Most Corrupt Countries in the World
Corruption is something that is common all over the world. And this is not a new phenomenon. It has been in existence since ancient times at different levels. But the sad truth is that its evil wings have spread to every corner of the globe today. Man’s greed takes over all other things, and the ambition to get rich fast and easily drives everyone into this vice. Though, it must be said that there are still some regions which have little or no corruption, reasons being many.
Here, we are going to have a look at the world’s most corrupt countries, and as we move down we will also see the least corrupt countries in the world. This list of corrupt countries has been formulated based on many factors, like private and public sector corruption, government corruption, and also individual level corruption. The corrupt countries ranking works on a scale of 1.0 to 10.0, which is also called the CPI rating. The idea is that 1 is the most corrupt and 10 is no corruption at all. In simple terms, the countries higher on the list are more corrupt, and the ones lower down are cleaner. Have a look.
Corrupt Countries Index
1. Somalia 1.1
2. Afghanistan 1.3
3. Burma 1.4
4. Sudan 1.5
4. Iraq 1.5
6. Chad 1.6
7. Uzbekistan 1.7
8. Turkmenistan 1.8
8. Iran 1.8
8. Haiti 1.8
8. Guinea 1.8
8. Equatorial Guinea 1.8
8. Burundi 1.8
14. Venezuela 1.9
14. Kyrgyzstan 1.9
14. Guinea-Bissau 1.9
14. DR Congo 1.9
14. Republic of the Congo 1.9
14. Angola 1.9
20. Tajikistan 2
20. Laos 2
20. Central African Republic 2
20. Cambodia 2
24. Yemen 2.1
24. Paraguay 2.1
24. Papua New Guinea 2.1
24. Ivory Coast 2.1
28. Zimbabwe 2.2
28. Ukraine 2.2
28. East Timor 2.2
28. Sierra Leone 2.2
28. Russia 2.2
28. Kenya 2.2
28. Ecuador 2.2
28. Cameroon 2.2
36. Nepal 2.3
36. Comoros 2.3
36. Azerbaijan 2.3
39. Philippines 2.4
39. Pakistan 2.4
39. Belarus 2.4
39. Bangladesh 2.4
43. Uganda 2.5
43. Nigeria 2.5
43. Nicaragua 2.5
43. Mozambique 2.5
43. Mauritania 2.5
43. Maldives 2.5
43. Libya 2.5
43. Lebanon 2.5
43. Honduras 2.5
52. Tanzania 2.6
52. Syria 2.6
52. Guyana 2.6
52. Eritrea 2.6
56. Vietnam 2.7
56. Mongolia 2.7
56. Kazakhstan 2.7
56. Ethiopia 2.7
56. Bolivia 2.7
56. Armenia 2.7
62. Togo 2.8
62. Solomon Islands 2.8
62. Sao Tome & Principe 2.8
62. Mali 2.8
62. Kiribati 2.8
62. Indonesia 2.8
62. Egypt 2.8
62. Djibouti 2.8
62. Algeria 2.8
71. Niger 2.9
71. Gambia 2.9
71. Gabon 2.9
71. Benin 2.9
71. Argentina 2.9
76. Zambia 3
76. Tonga 3
76. Senegal 3
76. Madagascar 3
76. Jamaica 3
76. Dominican Republic 3
76. Bosnia & Herzegovina 3
83. Sri Lanka 3.1
83. Liberia 3.1
85. Vanuatu 3.2
85. Albania 3.2
87. Rwanda 3.3
87. Morocco 3.3
87. Moldova 3.3
87. Mexico 3.3
87. Malawi 3.3
87. Lesotho 3.3
93. Thailand 3.4
93. Panama 3.4
93. India 3.4
93. Guatemala 3.4
93. El Salvador 3.4
98. Serbia 3.5
99. Trinidad and Tobago 3.6
99. Swaziland 3.6
99. China 3.6
99. Burkina Faso 3.6
103. Suriname 3.7
103. Peru 3.7
103. Colombia 3.7
103. Brazil 3.7
107. Romania 3.8
107. Greece 3.8
107. Macedonia 3.8
107. Bulgaria 3.8
111. Montenegro 3.9
111. Ghana 3.9
113. Kuwait 4.1
113. Georgia 4.1
113. Croatia 4.1
116. Tunisia 4.2
117. Saudi Arabia 4.3
117. Italy 4.3
119. Turkey 4.4
119. Cuba 4.4
121. Slovakia 4.5
121. Samoa 4.5
121. Namibia 4.5
121. Malaysia 4.5
121. Latvia 4.5
126. South Africa 4.7
127. Seychelles 4.8
128. Lithuania 4.9
128. Czech Republic 4.9
130. Poland 5
130. Jordan 5
130. Bhutan 5
133. Hungary 5.1
133. Cape Verde 5.1
133. Bahrain 5.1
136. Malta 5.2
137. Macau 5.3
137. Costa Rica 5.3
139. Mauritius 5.4
140. Oman 5.5
140. South Korea 5.5
140. Brunei 5.5
143. Taiwan 5.6
143. Botswana 5.6
145. Puerto Rico 5.8
145. Portugal 5.8
147. Dominica 5.9
148. Spain 6.1
148. Israel 6.1
150. Saint Vincent & Grenadines 6.4
151. United Arab Emirates 6.5
152. Slovenia 6.6
152. Estonia 6.6
152. Cyprus 6.6
155. Uruguay 6.7
155. Chile 6.7
157. France 6.9
158. Saint Lucia 7
158. Qatar 7
160. Belgium 7.1
161. Barbados 7.4
162. United States 7.5
163. United Kingdom 7.7
163. Japan 7.7
165. Austria 7.9
166. Ireland 8
166. Germany 8
168. Luxembourg 8.2
168. Hong Kong 8.2
170. Norway 8.6
171. Iceland 8.7
171. Canada 8.7
171. Australia 8.7
174. Netherlands 8.9
174. Finland 8.9
176. Switzerland 9
177. Sweden 9.2
177. Singapore 9.2
179. Denmark 9.3
180. New Zealand 9.4
Somalia tops the list as one of the most corrupt countries in the world, while New Zealand comes out as one of the cleanest. Corruption has many reasons, but most directly related to poverty, greed, standard of living, poor governance, weak government and security, to name a few.
