Governmental corruption index

[7-25-01]

This year's index, published by the world's leading non-governmental organization fighting corruption, ranks 91 countries. Some of the richest countries in the world - Finland, Denmark, New Zealand, Iceland, Singapore, and Sweden - scored 9 or higher out of a clean score of 10 in the new CPI, indicating very low levels of perceived corruption. But 55 countries scored less than 5 - many of which are among the world's poorest - suggesting high levels of perceived corruption in government and public administration.

"The new index illustrates once more the vicious circle of poverty and corruption, where parents have to bribe underpaid teachers to secure an education for their children and under-resourced health services provide a breeding ground for corruption. The world's poorest are the greatest victims of corruption," said Peter Eigen, chair of Transparency International, at a press conference in Paris. "Vast amounts of public funds are being wasted and stolen by corrupt officials," he continued.

Selected Rankings:

1) Finland
2) Denmark
3) New Zealand
4) Iceland
5) Singapore
6) Sweden
7) Canada
8) Netherlands
9) Luxembourg
10) Norway
11) Australia
13) United Kingdom
16) Israel
17) United States
85) Bolivia
86) Cameroon
87) Kenya
88) Indonesia
89) Uganda
90) Nigeria
91) Bangladesh

To learn more about the study's methodology, and data, go to:  http://www.transparency.org/documents/cpi/2001/cpi2001.html

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