Thursday, January 28, 2016

Denmark named least corrupt country; Somalia, North Korea the most...

Public-sector corruption is still a major problem around the world but more countries are improving than worsening and the United States and United Kingdom have reached their best rankings ever, an anti-corruption watchdog said Wednesday.

Denmark remained at the top of Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, a closely watched global barometer, for the second consecutive year as the country perceived as least corrupt. It scored 91 points out of a possible 100 while North Korea and Somalia remained at the bottom with unchanged scores of 8.

Canada was ranked ninth with 83 points, just ahead of a three-way tie for 10th spot by Germany, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom with 81 points each.

The U.S. rose one spot this year to 16th place with a score of 76, tying with Austria.

The index is based on expert opinions of public sector corruption, looking at a range of factors like whether governmental leaders are held to account or go unpunished for corruption, the perceived prevalence of bribery, and whether public institutions respond to citizens' needs. Full story...

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