Top 10 Least Corrupt Countries World 2017 by Perception Corruption Index
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Top 10 Least Corrupt Countries World 2017 by Perception Corruption Index
Top 10 Least Corrupt Countries World 2017
Here is the list of Top 10 Least corrupt countries world 2017 by perception and corruption index. Corruption of any country is calculated on the basis of its Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). Transparency International (TI) has published the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) since 1996, annually ranking countries "by their perceived levels of corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys." The CPI generally defines corruption as "the misuse of public power for private benefit".
The CPI currently ranks 176 countries "on a scale from 100 (very clean) to 0 (highly corrupt)". Corruption in a country means "the misuse of public power for private benefit". New Zealand is considered to be Least corrupt country where as North Korea is considered to be the Most Corrupt country.
Top 10 Least corrupt countries world 2017
Top 10, 20, 40, 50 and 100 Least Corrupt Countries List in the World
Least Corrupt Countries are the ones which have most transparency in their governments and no government employee misuses his or her power for personal benefits.
Transparency International commissioned University of Passau's Johann Graf Lambsdorff to produce the CPI.
The 2012 CPI takes into account 13 different surveys and assessments from 12 different institutions. The 13 surveys/assessments are either business people opinion surveys or performance assessments from a group of analysts. Early CPIs used public opinion surveys. Countries are evaluated by at least three sources to appear in the CPI. The CPI measures perception of corruption due to the difficulty of measuring absolute levels of corruption. In This 100 is the best score and 0 is the worst score for corruption. Following is the list of least Corrupt countries in the world with Least corrupt named first.
Top 10 Least corrupt countries world 2017 Rank 1 – New Zealand
New Zealand is one of the least corrupt countries in the world. New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two main landmasses—the North Island (or Te Ika-a-Māui), and the South Island (or Te Waipounamu)—and around 600 smaller islands. New Zealand is situated some 1,500 kilometres (900 mi) east of Australia
Top 10 Least corrupt countries world 2017 Rank 2 – Denmark
According to the Corruption Perceptions Index 2016 from Transparency International, Denmark is the World's most transparent country, and it has consistently been in the top-4 since the publication of the first report in 1995. Moreover, Transparency International's Global Corruption Barometer 2013 shows that the public does not consider corruption a major problem in Danish society, and bribes paid to access public benefits and services are virtually non-existent. Denmark officially the Kingdom of Denmark is a Nordic country and a sovereign state. The southernmost of the Scandinavian nations, it is south-west of Sweden and south of Norway and bordered to the south by Germany
Top 10 Least corrupt countries world 2017 Rank 3 – Finland
Corruption in Finland is structural, and the existence of a 'good old boys club' founded on mutual trust is a problem. Decision-making in state investments is also problematic. Public procurements are often decided by private companies that have no obligation to reveal details publicly. According to 2016 results of Corruption Perception Index of Transparency International, Finland ranks as the 3rd least corrupted out of 176 countries.
Top 10 Least corrupt countries world 2017 Rank 4 – Sweden
Corruption in Sweden has been defined as "the abuse of power" by Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention. By receiving bribes, bribe takers abuse their position of power, which is consistent with how the National Anti-Corruption Unit of the Swedish Prosecution Authority specifies the term. Although bribes and improper rewards are central in the definition of corruption in Sweden, corruption in the sense of "abuse of power" can also manifest itself in other crimes such as misuse of office, embezzlement, fraud and breach of trust against a principal.
Top 10 Least corrupt countries world 2017 Rank 5 – Switzerland
Top 10 Least corrupt countries world 2017 Rank 6 – Norway
Top 10 Least corrupt countries world 2017 Rank 7 – Singapore
Top 10 Least corrupt countries world 2017 Rank 8 – Netherlands
Top 10 Least corrupt countries world 2017 Rank 9 – Canada
Top 10 Least corrupt countries world 2017 Rank 10 – Germany
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Rank |
Country |
2016 |
Change in score from previous year |
2015 |
| 1 | Denmark | 90 | -1 | 91 |
| 1 | New Zealand | 90 | 2 | 88 |
| 3 | Finland | 89 | -1 | 90 |
| 4 | Sweden | 88 | -1 | 89 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 86 | 0 | 86 |
| 6 | Norway | 85 | -2 | 87 |
| 7 | Singapore | 84 | -1 | 85 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 83 | -4 | 87 |
| 9 | Canada | 82 | -1 | 83 |
| 10 | Germany | 81 | 0 | 81 |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 81 | 0 | 81 |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 81 | 0 | 81 |
| 13 | Australia | 79 | 0 | 79 |
| 14 | Iceland | 78 | -1 | 79 |
| 15 | Belgium | 77 | 0 | 77 |
| 15 | Hong Kong | 77 | 2 | 75 |
| 17 | Austria | 75 | -1 | 76 |
| 18 | United States | 74 | -2 | 76 |
| 19 | Ireland | 73 | -2 | 75 |
| 20 | Japan | 72 | -3 | 75 |
| 21 | Uruguay | 71 | -3 | 74 |
| 22 | Estonia | 70 | 0 | 70 |
| 23 | France | 69 | -1 | 70 |
| 24 | Bahamas | 66 | 0 | |
| 24 | Chile | 66 | -4 | 70 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 66 | -4 | 70 |
| 27 | Bhutan | 65 | 0 | 65 |
| 28 | Israel | 64 | 3 | 61 |
| 29 | Poland | 62 | 0 | 62 |
| 29 | Portugal | 62 | -1 | 63 |
| 31 | Barbados | 61 | 0 | |
| 31 | Qatar | 61 | -10 | 71 |
| 31 | Slovenia | 61 | 1 | 60 |
| 31 | Taiwan | 61 | -1 | 62 |
| 35 | Botswana | 60 | -3 | 63 |
| 35 | Saint Lucia | 60 | 0 | |
| 35 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 60 | 0 | |
| 38 | Cape Verde | 59 | 4 | 55 |
| 38 | Dominica | 59 | 0 | |
| 38 | Lithuania | 59 | -2 | 61 |
| 41 | Brunei | 58 | 0 | |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 58 | 3 | 55 |
| 41 | Spain | 58 | 0 | 58 |
| 44 | Georgia | 57 | 5 | 52 |
| 44 | Latvia | 57 | 2 | 55 |
| 46 | Grenada | 56 | 0 | |
| 47 | Cyprus | 55 | -6 | 61 |
| 47 | Czech Republic | 55 | -1 | 56 |
| 47 | Malta | 55 | -1 | 56 |
| 50 | Mauritius | 54 | 1 | 53 |
| 50 | Rwanda | 54 | 0 | 54 |
| 52 | South Korea | 53 | -3 | 56 |
| 53 | Namibia | 52 | -1 | 53 |
| 54 | Slovakia | 51 | 0 | 51 |
| 55 | Croatia | 49 | -2 | 51 |
| 55 | Malaysia | 49 | -1 | 50 |
| 57 | Hungary | 48 | -3 | 51 |
| 57 | Jordan | 48 | -5 | 53 |
| 57 | Romania | 48 | 2 | 46 |
| 60 | Cuba | 47 | 0 | 47 |
| 60 | Italy | 47 | 3 | 44 |
| 62 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 46 | 4 | 42 |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia | 46 | -6 | 52 |
| 64 | Montenegro | 45 | 1 | 44 |
| 64 | Oman | 45 | 0 | 45 |
| 64 | Senegal | 45 | 1 | 44 |
| 64 | South Africa | 45 | 1 | 44 |
| 64 | Suriname | 45 | 9 | 36 |
| 69 | Greece | 44 | -2 | 46 |
| 70 | Bahrain | 43 | -8 | 51 |
| 70 | Ghana | 43 | -4 | 47 |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 42 | 4 | 38 |
| 72 | Serbia | 42 | 2 | 40 |
| 72 | Solomon Islands | 42 | 0 | |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 41 | 0 | 41 |
| 75 | Kuwait | 41 | -8 | 49 |
| 75 | Tunisia | 41 | 3 | 38 |
| 75 | Turkey | 41 | -1 | 42 |
| 79 | Belarus | 40 | 8 | 32 |
| 79 | Brazil | 40 | 2 | 38 |
| 79 | India | 40 | 2 | 38 |
| 79 | China | 40 | 3 | 37 |
| 83 | Albania | 39 | 3 | 36 |
| 83 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39 | 1 | 38 |
| 83 | Jamaica | 39 | -2 | 41 |
| 83 | Lesotho | 39 | -5 | 44 |
| 87 | Mongolia | 38 | -1 | 39 |
| 87 | Panama | 38 | -1 | 39 |
| 87 | Zambia | 38 | 0 | 38 |
| 90 | Colombia | 37 | 0 | 37 |
| 90 | Indonesia | 37 | 1 | 36 |
| 90 | Liberia | 37 | 0 | 37 |
| 90 | Morocco | 37 | 1 | 36 |
| 90 | Macedonia | 37 | -5 | 42 |
| 95 | Argentina | 36 | 4 | 32 |
| 95 | Benin | 36 | -1 | 37 |
| 95 | El Salvador | 36 | -3 | 39 |
| 95 | Kosovo | 36 | 3 | 33 |
| 95 | Maldives | 36 | 0 | |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 36 | -1 | 37 |
| 101 | Gabon | 35 | 1 | 34 |
| 101 | Niger | 35 | 1 | 34 |
| 101 | Peru | 35 | -1 | 36 |
| 101 | Philippines | 35 | 0 | 35 |
| 101 | Thailand | 35 | -3 | 38 |
| 101 | Timor-Leste | 35 | 7 | 28 |
| 101 | Trinidad and Tobago | 35 | -4 | 39 |
| 108 | Algeria | 34 | -2 | 36 |
| 108 | Ivory Coast | 34 | 2 | 32 |
| 108 | Egypt | 34 | -2 | 36 |
| 108 | Ethiopia | 34 | 1 | 33 |
| 108 | Guyana | 34 | 5 | 29 |
| 113 | Armenia | 33 | -2 | 35 |
| 113 | Bolivia | 33 | -1 | 34 |
| 113 | Vietnam | 33 | 2 | 31 |
| 116 | Mali | 32 | -3 | 35 |
| 116 | Pakistan | 32 | 2 | 30 |
| 116 | Tanzania | 32 | 2 | 30 |
| 116 | Togo | 32 | 0 | 32 |
| 120 | Dominican Republic | 31 | -2 | 33 |
| 120 | Ecuador | 31 | -1 | 32 |
| 120 | Malawi | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| 123 | Azerbaijan | 30 | 1 | 29 |
| 123 | Djibouti | 30 | -4 | 34 |
| 123 | Honduras | 30 | -1 | 31 |
| 123 | Laos | 30 | 5 | 25 |
| 123 | Mexico | 30 | -5 | 35 |
| 123 | Moldova | 30 | -3 | 33 |
| 123 | Paraguay | 30 | 3 | 27 |
| 123 | Sierra Leone | 30 | 1 | 29 |
| 131 | Iran | 29 | 2 | 27 |
| 131 | Kazakhstan | 29 | 1 | 28 |
| 131 | Nepal | 29 | 2 | 27 |
| 131 | Russia | 29 | 0 | 29 |
| 131 | Ukraine | 29 | 2 | 27 |
| 136 | Guatemala | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| 136 | Kyrgyzstan | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| 136 | Lebanon | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| 136 | Myanmar | 28 | 6 | 22 |
| 136 | Nigeria | 28 | 2 | 26 |
| 136 | Papua New Guinea | 28 | 3 | 25 |
| 142 | Guinea | 27 | 2 | 25 |
| 142 | Mauritania | 27 | -4 | 31 |
| 142 | Mozambique | 27 | -4 | 31 |
| 145 | Bangladesh | 26 | 1 | 25 |
| 145 | Cameroon | 26 | -1 | 27 |
| 145 | Gambia | 26 | -2 | 28 |
| 145 | Kenya | 26 | 1 | 25 |
| 145 | Madagascar | 26 | -2 | 28 |
| 145 | Nicaragua | 26 | -1 | 27 |
| 151 | Tajikistan | 25 | -1 | 26 |
| 151 | Uganda | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| 153 | Comoros | 24 | -2 | 26 |
| 154 | Turkmenistan | 22 | 4 | 18 |
| 154 | Zimbabwe | 22 | 1 | 21 |
| 156 | Cambodia | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| 156 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 21 | -1 | 22 |
| 156 | Uzbekistan | 21 | 2 | 19 |
| 159 | Burundi | 20 | -1 | 21 |
| 159 | Central African Republic | 20 | -4 | 24 |
| 159 | Chad | 20 | -2 | 22 |
| 159 | Haiti | 20 | 3 | 17 |
| 159 | Congo | 20 | -3 | 23 |
| 164 | Angola | 18 | 3 | 15 |
| 164 | Eritrea | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 166 | Iraq | 17 | 1 | 16 |
| 166 | Venezuela | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| 168 | Guinea-Bissau | 16 | -1 | 17 |
| 169 | Afghanistan | 15 | 4 | 11 |
| 170 | Libya | 14 | -2 | 16 |
| 170 | Sudan | 14 | 2 | 12 |
| 170 | Yemen | 14 | -4 | 18 |
| 173 | Syria | 13 | -5 | 18 |
| 174 | South Sudan | 11 | -4 | 15 |
| 175 | Somalia | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| 176 | North Korea | 8 | 0 | 8 |
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