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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China
Corruption index score: 39
Score range: 28-55
Country rank: 80
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Pakistan
Corruption index score: 27
Score range: 19-38
Country rank: 139
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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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North Korea
Corruption index score: 8
Score range: 1-12
Rank: 174
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Afghanistan
Corruption index score: 8
Score range: 1-12
Country rank: Rank: 174
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Sudan
Corruption index score: 13
Score range, maximum: 21
Country rank: Rank 173
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Myanmar
Corruption index score: 15
Score range: 6-21
Country rank: 172
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Uzbekistan
Corruption index score: 17
Score range: 11-22
Country rank: 170
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Turkmenistan
Corruption index score: 17
Score range: 11-21
Country rank: 170
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Iraq
Corruption index score: 18
Score range: 11-21
Country rank: 169
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Venezuela (Rank 165)
Corruption index score: 19
Score range: 12-25
Country rank: 165
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Haiti
Corruption index score: 19
Score range: 11-23
Country rank: 165
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Chad
Corruption index score: 19
Score range: 12-25
Country rank: 165
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Burundi
Corruption index score: 19
Score range: 12-28
Country rank: 165
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Zimbabwe
Corruption index score: 28
Score range, maximum: 38
Country rank: 163
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Equatorial Guinea
Corruption index score: 20
Score range: 17-22
Country rank: 163
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Libya
Corruption index score:
Score range: 2-31
Country rank: 160
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Laos
Corruption index score: 21
Score range: 19-23
Country rank: 160
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Corruption index score: 21
Score range: 12-32
Country rank: 160
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Tajikistan
Corruption index score: 22
Score range: 11-32
Country rank: 157
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Cambodia
Corruption index score: 22
Score range: 12-37
Country rank: 157
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Angola
Corruption index score: 22
Score range: 17-31
Country rank: 157
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Yemen
Corruption index score: 23
Score range: 16-31
Country rank: 156
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Kyrgyzstan
Corruption index score: 24
Score range: 18-32
Country rank: 154
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Guinea
Corruption index score: 24
Score range: 12-32
Country rank: 154
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Paraguay
Corruption index score: 25
Score range: 21-36
Country rank: 150
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Papua New Guinea
Corruption index score: 25
Score range: 11-35
Country rank: 150
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