United States 22nd Least Corrupt Country in the World

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The ranking of 178 countries, which goes from "highly corrupt" at 0 to "very clean" at 10, assigned a 1.1 to Somalia - the East African country where piracy is a way of life for many - and 1.4 to Afghanistan and Myanmar (the former Burma). At the "very clean" end of the scale, Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore tied for top honors with a score of 9.3. See tables at end.

"Nearly three-quarters of the countries surveyed scored less than 5," TI chairman Huguette Labelle said, "indicating a severe problem."

The United States, which ranked 19th "cleanest" in the 2009 index, slipped out of the top 20 this year, coming in at 22nd place. Other industrial countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development also declined in the rankings or failed to improve. ...

TOP 10 MOST CORRUPT COUNTRIES
Rank Country Score
178 Somalia 1.1
176 Afghanistan 1.4
176 Myanmar 1.4
175 Iraq 1.5
172 Uzbekistan 1.6
172 Turkmenistan 1.6
172 Sudan 1.6
171 Chad 1.7
170 Burundi 1.8
168 Equatorial Guinea 1.9
168 Angola 1.9

TOP 10 'CLEAN' COUNTRIES
Rank Country Score
1 Denmark 9.3
1 New Zealand 9.3
1 Singapore 9.3
4 Finland 9.2
4 Sweden 9.2
6 Canada 8.9
7 Netherlands 8.8
8 Australia 8.7
8 Switzerland 8.7
10 Norway 8.6

Somalia, Afghanistan, Myanmar Head Top 10 List of Most Corrupt Countries | Global Intelligence Report | Safehaven.com