BERLIN, Oct. 26, 2010
Somalia Most Corrupt Country; Denmark, NZ Least
Annual Ranking by Transparency International Finds Iraq and Afghanistan among Most Corrupt as Well
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Somalia, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Sudan and Iraq are the five most corrupt nations, according to a survey by Transparency International measuring public sector and political corruption. (CBS/AP)
The annual report of Transparency International found Somalia to be most corrupt country, followed by Afghanistan tied with Myanmar, and then Iraq.
Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore tied for first place as the most principled nations.
Of the 178 countries surveyed about public sector corruption, nearly three quarters fell below an index score of five on a scale where zero is the most corrupt and 10 is the least.
The group said Tuesday the overall results show that greater efforts must go into strengthening governance across the globe.
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