TI ranks Pakistan 117 out of 180 countries on global corruption index

In comparison to a year ago, India has become more corrupt, proves the Corruption Perceptions Index released by the Berlin-based non-government organisation Transparency International (TI). Syria, South Sudan and Somalia rank lowest with scores of 14, 12 and 9 respectively.

Other sub Saharan African countries ranked higher than Nigeria are Botswana – whose joint 34 rank is the best in Africa – as well as Rwanda (joint 48) and Nambia (joint 53).

In comparison to neighboring countries, Japan, with a rank of 20 and a score of 73, is the only Asian nation ranked less corrupt than Taiwan.

“Unfortunately, the results from the 2017 index also show that corruption in many countries is still strong”.

Transparency International Bangladesh Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman highlighted several aspects from the report at a media briefing in Dhanmondi on Thursday.

“South Korea experienced recent high-profile corruption scandals, which led to massive public protests and the swift impeachment and prosecution of the president”, the Berlin-based watchdog said in the CPI report.

Malaysia’s latest global ranking in Transparency International’s (TI) annual Corruption Perception Index (CPI) is a fair indication of the perceived level of corruption in the public sector, a minister has said. Moreover, it is important to punish high level corrupt officials and influential civilians. “Every week, at least one journalist is killed in a country that is highly corrupt”.

Kimeu cited the clearance of 109 candidates by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in last year’s election despite the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission (EACC) having advised the poll agency against accepting their candidature as an impediment to the war on graft.

New Zealand has been named the least-corrupt country in the world.

India has been ranked as 81 amongst 180 countries by the Transparency International in its just released Corruption Perceptions Index 2017.

Ghana has recorded its worst performance in the last six years in its fight against corruption, the latest corruption perception index (CPI) has revealed.

“We found evidence to suggest that those countries that respect press freedom, encourage open dialogue, and allow for full participation of CSOs (civil society organizations) in the public arena tend to be more successful at controlling corruption“, their analysis read.