How data and evidence can make anticorruption reforms more inclusive Francesca RecanatiniMonica Kirya August 12, 2026 This page in: English

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/governance/data-and-evidence-make-anticorruption-reforms-more-inclusive?cid=ECR_E_NewsletterWeekly_EN_EXT&deliveryName=DM288014 Fighting Corruption Means Measuring It Differently Corruption doesn't hit everyone equally — but most data collection has treated it as if it does. When Ghana started disaggregating its surveys, the share of women reporting sexual extortion rose from 6.6% to 17% between survey rounds. The lesson: better measurement doesn't just reveal the problem. It tells governments exactly where to act.