Denmark Least Corrupt, South Sudan Most Corrupt in Transparency International’s CPI Report

Denmark has again emerged as the least corrupt nation for the seventh consecutive year with a score of 90 in the recently published Corruption Perception Index (CPI) by Transparency International. The most corrupt nation was South Sudan with a score of only 8 points out of 100.

The CPI places 180 nations in order based on the corruption level, where 100 is the least corrupt and zero the most corrupt. The average score worldwide this year was 43, showing corruption problems, especially in fragile and conflict states.

Nepal is placed 107th in the index with a score of 34, indicating a tremendous need for improvement in anti-corruption efforts. Bhutan is the least corrupt nation in South Asia with a score of 72, while Afghanistan is the worst performing nation in the region with a score of 17.

India (38), Maldives (38), Sri Lanka (32), Pakistan (27), and Bangladesh (23) are some of the other nations in the region that were ranked very low. China, a neighboring country, scored 43 points.

The report calls for additional efforts to combat corruption, especially in nations that are ravaged by conflict or political instability.