I found this site http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0781359.html
which was posted by Yiannis in " What about Bulgaria" thread.
i thought it needed its own thread.
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The 2004 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index
According to the annual survey by the Berlin-based organization Transparency International, the world's least corrupt country is Finland and its most corrupt countries are Bangladesh and Haiti. The index defines corruption as the abuse of public office for private gain, and measures the degree to which corruption is perceived to exist among a country's public officials and politicians. It is a composite index, drawing on 17 surveys from 13 independent institutions, which gathered the opinions of business people and country analysts. Because of the absence of reliable data, only 146 of the world's countries are included in the survey. The scores range from 10 (squeaky clean) to zero (highly corrupt). A score of 5.0 is the number Transparency International considers the borderline figure distinguishing countries that do and do not have a serious corruption problem. Countries that have improved their rating since the 2003 index were Austria, Botswana, Czech Republic, El Salvador, France, Gambia, Germany, Jordan, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, United Arab Emirates and Uruguay. Countries that have a worse rating since 2003 include Bahrain, Belize, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Oman, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Country rank |
Country |
2004 CPI Score |
1. |
Finland |
9.7 |
2. |
New Zealand |
9.6 |
3. |
Denmark |
9.5 |
|
Iceland |
9.5 |
5. |
Singapore |
9.3 |
6. |
Sweden |
9.2 |
7. |
Switzerland |
9.1 |
8. |
Norway |
8.9 |
9. |
Australia |
8.8 |
10. |
Netherlands |
8.7 |
11. |
United Kingdom |
8.6 |
12. |
Canada |
8.5 |
13. |
Austria |
8.4 |
|
Luxembourg |
8.4 |
15. |
Germany |
8.2 |
16. |
Hong Kong |
8.0 |
17. |
Belgium |
7.5 |
|
Ireland |
7.5 |
|
United States |
7.5 |
20. |
Chile |
7.4 |
21. |
Barbados |
7.3 |
22. |
France |
7.1 |
|
Spain |
7.1 |
24. |
Japan |
6.9 |
25. |
Malta |
6.8 |
26. |
Israel |
6.4 |
27. |
Portugal |
6.3 |
28. |
Uruguay |
6.2 |
29. |
Oman |
6.1 |
|
United Arab Emirates |
6.1 |
31. |
Botswana |
6.0 |
|
Estonia |
6.0 |
|
Slovenia |
6.0 |
34. |
Bahrain |
5.8 |
35. |
Taiwan |
5.6 |
36. |
Cyprus |
5.4 |
37. |
Jordan |
5.3 |
38. |
Qatar |
5.2 |
39. |
Malaysia |
5.0 |
|
Tunisia |
5.0 |
41. |
Costa Rica |
4.9 |
42. |
Hungary |
4.8 |
|
Italy |
4.8 |
44. |
Kuwait |
4.6 |
|
Lithuania |
4.6 |
|
South Africa |
4.6 |
47. |
South Korea |
4.5 |
48. |
Seychelles |
4.4 |
49. |
Greece |
4.3 |
|
Suriname |
4.3 |
51. |
Czech Republic |
4.2 |
|
El Salvador |
4.2 |
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
4.2 |
54. |
Bulgaria |
4.1 |
|
Mauritius |
4.1 |
|
Namibia |
4.1 |
57. |
Latvia |
4.0 |
|
Slovakia |
4.0 |
59. |
Brazil |
3.9 |
60. |
Belize |
3.8 |
|
Colombia |
3.8 |
62. |
Cuba |
3.7 |
|
Panama |
3.7 |
64. |
Ghana |
3.6 |
|
Mexico |
3.6 |
|
Thailand |
3.6 |
67. |
Croatia |
3.5 |
|
Peru |
3.5 |
|
Poland |
3.5 |
|
Sri Lanka |
3.5 |
71. |
China |
3.4 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
3.4 |
|
Syria |
3.4 |
74. |
Belarus |
3.3 |
|
Gabon |
3.3 |
|
Jamaica |
3.3 |
77. |
Benin |
3.2 |
|
Egypt |
3.2 |
|
Mali |
3.2 |
|
Morocco |
3.2 |
|
Turkey |
3.2 |
82. |
Armenia |
3.1 |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
3.1 |
|
Madagascar |
3.1 |
85. |
Mongolia |
3.0 |
|
Senegal |
3.0 |
87. |
Dominican Republic |
2.9 |
|
Iran |
2.9 |
|
Romania |
2.9 |
90. |
Gambia |
2.8 |
|
India |
2.8 |
|
Malawi |
2.8 |
|
Mozambique |
2.8 |
|
Nepal |
2.8 |
|
Russia |
2.8 |
|
Tanzania |
2.8 |
97. |
Algeria |
2.7 |
|
Lebanon |
2.7 |
|
Macedonia |
2.7 |
|
Nicaragua |
2.7 |
|
Serbia and Montenegro |
2.7 |
102. |
Papua New Guinea |
2.6 |
|
Philippines |
2.6 |
|
Uganda |
2.6 |
|
Vietnam |
2.6 |
|
Zambia |
2.6 |
108. |
Albania |
2.5 |
|
Argentina |
2.5 |
|
Libya |
2.5 |
|
Palestinian Authority |
2.5 |
112. |
Ecuador |
2.4 |
|
Yemen |
2.4 |
114. |
Rep. of Congo |
2.3 |
|
Ethiopia |
2.3 |
|
Honduras |
2.3 |
|
Moldova |
2.3 |
|
Sierra Leone |
2.3 |
|
Uzbekistan |
2.3 |
|
Venezuela |
2.3 |
|
Zimbabwe |
2.3 |
122. |
Bolivia |
2.2 |
|
Guatemala |
2.2 |
|
Kazakhstan |
2.2 |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
2.2 |
|
Niger |
2.2 |
|
Sudan |
2.2 |
|
Ukraine |
2.2 |
129. |
Cameroon |
2.1 |
|
Iraq |
2.1 |
|
Kenya |
2.1 |
|
Pakistan |
2.1 |
133. |
Angola |
2.0 |
|
Dem. Rep. of the Congo |
2.0 |
|
Cte d'Ivoire |
2.0 |
|
Georgia |
2.0 |
|
Indonesia |
2.0 |
|
Tajikistan |
2.0 |
|
Turkmenistan |
2.0 |
140. |
Azerbaijan |
1.9 |
|
Paraguay |
1.9 |
142. |
Chad |
1.7 |
|
Myanmar |
1.7 |
144. |
Nigeria |
1.6 |
145. |
Bangladesh |
1.5 |
|
Haiti |
1.4 |
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