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The world's least and most corrupt countries

Who's most corrupt?
The rankings
20th least corrupt country: Japan
Joint 18th least corrupt country: Ireland
Joint 18th least corrupt country: Estonia
17th least corrupt country: Belgium
16th least corrupt country: Hong Kong
Joint 12th least corrupt country: United Kingdom
Joint 12th least corrupt country: Canada
Joint 12th least corrupt country: Austria
Joint 12th least corrupt country: Australia
11th least corrupt country: Iceland
Joint 9th least corrupt country: Luxembourg
Joint 9th least corrupt country: Germany
8th least corrupt country: Netherlands
7th least corrupt country: Norway
Joint 4th least corrupt country: Switzerland
Joint 4th least corrupt country: Sweden
Joint 4th least corrupt country: Singapore
3rd least corrupt country: Finland
Joint least corrupt country: New Zealand
Joint least corrupt country: Denmark
The most corrupt countries
20th most corrupt country: Nicaragua
Joint 17th most corrupt country: Cambodia
Joint 17th most corrupt country: Chad
Joint 17th most corrupt country: Iraq
Joint 14th most corrupt country: Burundi
Joint 14th most corrupt country: Congo
Joint 14th most corrupt country: Turkmenistan
Joint 10th most corrupt country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Joint 10th most corrupt country: Haiti
Joint 10th most corrupt country: Libya
Joint 10th most corrupt country: Guinea Bissau
9th most corrupt country: North Korea
Joint 5th most corrupt country: Afghanistan
Joint 5th most corrupt country: Venezuela
Joint 5th most corrupt country: Sudan
Joint 5th most corrupt country: Equatorial Guinea
4th most corrupt country: Yemen
Joint 2nd most corrupt country: Syria
Joint 2nd most corrupt country: South Sudan
Most corrupt country: Somalia
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Who's most corrupt?

More than two-thirds of the world's countries have a serious corruption problem. From blatant bribery and rigged elections to embezzling public funds and intimidating or even murdering political opponents and journalists, unethical dealings run rife across the planet. Using the latest 2019 data from Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), we count down the world’s least and most corrupt places.
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20 February 2020

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