Corruption

CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX

Transparency International publishes thhe Corruption Perceptions Index annually. It ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be. A country or territory’s score indicates the perceived level of public sector corruption on a scale of 0 – 100, where 0 means that a country is perceived as highly corrupt and 100 means it is perceived as very clean. A country’s rank indicates its position relative to the other countries and territories included in the index. This year’s index includes 177 countries and territories.

1. Denmark 91
1. New Zealand 91
3. Finland 89
3. Sweden 89
5. Norway 86
5. Singapore 86
7. Switzerland 85
8. Netherlands 83
9. Australia 81
9. Canada 81
11. Luxembourg 80
12. Germany 78
12. Iceland 78
14. United Kingdom 76
15. Barbados 75
15. Belgium 75
15. Hong Kong 75
18. Japan 74
19. United States 73
19. Uruguay 73
21. Ireland 72
22. Bahamas 71
22. Chile 71
22. France 71
22. Saint Lucia 71
26. Austria 69
26. United Arab Emirates 69
28. Estonia 68
28. Qatar 68
30. Botswana 64
31. Bhutan 63
31. Cyprus 63
33. Portugal 62
33. Puerto Rico 62
33. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 62
36. Israel 61
36. Taiwan 61
38. Brunei 60
38. Poland 60
40. Spain 59
41. Cape Verde 58
41. Dominica 58
43. Lithuania 57
43. Slovenia 57
45. Malta 56
46. South Korea 55
47. Hungary 54
47. Seychelles 54
49. Costa Rica 53
49. Latvia 53
49. Rwanda 53
52. Mauritius 52
53. Malaysia 50
53. Turkey 50
55. Georgia 49
55. Lesotho 49
57. Bahrain 48
57. Croatia 48
57. Czech Republic 48
57. Namibia 48
61. Oman 47
61. Slovakia 47
63. Cuba 46
63. Ghana 46
63. Saudi Arabia 46
66. Jordan 45
67. Macedonia FYR 44
67. Montenegro 44
69. Italy 43
69. Kuwait 43
69. Romania 43
72. Bosnia and Herzegovina 42
72. Brazil 42
72. Sao Tome and Principe 42
72. Serbia 42
72. South Africa 42
77. Bulgaria 41
77. Senegal 41
77. Tunisia 41
80. China 40
80. Greece 40
82. Swaziland 39
83. Burkina Faso 38
83. El Salvador 38
83. Jamaica 38
83. Liberia 38
83. Mongolia 38
83. Peru 38
83. Trinidad and Tobago 38
83. Zambia 38
91. Malawi 37
91. Morocco 37
91. Sri Lanka 37
94. Algeria 36
94. Armenia 36
94. Benin 36
94. Colombia 36
94. Djibouti 36
94. India 36
94. Philippines 36
94. Suriname 36
102. Ecuador 35
102. Moldova 35
102. Panama 35
102. Thailand 35
106. Argentina 34
106. Bolivia 34
106. Gabon 34
106. Mexico 34
106. Niger 34
111. Ethiopia 33
111. Kosovo 33
111. Tanzania 33
114. Egypt 32
114. Indonesia 32
116. Albania 31
116. Nepal 31
116. Vietnam 31
119. Mauritania 30
119. Mozambique 30
119. Sierra Leone 30
119. East Timor 30
123. Belarus 29
123. Dominican Republic 29
123. Guatemala 29
123. Togo 29
127. Azerbaijan 28
127. Comoros 28
127. Gambia 28
127. Lebanon 28
127. Madagascar 28
127. Mali 28
127. Nicaragua 28
127. Pakistan 28
127. Russia 28
136. Bangladesh 27
136. Ivory Coast 27
136. Guyana 27
136. Kenya 27
140. Honduras 26
140. Kazakhstan 26
140. Laos 26
140. Uganda 26
144. Cameroon 25
144. Central African Republic 25
144. Iran 25
144. Nigeria 25
144. Papua New Guinea 25
144. Ukraine 25
150. Guinea 24
150. Kyrgyzstan 24
150. Paraguay 24
153. Angola 23
154. Congo, Republic of 22
154. Congo, Democratic Republic of 22
154. Tajikistan 22
157. Burundi 21
157. Myanmar 21
157. Zimbabwe 21
160. Cambodia 20
160. Eritrea 20
160. Venezuela 20
163. Chad 19
163. Equatorial Guinea 19
163. Guinea Bissau 19
163. Haiti 19
167. Yemen 18
168. Syria 17
168. Turkmenistan 17
168. Uzbekistan 17
171. Iraq 16
172. Libya 15
173. South Sudan 14
174. Sudan 11
175. Afghanistan 8
175. North Korea 8
175. Somalia

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