Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia have been named as the most corrupt countries in the world, according to Transparency International’s 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index.
The index, through its 13 data sources, gives countries a score from zero to 100, where zero indicates the country’s public sector is “highly corrupt” and 100 is “very clean”.
More than two thirds of the 177 countries in the index scored below 50.
Denmark and New Zealand were named the least corrupt countries with a score of 91 each.
According to the list, the UK is the 14th least corrupt country in the world.
“All countries still face the threat of corruption at all levels of government, from the issuing of local permits to the enforcement of laws and regulations,” said Huguette Labelle, Transparency International’s Chair in a statement.
Top 20 most corrupt countries in the world:
Somalia
Afghanistan
Sudan
South Sudan
Libya
Iraq
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Syria
Yemen
Haiti
Guinea-Bissau
Equatorial Guinea
Chad
Venezuela
Eritrea
Cambodia
Zimbabwe
Myanmar
Burundi
Top 20 least corrupt countries
Denmark
New Zealand
Finland
Sweden
Norway
Singapore
Switzerland
Netherlands
Australia
Canada
Luxembourg
Germany
Iceland
United Kingdom
Barbados
Belgium
Hong Kong
Japan
Uruguay
United States
Ireland
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