepal	53	71	—	—	—	63	—	—
Netherlands	65	59	—	42	—	—	17	—
New Zealand	72	69	—	26	—	—	69	—
Nicaragua	64	57	—	—	—	—	—	—
Niger	69	51	—	—	—	63	59	—
Nigeria	52	55	—	—	—	71	63	37
North Macedonia	72	62	—	—	—	57	—	—
Norway	55	55	—	—	—	—	54	—
Pakistan	49	54	—	—	—	59	65	1
Palau	67	—	—	66	—	—	—	—
Panama	77	59	—	—	—	—	—	—
Paraguay	59	61	—	—	—	—	—	—
Peru	64	59	—	—	—	—	—	—
Philippines	66	66	—	26	—	—	57	1
Poland	72	67	—	26	—	—	—	—
Portugal	49	63	—	43	—	—	—	—
Qatar	43	41	—	—	—	21	—	—
Romania	62	59	—	—	55	67	—	—
Russia	69	59	—	26	—	—	—	1
Rwanda	74	69	—	—	—	63	69	—
Saint Kitts and Nevis	46	—	—	—	59	—	—	—
San Marino	64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Saudi Arabia	16	48	—	—	—	21	—	—
Senegal	69	57	—	—	—	63	—	—
Serbia	69	59	—	—	—	—	41	—
Seychelles	66	51	—	—	—	63	—	—
Sierra Leone	63	67	—	—	—	63	22	—
Slovakia	62	72	—	48	—	—	—	—
Slovenia	70	59	—	—	—	69	43	—
South Africa	69	72	—	71	61	54	21	1
South Korea	59	53	—	73	—	—	53	—
South Sudan	66	55	—	—	—	33	—	—
Spain	70	67	—	—	—	—	—	13
Sri Lanka	44	75	—	—	—	—	75	—
Sudan	66	21	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sweden	70	60	—	54	37	—	—	—
Switzerland	61	—	—	59	—	—	—	26
Taiwan	71	71	—	—	—	—	—	—
Tajikistan	58	47	—	—	—	21	—	—
Tanzania	53	42	—	26	—	36	—	—
Thailand	71	71	—	—	—	74	7	—
Togo	69	57	—	—	—	63	—	—
Trinidad and Tobago	46	59	—	—	—	71	63	—
Tunisia	38	59	—	11	—	64	—	—
Turkey	72	55	—	—	—	—	—	—
Uganda	66	63	—	—	—	—	21	—
Ukraine	72	59	—	79	—	82	—	—
United Arab Emirates	21	25	—	—	—	26	—	—
United Kingdom	65	72	—	22	26	—	57	3
United States	83	26	—	62	51	—	—	56
Uruguay	58	67	—	—	—	—	—	—
Uzbekistan	58	57	—	—	—	26	—	—
Vanuatu	52	67	—	—	—	—	26	—
Venezuela	62	78	—	—	—	—	14	—
Vietnam	54	59	—	23	—	—	—	—
Yemen	16	—	—	—	—	7	22	—
Zambia	52	55	—	—	—	62	34	—
Zimbabwe	71	63	—	—	—	63	61	—

Types of Oversight Bodies

Audit

459 tracked

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

Ombudsman

279 tracked

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

Inspector General

99 tracked

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

Ethics Commission

62 tracked

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

Anti-Corruption Commission

76 tracked

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