The 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index ranked 180 nations and territories (Representational)
New Delhi:
An inventory of the world’s most corrupt nations was launched on Tuesday and confirmed that a lot of the nations have made little to no progress in tackling public sector corruption.
In line with the 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) launched by Transparency Worldwide, the CPI international common remained unchanged at 43 for the twelfth 12 months in a row with greater than two-thirds of nations scoring beneath 50.
The CPI ranked 180 nations and territories by their perceived ranges of public sector corruption on a scale of zero (extremely corrupt) to 100 (very clear).
World’s Least Corrupt Nations
Denmark, with a rating of 90, topped the index for the sixth consecutive 12 months on account of its “well-functioning justice methods”, the report stated.
Finland (87) and New Zealand (85) had been ranked second and third, respectively.
Norway with a rating of 84, Singapore (83), Sweden (82), Switzerland (82), Netherlands (79), Germany (78), and Luxembourg (78) had been the opposite least corrupted nations within the 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index.
World’s Most Corrupt Nations
Somalia with a rating of 11, Venezuela (13), Syria (13), South Sudan (13), and Yemen (16) took the underside spots within the 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index.
“They’re all affected by protracted crises, largely armed conflicts,” the report stated.
The underside of the index additionally included North Korea with a rating of 172.
India Ranks 93 In International Corruption Index 2023
India, with a rating of 39, ranked 93 on the corruption perceptions index for 2023 as its total rating remained largely unchanged, the Transparency Worldwide report stated.
India’s total rating was 40 in 2022 and ranked 85.
Pakistan, with a rating of 29, and Sri Lanka (34) grappled with their respective debt burdens and ensuing political instability, the report stated.
The 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index was based mostly on perceptions of public sector corruption and used knowledge from 13 exterior sources, together with the World Financial institution, World Financial Discussion board, non-public danger and consulting corporations, suppose tanks and others.
