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11-07-2006, 09:16 AM
BERLIN, Nov 6, 2006 (AFP) - Haiti, Myanmar and Iraq are perceived as the most corrupt countries in the world while Finland is seen as the cleanest, a respected global graft watchdog reported Monday.
Transparency International (TI) said in its annual Corruption Perceptions Index covering 163 countries that some of the world's poorest nations were also the most sleaze-ridden, undermining international development efforts.
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Country, rank (score out of 10)
=1. Finland 9.6
=1. Iceland 9.6
=1. New Zealand 9.6
4. Denmark 9.5
5. Singapore 9.4
6. Sweden 9.2
7. Switzerland 9.1
8. Norway 8.8
=9. Australia 8.7
=9. Netherlands 8.7
=11. Austria 8.6
=11. Luxembourg 8.6
=11. United Kingdom 8.6
14. Canada 8.5
15. Hong Kong 8.3
16. Germany 8.0
17. Japan 7.6
= 18. France 7.4
= 18. Ireland 7.4
=20. Belgium 7.3
=20. Chile 7.3
=20. United States 7.3
23. Spain 6.8
=24. Barbados 6.7
=24. Estonia 6.7
=26. Macau 6.6
=26. Portugal 6.6
=28. Malta 6.4
=28. Slovenia 6.4
=28. Uruguay 6.4
31. UAE 6.2
=32. Bhutan 6.0
=32. Qatar 6.0
=34. Israel 5.9
=34. Taiwan 5.9
36. Bahrain 5.7
=37. Botswana 5.6
=37. Cyprus 5.6
39. Oman 5.4
40. Jordan 5.3
41. Hungary 5.2
=42. Mauritius 5.1
=42. South Korea 5.1
44. Malaysia 5.0
45. Italy 4.9
=46. Czech Republic 4.8
=46. Kuwait 4.8
=46. Lithuania 4.8
=49. Latvia 4.7
=49. Slovakia 4.7
=51. South Africa 4.6
=51. Tunisia 4.6
53. Dominica 4.5
54. Greece 4.4
=55. Costa Rica 4.1
=55. Namibia 4.1
=57. Bulgaria 4.0
=57. El Salvador 4.0
59. Colombia 3.9
60. Turkey 3.8
=61. Jamaica 3.7
=61. Poland 3.7
=63. Lebanon 3.6
=63. Seychelles 3.6
=63. Thailand 3.6
=66. Belize 3.5
=66. Cuba 3.5
=66. Grenada 3.5
69. Croatia 3.4
=70. Brazil 3.3
=70. China 3.3
=70. Egypt 3.3
=70. Ghana 3.3
=70. India 3.3
=70. Mexico 3.3
=70. Peru 3.3
=70. Saudi Arabia 3.3
=70. Senegal 3.3
=79. Burkina Faso 3.2
=79. Lesotho 3.2
=79. Moldova 3.2
=79. Morocco 3.2
=79. Trinidad and Tobago 3.22
=84. Algeria 3.1
=84. Madagascar 3.1
=84. Mauritania 3.1
=84. Panama 3.1
=84. Romania 3.1
=84. Sri Lanka 3.1
=90. Gabon 3.0
=90. Serbia 3.0
=90. Suriname 3.0
=93. Argentina 2.9
=93. Armenia 2.9
=93. Bosnia and Hercegovina 2.9
=93. Eritrea 2.9
=93. Syria 2.9
=93. Tanzania 2.9
=99. Dominican Republic 2.8
=99. Georgia 2.8
=99. Mali 2.8
=99. Mongolia 2.8
=99. Mozambique 2.8
=99. Ukraine 2.8
=105. Bolivia 2.7
=105. Iran 2.7
=105. Libya 2.7
=105. Macedonia 2.7
=105. Malawi 2.7
=105. Uganda 2.7
=111. Albania 2.6
=111. Guatemala 2.6
=111. Kazakhstan 2.6
=111. Laos 2.6
=111. Nicaragua 2.6
=111. Paraguay 2.6
=111. Timor-Leste 2.6
=111. Vietnam 2.6
=111. Yemen 2.6
=111. Zambia 2.6
=121. Benin 2.5
=121. Gambia 2.5
=121. Guyana 2.5
=121. Honduras 2.5
=121. Nepal 2.5
=121. Philippines 2.5
=121. Russia 2.5
=121. Rwanda 2.5
=121. Swaziland 2.5
=130. Azerbaijan 2.4
=130. Burundi 2.4
=130. Central African Republic 2.4
=130. Ethiopia 2.4
=130. Indonesia 2.4
=130. Papua New Guinea 2.4
=130. Togo 2.4
=130. Zimbabwe 2.4
=138. Cameroon 2.3
=138. Ecuador 2.3
=138. Niger 2.3
=138. Venezuela 2.3
=142. Angola 2.2
=142. Congo 2.2
=142. Kenya 2.2
=142. Kyrgyzstan 2.2
=142. Nigeria 2.2
=142. Pakistan 2.2
=142. Sierra Leone 2.2
=142. Tajikistan 2.2
=142. Turkmenistan 2.2
=151. Belarus 2.1
=151. Cambodia 2.1
=151. Ivory Coast 2.1
=151. Equatorial Guinea 2.1
=151. Uzbekistan 2.1
=156. Bangladesh 2.0
=156. Chad 2.0
=156. Democratic Republic of Congo 2.0
=156. Sudan 2.0
=160. Guinea 1.9
=160. Iraq 1.9
=160. Myanmar 1.9
163. Haiti 1.8
Transparency International (TI) said in its annual Corruption Perceptions Index covering 163 countries that some of the world's poorest nations were also the most sleaze-ridden, undermining international development efforts.
"
Country, rank (score out of 10)
=1. Finland 9.6
=1. Iceland 9.6
=1. New Zealand 9.6
4. Denmark 9.5
5. Singapore 9.4
6. Sweden 9.2
7. Switzerland 9.1
8. Norway 8.8
=9. Australia 8.7
=9. Netherlands 8.7
=11. Austria 8.6
=11. Luxembourg 8.6
=11. United Kingdom 8.6
14. Canada 8.5
15. Hong Kong 8.3
16. Germany 8.0
17. Japan 7.6
= 18. France 7.4
= 18. Ireland 7.4
=20. Belgium 7.3
=20. Chile 7.3
=20. United States 7.3
23. Spain 6.8
=24. Barbados 6.7
=24. Estonia 6.7
=26. Macau 6.6
=26. Portugal 6.6
=28. Malta 6.4
=28. Slovenia 6.4
=28. Uruguay 6.4
31. UAE 6.2
=32. Bhutan 6.0
=32. Qatar 6.0
=34. Israel 5.9
=34. Taiwan 5.9
36. Bahrain 5.7
=37. Botswana 5.6
=37. Cyprus 5.6
39. Oman 5.4
40. Jordan 5.3
41. Hungary 5.2
=42. Mauritius 5.1
=42. South Korea 5.1
44. Malaysia 5.0
45. Italy 4.9
=46. Czech Republic 4.8
=46. Kuwait 4.8
=46. Lithuania 4.8
=49. Latvia 4.7
=49. Slovakia 4.7
=51. South Africa 4.6
=51. Tunisia 4.6
53. Dominica 4.5
54. Greece 4.4
=55. Costa Rica 4.1
=55. Namibia 4.1
=57. Bulgaria 4.0
=57. El Salvador 4.0
59. Colombia 3.9
60. Turkey 3.8
=61. Jamaica 3.7
=61. Poland 3.7
=63. Lebanon 3.6
=63. Seychelles 3.6
=63. Thailand 3.6
=66. Belize 3.5
=66. Cuba 3.5
=66. Grenada 3.5
69. Croatia 3.4
=70. Brazil 3.3
=70. China 3.3
=70. Egypt 3.3
=70. Ghana 3.3
=70. India 3.3
=70. Mexico 3.3
=70. Peru 3.3
=70. Saudi Arabia 3.3
=70. Senegal 3.3
=79. Burkina Faso 3.2
=79. Lesotho 3.2
=79. Moldova 3.2
=79. Morocco 3.2
=79. Trinidad and Tobago 3.22
=84. Algeria 3.1
=84. Madagascar 3.1
=84. Mauritania 3.1
=84. Panama 3.1
=84. Romania 3.1
=84. Sri Lanka 3.1
=90. Gabon 3.0
=90. Serbia 3.0
=90. Suriname 3.0
=93. Argentina 2.9
=93. Armenia 2.9
=93. Bosnia and Hercegovina 2.9
=93. Eritrea 2.9
=93. Syria 2.9
=93. Tanzania 2.9
=99. Dominican Republic 2.8
=99. Georgia 2.8
=99. Mali 2.8
=99. Mongolia 2.8
=99. Mozambique 2.8
=99. Ukraine 2.8
=105. Bolivia 2.7
=105. Iran 2.7
=105. Libya 2.7
=105. Macedonia 2.7
=105. Malawi 2.7
=105. Uganda 2.7
=111. Albania 2.6
=111. Guatemala 2.6
=111. Kazakhstan 2.6
=111. Laos 2.6
=111. Nicaragua 2.6
=111. Paraguay 2.6
=111. Timor-Leste 2.6
=111. Vietnam 2.6
=111. Yemen 2.6
=111. Zambia 2.6
=121. Benin 2.5
=121. Gambia 2.5
=121. Guyana 2.5
=121. Honduras 2.5
=121. Nepal 2.5
=121. Philippines 2.5
=121. Russia 2.5
=121. Rwanda 2.5
=121. Swaziland 2.5
=130. Azerbaijan 2.4
=130. Burundi 2.4
=130. Central African Republic 2.4
=130. Ethiopia 2.4
=130. Indonesia 2.4
=130. Papua New Guinea 2.4
=130. Togo 2.4
=130. Zimbabwe 2.4
=138. Cameroon 2.3
=138. Ecuador 2.3
=138. Niger 2.3
=138. Venezuela 2.3
=142. Angola 2.2
=142. Congo 2.2
=142. Kenya 2.2
=142. Kyrgyzstan 2.2
=142. Nigeria 2.2
=142. Pakistan 2.2
=142. Sierra Leone 2.2
=142. Tajikistan 2.2
=142. Turkmenistan 2.2
=151. Belarus 2.1
=151. Cambodia 2.1
=151. Ivory Coast 2.1
=151. Equatorial Guinea 2.1
=151. Uzbekistan 2.1
=156. Bangladesh 2.0
=156. Chad 2.0
=156. Democratic Republic of Congo 2.0
=156. Sudan 2.0
=160. Guinea 1.9
=160. Iraq 1.9
=160. Myanmar 1.9
163. Haiti 1.8