World's Most Corrupt Countries

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http://blogs.marketwatch.com/themargin/2013/12/03/afghanistan-north-korea-and-somalia-are-worlds-most-corrupt-countries/


Abuse of power, secret dealings and bribery remain serious problems across two-thirds of the world, according to the latest findings from a Berlin-based corruption-fighting organization.


Transparency International polled thousands of people in 177 countries and territories about how they perceived corruption in the public sector. Seventy percent of those countries scored below 50 with Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia each scoring 8 in a three-way tie for most corrupt. The 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index scores from 0, perceived to be highly corrupt, to 100, the cleanest rating.


Spain, Greece and Slovenia, hit hard during the European financial crisis, saw rankings slip this year. Denmark and New Zealand both tied for first place as “cleanest” with scores of 91. The U.S.’s 19th place ranking with a score of 73 was unchanged from last year. Canada, Germany, Great Britain and Japan all ranked higher, or less corrupt, than the United States.


Syria’s drop was most dramatic as a collapse in state order sent the war-torn country down 24 notches to 168th place, or 10th from the bottom. According to the United Nations, more than 100,000 have been killed since March 2011 when the uprising began against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Iraq and Afghanistan are also in the bottom 10.


In general, European nations fared the best with only 23% scoring below 50. Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranked most corrupt with 90% to 95% of countries scoring below 50.


The survey, which was first conducted in 1995, also draws on World Bank and World Economic Forum assessments, the African Development Bank’s governance ratings and a Bribe Payers Survey.
— Michelle Coffey