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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Corruption index 2011 from Transparency International: find out how countries compare



Which country is most corrupt? North Korea is now officially considered the world's most corrupt country, along with Somalia. But why has the US gone up one place and the UK's score improved? See how the annual corruption index has changed
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File photo of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang
Corruption index 2011 from Transparency International: North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's country is seen as the most corrupt in the world. Photograph: Petar Kujundzic/Reuters
Corruption around the world remains a deeply entrenched, global concern according to Transparency International's 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) - the world's most credible measure of of domestic, public sector corruption.
This year, two thirds of countries covered by the index were given scores less than 5 - which means they are considered significantly corrupt.
The CPI scores countries on a scale of zero to 10, with zero indicating high levels of corruption and 10, low levels. And the most corrupt places in the world are not the most surprising. Unstable governments, often with a legacy of conflict, continue to dominate the bottom rungs of the CPI. Afghanistan and Myanmar share second to last place with a score of 1.5, with Somalia and North Korea - measured for the first time - coming in last with a score of 1.
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The world's most peaceful countries score the best. In the 2011 CPI, New Zealand is top with a score of 9.5, followed by Denmark, Finland, Swedenand Singapore.
Four countries and territories besides North Korea are included for the first time: the BahamasSt Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, andSuriname.
Transparency International (TI) chair Huguette Labelle says corruption remains a major global issue, highlighted by widespread demonstrations in 2011: "This year we have seen corruption on protestor's banners be they rich or poor. Whether in a Europe hit by debt crisis or an Arab world starting a new political era, leaders must head the demands for better government."
Wealth seems no easy antidote to corruption: some relatively rich countries, including Russia, fall at the bottom of the global league table. Meanwhile, some of the world's poorer states do comparatively well: Botswana, Bhutan, Cape Verde, and Rwanda all appear among the 50 "cleanest" countries.
While the index has been published annually since 1995, TI warns against comparing scores over time, as sources for the index change each year. However, the Berlin-based NGO notes that two general trends pop out regardless: Arab Spring countries, and many Eurozone countries – particularly those affected by the financial crisis – are doing worse and worse.
Most Arab Spring countries rank in the lower half of the index, with scores below 4. Many of the lowest-scoring European countries are those hardest hit by the financial and debt crises – including Greece and Italy.
The UK ranks 16th, along with Austria and the Barbados, and just ahead of Belgium and Ireland. The US ranks 24th.
The Index, which is closely watched by investors, economists, and civil society campaigners, is based on expert assessments and data from 17 surveys from 13 independent institutions, covering issues such as access to information, bribery of public officials, kickbacks in public procurement, and the enforcement of anti-corruption laws. While critics note that measuring perceptions of corruption is not the same as measuring corruption itself, the latter is almost impossible to do - as the corrupt are usually keen to cover up their tracks, hard data on graft and bribery is notoriously difficult to come by.
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Data summary

Transparency international world corruption index (1=least corrupt)

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2011 rank
Country / Territory
CPI 2011 Score
CPI 2010 Score
CPI 2009 Score
CPI 2008 Score
1New Zealand9.59.39.49.3
2Denmark9.49.39.39.3
2Finland9.49.28.99
4Sweden9.39.29.29.3
5Singapore9.29.39.29.2
6Norway9.08.68.67.9
7Netherlands8.98.88.98.9
8Switzerland8.88.799
8Australia8.88.78.78.7
10Canada8.78.98.78.7
11Luxembourg8.58.58.28.3
12Hong Kong8.48.48.28.1
13Iceland8.38.58.78.9
14Germany8.07.987.9
14Japan8.07.87.77.3
16Austria7.87.97.98.1
16Barbados7.87.87.47
16United Kingdom7.87.67.77.7
19Ireland7.5887.7
19Belgium7.57.17.17.3
21Bahamas7.3   
22Qatar7.27.776.5
22Chile7.27.26.76.9
24United States7.17.17.57.3
25Uruguay7.06.96.76.9
25France7.06.86.96.9
25Saint Lucia7.0   
28United Arab Emirates6.86.36.55.9
29Estonia6.46.56.66.6
30Cyprus6.36.36.66.4
31Spain6.26.16.16.5
32Portugal6.165.86.1
32Botswana6.15.85.65.8
32Taiwan6.15.85.65.7
35Slovenia5.96.46.66.7
36Israel5.86.16.16
36Saint Vincent and the Grenadines5.8   
38Bhutan5.75.755.2
39Puerto Rico5.65.85.85.8
39Malta5.65.65.25.8
41Poland5.55.354.6
41Cape Verde5.55.15.15.1
43Korea (South)5.45.45.55.6
44Brunei5.25.55.50
44Dominica5.25.25.96
46Mauritius5.15.45.45.5
46Macau5.155.35.4
46Bahrain5.14.95.15.4
49Rwanda5.043.33
50Costa Rica4.85.35.35.1
50Oman4.85.35.55.5
50Lithuania4.854.94.6
50Seychelles4.84.84.84.8
54Hungary4.64.75.15.1
54Kuwait4.64.54.14.3
56Jordan4.54.755.1
57Saudi Arabia4.44.74.33.5
57Czech Republic4.44.64.95.2
57Namibia4.44.44.54.5
60Malaysia4.34.44.55.1
61Turkey4.24.44.44.6
61Latvia4.24.34.55
61Cuba4.23.74.44.3
64South Africa4.14.54.74.9
64Georgia4.13.84.13.9
66Slovakia4.04.34.55
66Croatia4.04.14.14.4
66Montenegro4.03.73.93.4
69Ghana3.94.13.93.9
69Samoa3.94.14.54.4
69Macedonia, FYR3.94.13.83.6
69Italy3.93.94.34.8
73Tunisia3.84.34.24.4
73Brazil3.83.73.73.5
75Romania3.63.73.83.8
75China3.63.53.63.6
77Vanuatu3.53.63.22.9
77Lesotho3.53.53.33.2
77Gambia3.53.22.91.9
80El Salvador3.43.63.43.9
80Thailand3.43.53.43.5
80Peru3.43.53.73.6
80Greece3.43.53.84.7
80Colombia3.43.53.73.8
80Morocco3.43.43.33.5
86Panama3.33.63.43.4
86Bulgaria3.33.63.83.6
86Serbia3.33.53.53.4
86Jamaica3.33.333.1
86Sri Lanka3.33.23.13.2
91Trinidad and Tobago3.23.63.63.6
91Liberia3.23.33.12.4
91Bosnia and Herzegovina3.23.233.2
91Zambia3.2332.8
95Albania3.13.33.23.4
95India3.13.33.43.4
95Kiribati3.13.22.83.1
95Swaziland3.13.23.63.6
95Tonga3.1332.4
100Malawi3.03.43.32.8
100Djibouti3.03.22.83
100Mexico3.03.13.33.6
100Burkina Faso3.03.13.63.5
100Sao Tome & Principe3.032.82.7
100Argentina3.02.92.92.9
100Benin3.02.82.93.1
100Gabon3.02.82.93.1
100Indonesia3.02.82.82.6
100Tanzania3.02.72.63
100Madagascar3.02.633.4
100Suriname3.0   
112Egypt2.93.12.82.8
112Senegal2.92.933.4
112Moldova2.92.93.32.9
112Algeria2.92.92.83.2
112Kosovo2.92.800
112Vietnam2.92.72.72.7
118Bolivia2.82.82.73
118Mali2.82.72.83.1
120Guatemala2.73.23.43.1
120Kazakhstan2.72.92.72.2
120Solomon Islands2.72.82.82.9
120Mongolia2.72.72.73
120Mozambique2.72.72.52.6
120Ethiopia2.72.72.72.6
120Ecuador2.72.52.22
120Bangladesh2.72.42.42.1
120Iran2.72.21.82.3
129Dominican Republic2.6333
129Armenia2.62.62.72.9
129Syria2.62.52.62.1
129Honduras2.62.42.52.6
129Philippines2.62.42.42.3
134Guyana2.52.72.62.6
134Eritrea2.52.62.62.6
134Niger2.52.62.92.8
134Lebanon2.52.52.53
134Nicaragua2.52.52.52.5
134Sierra Leone2.52.42.21.9
134Pakistan2.52.32.42.5
134Maldives2.52.32.52.8
134Cameroon2.52.22.22.3
143Timor-Leste2.42.52.22.2
143Belarus2.42.52.42
143Uganda2.42.52.52.6
143Azerbaijan2.42.42.31.9
143Togo2.42.42.82.7
143Nigeria2.42.42.52.7
143Mauritania2.42.32.52.8
143Comoros2.42.12.32.5
143Russia2.42.12.22.1
152Ukraine2.32.42.22.5
152Tajikistan2.32.122
154Zimbabwe2.22.42.21.8
154Nepal2.22.22.32.7
154Paraguay2.22.22.12.4
154Côte d´Ivoire2.22.22.12
154Congo Republic2.22.11.91.9
154Papua New Guinea2.22.12.12
154Guinea-Bissau2.22.11.91.9
154Central African Republic2.22.122
154Laos2.22.122
154Kenya2.22.12.22.1
164Yemen2.12.22.12.3
164Cambodia2.12.121.8
164Guinea2.121.81.6
164Kyrgyzstan2.121.91.8
168Libya2.02.22.52.6
168Congo, Dem Rep2.021.91.7
168Angola2.01.91.91.9
168Chad2.01.71.61.6
172Venezuela1.921.91.9
172Equatorial Guinea1.91.91.81.7
172Burundi1.91.81.81.9
175Haiti1.82.21.81.4
175Iraq1.81.51.51.3
177Sudan1.61.61.51.6
177Turkmenistan1.61.61.81.8
177Uzbekistan1.61.61.71.8
180Myanmar1.51.41.41.3
180Afghanistan1.51.41.31.5
182Somalia1.01.11.11
182Korea (North)1.0   

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