Pakistan rises in corruption, falls from grace

Iraq was fourth from the top of the most corrupt ranking country. Myanmar shared second place with Afghanistan and Somalia considered the world’s most corrupt country.

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By AFP | Express | October 26, 2010

Photo: The darkest regions represent the most corrupt countries and the the lighter regions represent the least corrupt countries in the CPI. TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan is ranked 34th on the recently released Transparency International global list of countries perceived to be the most corrupt.

Pakistan’s CPI score for the year 2010 is 2.3, falling 0.2 since 2008. The country worsened by eight places from its previous ranking of 42nd in 2009. Pakistan’s rival India worsened by 0.1, going from 3.4 in 2009 to 3.3 in 2010.

Nearly three-quarters of the 178 countries in Transparency International’s annual survey scored on the sleazier end of the scale, which ranges from zero (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 10 (thought to have little corruption).


Iraq was fourth from the top of the most corrupt ranking country. Myanmar shared second place with Afghanistan and Somalia considered the world’s most corrupt country.

At the other end of the scale, Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore were seen as the nations which are the least corrupt. They were followed by Finland, Sweden, Canada and the Netherlands.

The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranks countries according to the perception of corruption in the public sector. Transparency International describes the CPIas an aggregate indicator that combines different sources of information about corruption, making it possible to compare countries. The 2010 CPI is reportedly based on different assessments and business opinion surveys carried out by independent institutions basing their information about the administrative and political aspects of corruption.

The head of the group’s German section, Edda Mueller, said the overall international situation was “very worrying”. She added that percentage of countries below average was “a very bad signal for attempts to solve global problems.”

Source: Transparency International CPI
AFP / Express


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