Wednesday, 6 January 2010

No 51: Global Corruption




This image shows different countries' ratings for level of government corruption. The darker blue and lower the score, the more corrupt a government is said to be. Click here for an interactive version of the map, so you can check out your own country!

Here is a explanation of how the ratings are calculated:

The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) measures the perceived level of public-sector corruption in 180 countries and territories around the world. The CPI is a "survey of surveys", based on 13 different expert and business surveys.

Here is a table showing the results in ranking format. 

As was recently mentioned in an article about the future of the world's biggest economies, the level of corruption can be an important factor when new measures to reform the economic system are needed (see Post 48).

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