World's most corrupt nations, India at 94
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Corruption continues to ravage societies around the world, reveals Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index 2012.
Two thirds of the 176 countries ranked in the 2012 index score below 50, on a scale from 0 (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 100 (perceived to be very clean), showing that public institutions need to be more transparent, and powerful officials more accountable.
The Corruption Perceptions Index scores countries on a scale from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). While no country has a perfect score, two-thirds of countries score below 50, indicating a serious corruption problem.
Take a look at how the most corrupt nations score in the Corruption Index...
India
Corruption index score: 36
Score range: 24-47
Country rank: 94
Scale: 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).
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Image: A vendor transports garlands of marigold flowers on his motorcycle to sell at a market in Allahabad.
Photographs: Jitendra Prakash/Reuters.
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China
Corruption index score: 39
Score range: 28-55
Country rank: 80
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Image: Workers build walls at a construction site at Pudong Lujiazui financial area in Shanghai.
Photographs: Aly Song/Reuters.
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Pakistan
Corruption index score: 27
Score range: 19-38
Country rank: 139
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Image: A man feeds his camels while waiting for customers in a cattle market in the outskirts of Karachi.
Photographs: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters.
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Somalia
Somalia is the world's most corrupt nation.
Corruption index score: 8
Score range: 2-12
Country rank: 174
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Image: Somalia's seaport bustles with business as trucks come to offload ships of their cargo in Mogadishu.
Photographs: Reuters.
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North Korea
Corruption index score: 8
Score range: 1-12
Rank: 174
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Image: Buildings in Pyongyang, including the Ryugyong Hotel pyramid.
Photographs: Myouzke/Wikimedia Commons.
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Afghanistan
Corruption index score: 8
Score range: 1-12
Country rank: Rank: 174
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Image: An Afghan man sells watermelons on his cart along a street as he waits for customers at the old part of Kabul.
Photographs: Mohammad Ismail/Reuters.
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Sudan
Corruption index score: 13
Score range, maximum: 21
Country rank: Rank 173
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Image: Khartoum, Sudan.
Photographs: Petr Adam Dohnalek/Wikimedia Commons.
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Myanmar
Corruption index score: 15
Score range: 6-21
Country rank: 172
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Image: A toddler sits infront of piles of bananas at a shop in a market in Yangon.
Photographs: Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters.
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Uzbekistan
Corruption index score: 17
Score range: 11-22
Country rank: 170
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Image: Parliament of Uzbekistan.
Photographs: Upyernoz/Wikimedia Commons.
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Turkmenistan
Corruption index score: 17
Score range: 11-21
Country rank: 170
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Image: A woman looks out from her stall selling traditional garments and textiles at a market in the Turkmen capital Ashgabat.
Photographs: Aman Mehinli/Reuters.
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Iraq
Corruption index score: 18
Score range: 11-21
Country rank: 169
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Image: Iraq.
Photographs: Reuters.
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Venezuela (Rank 165)
Corruption index score: 19
Score range: 12-25
Country rank: 165
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Image: An aerial view toward Caracas downtown, Venezuela
Photographs: Paulino Moran/Wikimedia Commons.
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Haiti
Corruption index score: 19
Score range: 11-23
Country rank: 165
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Photographs: Marcello Casal Jr/ABr/Wikimedia Commons.
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Chad
Corruption index score: 19
Score range: 12-25
Country rank: 165
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Image: A refugee girl from Darfur carries her brother outside the International Medical Corps' clinic at Mile refugee camp in eastern Chad.
Photographs: Reuters.
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Burundi
Corruption index score: 19
Score range: 12-28
Country rank: 165
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Image: A Burundian villager carries a hip of mattresses for sell in the streets of capital Bujumbura.
Photographs: Reuters.
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Zimbabwe
Corruption index score: 28
Score range, maximum: 38
Country rank: 163
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Image: Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe.
Photographs: JackyR/Wikimedia Commons.
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Equatorial Guinea
Corruption index score: 20
Score range: 17-22
Country rank: 163
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Image: A woman with a picture of Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on her clothes walks along a street in Bata.
Photographs: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters.
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Libya
Corruption index score:
Score range: 2-31
Country rank: 160
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Image: Mass demonstration in Bayda, Libya.
Photographs: Wikimedia Commons.
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Laos
Corruption index score: 21
Score range: 19-23
Country rank: 160
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Image: Ricefield on Don Det, Laos.
Photographs: Gorgo/Wikimedia Commons.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Corruption index score: 21
Score range: 12-32
Country rank: 160
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Image: Recruits of the Congolese Revolutionary Army march during military training in Rumangabo military camp, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Photographs: James Akena/Reuters.
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Tajikistan
Corruption index score: 22
Score range: 11-32
Country rank: 157
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Image: Ismoil Somoni monument in Dushanbe.
Photographs: Ibrahim/Wikimedia Commons.
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Cambodia
Corruption index score: 22
Score range: 12-37
Country rank: 157
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Image: Angkor Wat.
Photographs: Bjorn Christian Torrissen/Wikimedia Commons.
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Angola
Corruption index score: 22
Score range: 17-31
Country rank: 157
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Image: Bay of Luanda (view from Luanda Island), Angola.
Photographs: Paulo Cesar Santos/Wikimedia Commons.
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Yemen
Corruption index score: 23
Score range: 16-31
Country rank: 156
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Image: Jibla town.
Photographs: Wikimedia Commons.
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Kyrgyzstan
Corruption index score: 24
Score range: 18-32
Country rank: 154
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Image: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Photographs: Hunne/Wikimedia Commons.
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Guinea
Corruption index score: 24
Score range: 12-32
Country rank: 154
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Image: Children in Guinea.
Photographs: Haypo/Wikimedia Commons.
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Paraguay
Corruption index score: 25
Score range: 21-36
Country rank: 150
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Image: Paraguay.
Photographs: Felipe Antonio/Wikimedia Commons.
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