Least, most corrupt

PARSIPPANY, N.J. - Transparency International's report ranks 85 countries according to level of corruption in business. None of the Central Asian countries were rated, and most countries of the Caucuses and some Eastern European and Balkan countries were also not included.

The countries were rated on a 10-point scale, with the "perfect 10" being a country with no business corruption. The 25 least corrupt countries were: Denmark - leading with a 10, then Finland, Sweden, New Zealand, Iceland, Canada, Singapore, Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Australia, Luxembourg, Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, Hong Kong, Austria, United States, Israel, Chile, France, Portugal, Botswana, Spain, Japan at 5.8.

Of the 25 most corrupt countries, Cameroon got the worst ranking with a 1.4, followed by Paraguay, Honduras, Tanzania, Nigeria, Indonesia, Columbia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Russia (2.4), Vietnam, Kenya, Uganda, Pakistan, Latvia, Ukraine (2.8), Bolivia, India, Egypt, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Thailand, Rumania, Nicaragua, Argentina at 3.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, October 11, 1998, No. 41, Vol. LXVI

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