18 November 2009

Transparency International has named New Zealand as the least corrupt country in the world.

Transparency International is the global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption.  Their Corruption Perceptions Index ranks the perceived level of public-sector corruption in 180 countries and territories around the world.

Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index for 2009 found that Denmark is the second least corrupt country while Singapore and Sweden were equal for third.

The three most corrupt according to the index of 180 nations are Somalia, Afghanistan and Myanmar.

The index measures corruption based on a “survey of surveys”, determined by 13 different expert assessments and business surveys.   Transparency International has produced its annual report since 1995.

Ref: stuff.co.nz