Transparency International has always been worried about the entrenched corruption around the world. This year, there is even more reason for all of us to be worried as two thirds of countries covered by the 2011 index were given scores less than 5 – which means they are considered significantly corrupt…
On 2011’s list of corrupted countries in the world, New Zealand was socred to be the least corrupted nation in the world. The most corrupted in the world today is North Korea. (I am not shocked at North Korea’s placement, I heard only 2 people have mobile phones in that country and the is the prime minister and his wife…LOL).
Ghana has been ranked at 69, ahead of even Italy…So we are less corrupted than Italy right? And oh, Nigeria is at 143…Awuradei, corruption don kill these people finish!
Check the full list below
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2011 rank |
Country / Territory |
CPI 2011 Score |
CPI 2010 Score |
CPI 2009 Score |
CPI 2008 Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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SOURCE: Transparency International |
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| 1 | New Zealand | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.3 |
| 2 | Denmark | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 |
| 2 | Finland | 9.4 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 9 |
| 4 | Sweden | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.3 |
| 5 | Singapore | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.2 |
| 6 | Norway | 9.0 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 7.9 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.9 |
| 8 | Switzerland | 8.8 | 8.7 | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | Australia | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| 10 | Canada | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.3 |
| 12 | Hong Kong | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.1 |
| 13 | Iceland | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.9 |
| 14 | Germany | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8 | 7.9 |
| 14 | Japan | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.3 |
| 16 | Austria | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 |
| 16 | Barbados | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7 |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| 19 | Ireland | 7.5 | 8 | 8 | 7.7 |
| 19 | Belgium | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.3 |
| 21 | Bahamas | 7.3 | |||
| 22 | Qatar | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7 | 6.5 |
| 22 | Chile | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.9 |
| 24 | United States | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.3 |
| 25 | Uruguay | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.9 |
| 25 | France | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| 25 | Saint Lucia | 7.0 | |||
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 5.9 |
| 29 | Estonia | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| 30 | Cyprus | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.4 |
| 31 | Spain | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.5 |
| 32 | Portugal | 6.1 | 6 | 5.8 | 6.1 |
| 32 | Botswana | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| 32 | Taiwan | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
| 35 | Slovenia | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.7 |
| 36 | Israel | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6 |
| 36 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.8 | |||
| 38 | Bhutan | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5 | 5.2 |
| 39 | Puerto Rico | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| 39 | Malta | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.8 |
| 41 | Poland | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5 | 4.6 |
| 41 | Cape Verde | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| 43 | Korea (South) | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| 44 | Brunei | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 44 | Dominica | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6 |
| 46 | Mauritius | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| 46 | Macau | 5.1 | 5 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| 46 | Bahrain | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| 49 | Rwanda | 5.0 | 4 | 3.3 | 3 |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| 50 | Oman | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 50 | Lithuania | 4.8 | 5 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| 50 | Seychelles | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 54 | Hungary | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| 54 | Kuwait | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| 56 | Jordan | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5 | 5.1 |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
| 57 | Czech Republic | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.2 |
| 57 | Namibia | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 60 | Malaysia | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
| 61 | Turkey | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| 61 | Latvia | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 61 | Cuba | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| 64 | South Africa | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| 64 | Georgia | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 66 | Slovakia | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 66 | Croatia | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| 66 | Montenegro | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| 69 | Ghana | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 69 | Samoa | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| 69 | Macedonia, FYR | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| 69 | Italy | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| 73 | Tunisia | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 73 | Brazil | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| 75 | Romania | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 75 | China | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 77 | Vanuatu | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| 77 | Lesotho | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| 77 | Gambia | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 1.9 |
| 80 | El Salvador | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 80 | Thailand | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| 80 | Peru | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| 80 | Greece | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| 80 | Colombia | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| 80 | Morocco | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| 86 | Panama | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| 86 | Bulgaria | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| 86 | Serbia | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| 86 | Jamaica | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| 91 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 91 | Liberia | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
| 91 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 91 | Zambia | 3.2 | 3 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 95 | Albania | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 95 | India | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| 95 | Kiribati | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| 95 | Swaziland | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 95 | Tonga | 3.1 | 3 | 3 | 2.4 |
| 100 | Malawi | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
| 100 | Djibouti | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3 |
| 100 | Mexico | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| 100 | Burkina Faso | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 100 | Sao Tome & Principe | 3.0 | 3 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 100 | Argentina | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| 100 | Benin | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| 100 | Gabon | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| 100 | Indonesia | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 100 | Tanzania | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3 |
| 100 | Madagascar | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3 | 3.4 |
| 100 | Suriname | 3.0 | |||
| 112 | Egypt | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 112 | Senegal | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3 | 3.4 |
| 112 | Moldova | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| 112 | Algeria | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| 112 | Kosovo | 2.9 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | Vietnam | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 118 | Bolivia | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3 |
| 118 | Mali | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| 120 | Guatemala | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| 120 | Kazakhstan | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| 120 | Solomon Islands | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| 120 | Mongolia | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3 |
| 120 | Mozambique | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 120 | Ethiopia | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 120 | Ecuador | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 120 | Bangladesh | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 120 | Iran | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| 129 | Dominican Republic | 2.6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 129 | Armenia | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| 129 | Syria | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 129 | Honduras | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 129 | Philippines | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 134 | Guyana | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 134 | Eritrea | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 134 | Niger | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| 134 | Lebanon | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 134 | Nicaragua | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 134 | Sierra Leone | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 134 | Pakistan | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 134 | Maldives | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| 134 | Cameroon | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 143 | Timor-Leste | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 143 | Belarus | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 143 | Uganda | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 143 | Azerbaijan | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 143 | Togo | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 143 | Nigeria | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| 143 | Mauritania | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| 143 | Comoros | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| 143 | Russia | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 152 | Ukraine | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| 152 | Tajikistan | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 |
| 154 | Zimbabwe | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 154 | Nepal | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| 154 | Paraguay | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| 154 | Côte d´Ivoire | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 154 | Congo Republic | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 154 | Papua New Guinea | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 154 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 154 | Central African Republic | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 |
| 154 | Laos | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 |
| 154 | Kenya | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 164 | Yemen | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| 164 | Cambodia | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 164 | Guinea | 2.1 | 2 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 164 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.1 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 168 | Libya | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 168 | Congo, Dem Rep | 2.0 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 168 | Angola | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 168 | Chad | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 172 | Venezuela | 1.9 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 172 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 172 | Burundi | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 175 | Haiti | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| 175 | Iraq | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 177 | Sudan | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 177 | Turkmenistan | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 177 | Uzbekistan | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 180 | Myanmar | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 180 | Afghanistan | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 182 | Somalia | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 182 | Korea (North) | 1.0 | |||
Of course Italy is one of the most corrupted countries in Europe. Silvio Belusconi the disgraced former PM owns most of the media(print and electronic) in Italy.The Italian Mafia’s sheer corruption and brutalities has been documented in Italy and around the world. SAUDI ARABIA is less corrupt than Ghana? kwasiase3m. Saudi Arabia is one of the worst countries when it comes to corruption and human rights. One family controls everything in that country.
I AM NOT SURPRISED ABOUT GHANA SURPASSING. ITALY, THEY R KNOW FOR CORRUPTION
It’s OK, but we can do better. I read on ghanaweb that we dropped by 2 places. We were 67 last year.
Chris, Ghana’s corruption actually worsened and you are happy about it. Ghana’s CPI was 4.1 last year as opposed to a CPI of 3.9 this year. This is not good at all.
At lease Nigeria is not getting worse. If this trend continues we will fall below them. For now, they are fixed and we are falling — what is better???
You should comparing us to other African countries. How many of the African’s have improved? Forget about Italy who’s one of the worse counties in the West and so make it a big shame that you’re comparing us with them (Italy). And from some of the comments above, we’ve dropped 2 places, so this is kind of no good news! It’s a shame!!!
I Love my Ghana, though 😉
There is still hope for GH. I love Finland but Love GH more!!!!!!!
United States is ranked at 24 n chile is 23, how did that happen?
UK and US rankings make the list irrelevant.
Why draw a parallel with Nigeria? Didn’t you see Russia tied at the same position or do you have cataract Chris? Don’t think that because you can get away with picking on the likes of Yvonne Nelson that everyone’s a walk over. Educated Fool.
@9JA BOY, lol