World's 30 most corrupt countries
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Public outcry at corruption, impunity and economic instability sent shockwaves around the world in 2011.
Protests in many countries quickly spread to unite people from all parts of society. Their backgrounds may be diverse, but their message is the same: more transparency and accountability is needed from our leaders.
Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries and territories according to their perceived levels of public sector corruption.
The data sources used to compile the index include questions relating to the abuse of public power and focus on: bribery of public officials, kickbacks in public procurement, embezzlement of public funds, and on questions that probe the strength and effectiveness of anti-corruption efforts in the public sector.
As such, it covers both the administrative and political aspects of corruption. In producing the index, the scores of countries/territories for the specific corruption-related questions in the data sources are combined to calculate a single score for each country.
It is an aggregate indicator that combines different sources of information about corruption, making it possible to compare countries.
Let us take a look at 30 most corrupt countries, based on Transparency International's study.
Somalia
Score: 1
Region rank: 48
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Sources: 4
Confidence range: 0.6-1.4
World ranking: 182
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Image: Residents ride on a pick-up truck that supplies milk and other items in Somalia's capital Mogadishu.
Photographs: Reuters
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North Korea
Score: 1
Region rank: 35
Region: Asia-Pacific
Sources: 3
Confidence range: 0.7-1.3
World ranking: 182
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Image: A woman pulls her child in a cart at the North Korean border city of Kaesong.
Photographs: Reuters
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Myanmar
Score: 1.5
Region rank: 33
Region: Asia-Pacific
Sources: 4
Confidence range: 1-1.9
World ranking: 180
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Image: The giant standing Buddha in Monywa, about 136 km northwest of Mandalay.
Photographs: Reuters
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Afghanistan
Score: 1.5
Region rank: 33
Region: Asia-Pacific
Sources: 4
Confidence range: 1.4-1.7
World ranking: 180
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Image: Children ride on a Ferris wheel in Kabul.
Photographs: Reuters
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Uzbekistan
Score: 1.6
Region rank: 19
Region: Eastern-Europe and Central Europe
Sources: 6
Confidence range: 1.5-1.8
World ranking: 177
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Image: People walk across a snow covered Khast Imam square in Tashkent.
Photographs: Reuters
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Turkmenistan
Score: 1.6
Region rank: 19
Region: Eastern Europe and Central Europe
Sources: 3
Confidence range: 1.4-1.8
World ranking: 177
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Image: A wedding convoy passes Turkmen flag near mausoleum of the country's former leader Niyazov near Ashgabat.
Photographs: Reuters
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Sudan
Score: 1.6
Region rank: 47
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Sources: 6
Confidence range: 1.4-1.7
World ranking: 177
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Image: A camel sits on a truck in Suakin, Sudan.
Photographs: Reuters
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Iraq
Score: 1.8
Region rank: 18
Region: Middle East and North Africa
Sources: 4
Confidence range: 1.7-1.9
World ranking: 175
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Image: A view of the tourist village of Habaniya, near Falluja, Iraq.
Photographs: Reuters
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Haiti
Score: 1.8
Region rank: 32
Region: Americas
Sources: 5
Confidence range: 1.6-2
World ranking: 175
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Image: Haitian women walk down a street in Port-au-Prince.
Photographs: Reuters
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Venezuela
Score: 1.9
Region rank: 31
Region: Americas
Sources: 9
Confidence range: 1.7-2.1
World ranking: 172
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Image: People have a drink at 360, a three-tiered rooftop bar, in Caracas.
Photographs: Reuters
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Equatorial Guinea
Score: 1.9
Region rank: 45
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Sources: 3
Confidence range: 1.8-2
World ranking: 172
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Image: A view of capital Malabo.
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Burundi
Score: 1.9
Region rank: 45
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Sources: 6
Confidence range: 1.7-2.2
World ranking: 172
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Image: Maasai warriors perform a traditional dance.
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Libya
Score: 2
Region rank: 17
Region: Middle East and North Africa
Sources: 6
Confidence range: 1.8-2.2
World ranking: 168
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Image: A view of Leptis Magna, a Unesco World Heritage site.
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Democratic Republic of Congo
Score: 2
Region rank: 42
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Sources: 5
Confidence range: 1.9-2.2
World ranking: 168
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Image: A baby mountain gorilla and its mother feed on the slopes of Mount Mikeno in the Virunga National Park.
Photographs: Reuters
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Chad
Score: 2
Region rank: 42
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Sources: 6
Confidence range: 2-2.1
World ranking: 168
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Image: A view of Bredjing refugee camp in Chad.
Photographs: Reuters
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Angola
Score: 2
Region rank: 42
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Sources: 8
Confidence range: 1.8-2.2
World ranking: 168
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Image: Office blocks under construction stand behind the Angolan central bank building in capital Luanda.
Photographs: Reuters
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Yemen
Score: 2.1
Region rank: 16
Region: Middle East and North Africa
Sources: 6
Confidence range: 1.9-2.3
World ranking: 164
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Image: A view of historical city of Shibam in Yemen.
Photographs: Reuters
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Kyrgyzstan
Score: 2.1
Region rank: 18
Region: Eastern Europe and Central Europe
Sources: 8
Confidence range: 2-2.3
World ranking: 164
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Image: Women spin yarn at a presentation of traditional handicraft in Osh.
Photographs: Reuters
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Guinea
Score: 2.1
Region rank: 41
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Sources: 6
Confidence range: 1.9-2.3
World ranking: 164
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Image: A view of Conakry.
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Cambodia
Score: 2.1
Region rank: 32
Region: Asia-Pacific
Sources: 10
Confidence range: 1.9-2.4
World ranking: 164
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Image: A view of Phnom Penh.
Photographs: Reuters
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Zimbabwe
Score: 2.2
Region rank: 35
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Sources: 8
Confidence range: 1.6-2.9
World ranking: 154
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Image: A tourist sips her drink while watching elephants graze at an exclusive hotel in Livingstone.
Photographs: Reuters
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Paraguay
Score: 2.2
Region rank: 30
Region: Americas
Sources: 6
Confidence range: 2-2.5
World ranking: 154
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Image: Lapacho trees, the Paraguayan national tree, blossom in Asuncion.
Photographs: Reuters
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Papua New Guinea
Score: 2.2
Region rank: 29
Region: Asia-Pacific
Sources: 6
Confidence range: 1.9.2.4
World ranking: 154
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Image: Papua New Guinea.
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Nepal
Score: 2.2
Region rank: 29
Region: Asia-Pacific
Sources: 6
Confidence range: 2.1.2.4
World ranking: 154
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Image: Kathmandu, Nepal.
Photographs: Reuters
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Laos
Score: 2.2
Region rank: 29
Region: Asia-Pacific
Sources: 4
Confidence range: 2.2.5
World ranking: 154
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Image: Laos.
Photographs: Reuters
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Kenya
Score: 2.2
Region rank: 35
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Sources: 9
Confidence range: 2.2.4
World ranking: 154
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Image: Nairobi, Kenya.
Photographs: Reuters
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Guinea-Bissau
Score: 2.2
Region rank: 35
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Sources: 4
Confidence range: 2.2.4
World ranking: 154
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Image: Guinea-Bissau.
Photographs: Reuters
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Ivory Coast
Score: 2.2
Region rank: 35
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Sources: 8
Confidence range: 2.2.5
World ranking: 154
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Image: Girls work on cocoa beans in Sankadiokrou.
Photographs: Reuters
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Congo Republic
Score: 2.2
Region rank: 35
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Sources: 6
Confidence range: 2.2.3
World ranking: 154
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Image: A fisherman casts his line in Lake Kivu, Goma.
Photographs: Reuters
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