General
Transparency International
The least corrupt countries in the world are Denmark,
Finland and New Zealand, according to Transparency
International. World's most corrupt and least corrupt
nations Agencies Published: January 27, 2008, 09:13
Dubai: Corruption watchdog Transparency International
has released a list of the world's most and least
corrupt nations.
The report comes ahead of a conference in Bali this
week where more than 100 countries are expected to
gather for a United Nations anti-corruption
conference.
Four countries from the region made it to the list of
most corrupt countries in the world: Somalia and
Myanmar tied in the top spot, followed by Iraq and
Sudan.
The least corrupt countries in the world are Denmark,
Finland and New Zealand, scoring 9.4 on the Corruption
Perceptions Index (CPI). The UAE ranked 36 in the
list.
The lower the CPI of a country, the higher corruption
is, with 0 being the most corrupt and 10 being very
clean.
Most corrupt country and CPI score
Somalia: 1.4
Myanmar: 1.4
Iraq: 1.5
Haiti: 1.6
Uzbekistan: 1.7
Tonga: 1.7
Sudan: 1.8
Chad: 1.8
Afghanistan: 1.8
Laos: 1.9
Norway: 8.7
Least corrupt country and CPI score
Denmark: 9.4
Finland: 9.4
New Zealand: 9.4
Singapore: 9.3
Sweden: 9.3
Iceland: 9.2
Netherlands: 9.0
Switzerland: 9.0
Canada: 8.7
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