Watchdog names most corrupt countries

[Bustem' Down]

Haiti, Iraq rated as most corrupt

BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) -- Iraq, racked by violence since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, and impoverished Haiti, Myanmar and Guinea are ranked as the most corrupt countries in the world in a new survey.

Finland, Iceland and New Zealand are ranked as the least corrupt, with Denmark, Singapore and Sweden just behind.

Berlin-based corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI) ranks 163 countries based on perceived levels of corruption among public officials and politicians in its 2006 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).

http://www.cnn.com/2006/BUSINESS/11/06/corruption.survey.reut/index.html

Transparency International
http://www.transparency.org/

The List
http://www.transparency.org/news_room/in_focus/cpi_2006/cpi_table

A more detailed list (Microsoft Exel format)
http://www.transparency.org/content...te_table_101006_stats_and_country_sources.xls

I looked for a previous list but the only one I could find was from 2001 and Iraq was not in the ranking back then, so I can't compare. The USA only dropped .3 points though. http://www.transparency.org/news_room/latest_news/press_releases/2001/cpi2001

 

[chernmax]

Haiti, Iraq rated as most corrupt




http://www.cnn.com/2006/BUSINESS/11/06/corruption.survey.reut/index.html

Transparency International
http://www.transparency.org/

The List
http://www.transparency.org/news_room/in_focus/cpi_2006/cpi_table

A more detailed list (Microsoft Exel format)
http://www.transparency.org/content...te_table_101006_stats_and_country_sources.xls

I looked for a previous list but the only one I could find was from 2001 and Iraq was not in the ranking back then, so I can't compare. The USA only dropped .3 points though. http://www.transparency.org/news_room/latest_news/press_releases/2001/cpi2001

USA behind France...