Most Corrupt Countries 2008

Transparency International release annual report about Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) on every country in the world as being the less or most corrupt. This year they had released the report. On the list below we could see that Indonesia now at no. 126. Among ASEAN countries, Singapore would be the cleanest as they held at no. 4 and the worst is Myanmar (178).

Below is the 2008 Most Corrupt Nation by Transparency International, is the global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption. The lower rank number would be the cleaner country and vice versa.

2008 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX
country rank	country	2008 CPI score	surveys used		confidence range
1	Denmark	9,3	6		9.1 - 9.4
1	New Zealand	9,3	6		9.2 - 9.5
1	Sweden	9,3	6		9.2 - 9.4
4	Singapore	9,2	9		9.0 - 9.3
5	Finland	9,0	6		8.4 - 9.4
5	Switzerland	9,0	6		8.7 - 9.2
7	Iceland	8,9	5		8.1 - 9.4
7	Netherlands	8,9	6		8.5 - 9.1
9	Australia	8,7	8		8.2 - 9.1
9	Canada	8,7	6		8.4 - 9.1
11	Luxembourg	8,3	6		7.8 - 8.8
12	Austria	8,1	6		7.6 - 8.6
12	Hong Kong	8,1	8		7.5 - 8.6
14	Germany	7,9	6		7.5 - 8.2
14	Norway	7,9	6		7.5 - 8.3
16	Ireland	7,7	6		7.5 - 7.9
16	United Kingdom	7,7	6		7.2 - 8.1
18	Belgium	7,3	6		7.2 - 7.4
18	Japan	7,3	8		7.0 - 7.6
18	USA	7,3	8		6.7 - 7.7
21	Saint Lucia	7,1	3		6.6 - 7.3
22	Barbados	7,0	4		6.5 - 7.3
23	Chile	6,9	7		6.5 - 7.2
23	France	6,9	6		6.5 - 7.3
23	Uruguay	6,9	5		6.5 - 7.2
26	Slovenia	6,7	8		6.5 - 7.0
27	Estonia	6,6	8		6.2 - 6.9
28	Qatar	6,5	4		5.6 - 7.0
28	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	6,5	3		4.7 - 7.3
28	Spain	6,5	6		5.7 - 6.9
31	Cyprus	6,4	3		5.9 - 6.8
32	Portugal	6,1	6		5.6 - 6.7
33	Dominica	6,0	3		4.7 - 6.8
33	Israel	6,0	6		5.6 - 6.3
35	United Arab Emirates	5,9	5		4.8 - 6.8
36	Botswana	5,8	6		5.2 - 6.4
36	Malta	5,8	4		5.3 - 6.3
36	Puerto Rico	5,8	4		5.0 - 6.6
39	Taiwan	5,7	9		5.4 - 6.0
40	South Korea	5,6	9		5.1 - 6.3
41	Mauritius	5,5	5		4.9 - 6.4
41	Oman	5,5	5		4.5 - 6.4
43	Bahrain	5,4	5		4.3 - 5.9
43	Macao	5,4	4		3.9 - 6.2
45	Bhutan	5,2	5		4.5 - 5.9
45	Czech Republic	5,2	8		4.8 - 5.9
47	Cape Verde	5,1	3		3.4 - 5.6
47	Costa Rica	5,1	5		4.8 - 5.3
47	Hungary	5,1	8		4.8 - 5.4
47	Jordan	5,1	7		4.0 - 6.2
47	Malaysia	5,1	9		4.5 - 5.7
52	Latvia	5,0	6		4.8 - 5.2
52	Slovakia	5,0	8		4.5 - 5.3
54	South Africa	4,9	8		4.5 - 5.1
55	Italy	4,8	6		4.0 - 5.5
55	Seychelles	4,8	4		3.7 - 5.9
57	Greece	4,7	6		4.2 - 5.0
58	Lithuania	4,6	8		4.1 - 5.2
58	Poland	4,6	8		4.0 - 5.2
58	Turkey	4,6	7		4.1 - 5.1
61	Namibia	4,5	6		3.8 - 5.1
62	Croatia	4,4	8		4.0 - 4.8
62	Samoa	4,4	3		3.4 - 4.8
62	Tunisia	4,4	6		3.5 - 5.5
65	Cuba	4,3	4		3.6 - 4.8
65	Kuwait	4,3	5		3.3 - 5.2
67	El Salvador	3,9	5		3.2 - 4.5
67	Georgia	3,9	7		3.2 - 4.6
67	Ghana	3,9	6		3.4 - 4.5
70	Colombia	3,8	7		3.3 - 4.5
70	Romania	3,8	8		3.4 - 4.2
72	Bulgaria	3,6	8		3.0 - 4.3
72	China	3,6	9		3.1 - 4.3
72	Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic of)	3,6	6		2.9 - 4.3
72	Mexico	3,6	7		3.4 - 3.9
72	Peru	3,6	6		3.4 - 4.1
72	Suriname	3,6	4		3.3 - 4.0
72	Swaziland	3,6	4		2.9 - 4.3
72	Trinidad and Tobago	3,6	4		3.1 - 4.0
80	Brazil	3,5	7		3.2 - 4.0
80	Burkina Faso	3,5	7		2.9 - 4.2
80	Morocco	3,5	6		3.0 - 4.0
80	Saudi Arabia	3,5	5		3.0 - 3.9
80	Thailand	3,5	9		3.0 - 3.9
85	Albania	3,4	5		3.3 - 3.4
85	India	3,4	10		3.2 - 3.6
85	Madagascar	3,4	7		2.8 - 4.0
85	Montenegro	3,4	5		2-5 - 4.0
85	Panama	3,4	5		2.8 - 3.7
85	Senegal	3,4	7		2.9 - 4.0
85	Serbia	3,4	6		3.0 - 4.0
92	Algeria	3,2	6		2.9 - 3.4
92	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,2	7		2.9 - 3.5
92	Lesotho	3,2	5		2.3 - 3.8
92	Sri Lanka	3,2	7		2.9 - 3.5
96	Benin	3,1	6		2.8 - 3.4
96	Gabon	3,1	4		2.8 - 3.3
96	Guatemala	3,1	5		2.3 - 4.0
96	Jamaica	3,1	5		2.8 - 3.3
96	Kiribati	3,1	3		2.5 - 3.4
96	Mali	3,1	6		2.8 - 3.3
102	Bolivia	3.0	6		2.8 - 3.2
102	Djibouti	3,0	4		2.2 - 3.3
102	Dominican Republic	3,0	5		2.7 - 3.2
102	Lebanon	3,0	4		2.2 - 3.6
102	Mongolia	3,0	7		2.6 - 3.3
102	Rwanda	3,0	5		2.7 - 3.2
102	Tanzania	3,0	7		2.5 - 3.3
109	Argentina	2,9	7		2.5 - 3.3
109	Armenia	2,9	7		2.6 - 3.1
109	Belize	2,9	3		1.8 - 3.7
109	Moldova	2,9	7		2.4 - 3.7
109	Solomon Islands	2,9	3		2.5 - 3.2
109	Vanuatu	2,9	3		2.5 - 3.2
115	Egypt	2,8	6		2.4 - 3.2
115	Malawi	2,8	6		2.4 - 3.1
115	Maldives	2,8	4		1.7 - 4.3
115	Mauritania	2,8	7		2.2 - 3.7
115	Niger	2,8	6		2.4 - 3.0
115	Zambia	2,8	7		2.5 - 3.0
121	Nepal	2,7	6		2.4 - 3.0
121	Nigeria	2,7	7		2.3 - 3.0
121	Sao Tome and Principe	2,7	3		2.1 - 3.1
121	Togo	2,7	6		1.9 - 3.7
121	Viet Nam	2,7	9		2.4 - 3.1
126	Eritrea	2,6	5		1.7 - 3.6
126	Ethiopia	2,6	7		2.2 - 2.9
126	Guyana	2,6	4		2.4 - 2.7
126	Honduras	2,6	6		2.3 - 2.9
126	Indonesia	2,6	10		2.3 - 2.9
126	Libya	2,6	5		2.2 - 3.0
126	Mozambique	2,6	7		2.4 - 2.9
126	Uganda	2,6	7		2.2 - 3.0
134	Comoros	2,5	3		1.9 - 3.0
134	Nicaragua	2,5	6		2.2 - 2.7
134	Pakistan	2,5	7		2.0 - 2.8
134	Ukraine	2,5	8		2.2 - 2.8
138	Liberia	2,4	4		1.8 - 2.8
138	Paraguay	2,4	5		2.0 - 2.7
138	Tonga	2,4	3		1.9 - 2.6
141	Cameroon	2,3	7		2.0 - 2.7
141	Iran	2,3	4		1.9 - 2.5
141	Philippines	2,3	9		2.1 - 2.5
141	Yemen	2,3	5		1.9 - 2.8
145	Kazakhstan	2,2	6		1.8 - 2.7
145	Timor-Leste	2,2	4		1.8 - 2.5
147	Bangladesh	2,1	7		1.7 - 2.4
147	Kenya	2,1	7		1.9 - 2.4
147	Russia	2,1	8		1.9 - 2.5
147	Syria	2,1	5		1.6 - 2.4
151	Belarus	2,0	5		1.6 - 2.5
151	Central African Republic	2,0	5		1.9 - 2.2
151	Côte d´Ivoire	2,0	6		1.7 - 2.5
151	Ecuador	2,0	5		1.8 - 2.2
151	Laos	2,0	6		1.6 - 2.3
151	Papua New Guinea	2,0	6		1.6 - 2.3
151	Taijikistan	2,0	8		1.7 - 2.3
158	Angola	1,9	6		1.5 - 2.2
158	Azerbaijan	1,9	8		1.7 - 2.1
158	Burundi	1,9	6		1.5 - 2.3
158	Congo, Republic	1,9	6		1.8 - 2.0
158	Gambia	1,9	5		1.5 - 2.4
158	Guinea-Bissau	1,9	3		1.8 - 2.0
158	Sierra Leone	1,9	5		1.8 - 2.0
158	Venezuela	1,9	7		1.8 - 2.0
166	Cambodia	1,8	7		1.7 - 1.9
166	Kyrgyzstan	1,8	7		1.7 - 1.9
166	Turkmenistan	1,8	5		1.5 - 2.2
166	Uzbekistan	1,8	8		1.5 - 2.2
166	Zimbabwe	1,8	7		1.5 - 2.1
171	Congo, Democratic Republic	1,7	6		1.6 - 1.9
171	Equatorial Guinea	1,7	4		1.5 - 1.8
173	Chad	1,6	6		1.5 - 1.7
173	Guinea	1,6	6		1.3 - 1.9
173	Sudan	1,6	6		1.5 - 1.7
176	Afghanistan	1,5	4		1.1 - 1.6
177	Haiti	1,4	4		1.1 - 1.7
178	Iraq	1,3	4		1.1 - 1.6
178	Myanmar	1,3	4		1.0 - 1.5
180	Somalia	1,0	4		0.5 - 1.4

Transparency International commissioned Prof. Dr J. Graf Lambsdorff of the University of Passau to produce the CPI table. For information on data and methodology, please consult the frequently asked questions and the CPI methodology or www.icgg.org.

Explanatory notes*

* CPI Score relates to perceptions of the degree of corruption as seen by business people and country analysts, and ranges between 10 (highly clean) and 0 (highly corrupt).

** Confidence range provides a range of possible values of the CPI score. This reflects how a country’s score may vary, depending on measurement precision. Nominally, with 5 percent probability the score is above this range and with another 5 percent it is below. However, particularly when only few sources are available, an unbiased estimate of the mean coverage probability is lower than the nominal value of 90%.

*** Surveys used refers to the number of surveys that assessed a country’s performance. 13 surveys and expert assessments were used and at least 3 were required for a country to be included in the CPI.


Notes:

For Indonesia we could say “It is better than before, last year Indonesia at 142, (2006 at 130, 2005 at 137)”. Is it a signal that we are going better and better ? Or should we satisfied and say that we had fought corruption ? Is it possible that Indonesia have CPI score “5” ?

What do you think ?