-    Make Money Online

Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index names Somalia Most Corrupt

Posted by Adam Ellis on Oct 26th, 2010 and filed under Travel. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry

Transparency International Corrupton perceptions indexThe Transparency International annual Corruption Perceptions Index has been released. This year, the least corrupt countries in the world are Denmark, New Zealand, and Singapore. They all finished with a score of 9.3, which tie them for being the least corrupt nations.

The unfortunate country that finished last out of the list of 178 was Somalia, which had a score of 1.1.

The 2010 Corruptions Perceptions Index is based on 13 different surveys. Not all countries appear on all 13 surveys though. The scale used was from 1 to 10; 10 being the least corrupt, and 1 being the most.

Other notables in the index were; the United States which came in at #22 with a score of 7.1, The United Kingdom which came in at #28 with a score of 6.3, and Iran which was #146 with a score of 2.2.

The Index is put together every year by Transparency International.

Share
  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Sajjad-Ahmad-Mughal/1805421363 Sajjad Ahmad Mughal

    Corruption Perceptions Index

    Since 1995, Transparency International has published an annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ordering the countries of the world according to “the degree to which corruption is perceived to exist among public officials and politicians”.The organization defines corruption as “the abuse of entrusted power for private gain”.

    The 2003 poll covered 133 countries; the 2007 survey, 180. A higher score means less (perceived) corruption. The results show seven out of every ten countries (and ni

    http://profilefacts.blogspot.com/2010/10/corruption-perceptions-index.html

blog comments powered by Disqus