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Clean and Corrupt Nations 2009

 

Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2009

 A country or territory’s CPI score indicates the degree of public sector corruption as  perceived by business people and country analysts, and ranges from 10 (highly clean) to 0 (highly corrupt).



 

Country Rank

Country / Territory

2009

CPI  Score

Standard Deviation

Surveys Used*

 Confidence Intervals**

Lower bound

Higher bound

1

New Zealand

9.4

0.3

6

9.1

9.5

2

Denmark

9.3

0.3

6

9.1

9.5

3

Singapore

9.2

0.3

9

9.0

9.4

3

Sweden

9.2

0.2

6

9.0

9.3

5

Switzerland

9.0

0.1

6

8.9

9.1

6

Finland

8.9

0.8

6

8.4

9.4

6

Netherlands

8.9

0.2

6

8.7

9.0

8

Australia

8.7

0.6

8

8.3

9.0

8

Canada

8.7

0.3

6

8.5

9.0

8

Iceland

8.7

1.3

4

7.5

9.4

11

Norway

8.6

0.7

6

8.2

9.1

12

Hong Kong

8.2

0.5

8

7.9

8.5

12

Luxembourg

8.2

0.9

6

7.6

8.8

14

Germany

8.0

0.5

6

7.7

8.3

14

Ireland

8.0

0.5

6

7.8

8.4

16

Austria

7.9

0.7

6

7.4

8.3

17

Japan

7.7

0.5

8

7.4

8.0

17

United Kingdom

7.7

0.7

6

7.3

8.2

19

United States

7.5

0.9

8

6.9

8.0

20

Barbados

7.4

1.1

4

6.6

8.2

21

Belgium

7.1

0.4

6

6.9

7.3

22

Qatar

7.0

1.8

6

5.8

8.1

22

Saint Lucia

7.0

0.4

3

6.7

7.5

24

France

6.9

0.6

6

6.5

7.3

25

Chile

6.7

0.4

7

6.5

6.9

25

Uruguay

6.7

0.5

5

6.4

7.1

27

Cyprus

6.6

0.7

4

6.1

7.1

27

Estonia

6.6

0.7

8

6.1

6.9

27

Slovenia

6.6

0.6

8

6.3

6.9

30

United Arab Emirates

6.5

1.4

5

5.5

7.5

31

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

6.4

1.3

3

4.9

7.5

32

Israel

6.1

1.0

6

5.4

6.7

32

Spain

6.1

0.8

6

5.5

6.6

34

Dominica

5.9

0.9

3

4.9

6.7

35

Portugal

5.8

0.5

6

5.5

6.2

35

Puerto Rico

5.8

0.8

4

5.2

6.3

37

Botswana

5.6

0.7

6

5.1

6.1

37

Taiwan

5.6

0.5

9

5.4

5.9

39

Brunei Darussalam

5.5

1.0

4

4.7

6.4

39

Oman

5.5

1.6

5

4.4

6.5

39

Korea (South)

5.5

0.4

9

5.3

5.7

42

Mauritius

5.4

0.7

6

5.0

5.9

43

Costa Rica

5.3

0.9

5

4.7

5.9

43

Macao

5.3

1.8

3

3.3

6.9

45

Malta

5.2

1.4

4

4.0

6.2

46

Bahrain

5.1

1.2

5

4.2

5.8

46

Cape Verde

5.1

1.8

3

3.3

7.0

46

Hungary

5.1

0.9

8

4.6

5.7

49

Bhutan

5.0

0.9

4

4.3

5.6

49

Jordan

5.0

1.8

7

3.9

6.1

49

Poland

5.0

0.9

8

4.5

5.5

52

Czech Republic

4.9

1.2

8

4.3

5.6

52

Lithuania

4.9

0.9

8

4.4

5.4

54

Seychelles

4.8

1.9

3

3.0

6.7

55

South Africa

4.7

0.5

8

4.3

4.9

56

Latvia

4.5

0.6

6

4.1

4.9

56

Malaysia

4.5

1.0

9

4.0

5.1

56

Namibia

4.5

0.9

6

3.9

5.1

56

Samoa

4.5

1.1

3

3.3

5.3

56

Slovakia

4.5

0.8

8

4.1

4.9

61

Cuba

4.4

0.9

3

3.5

5.1

61

Turkey

4.4

0.8

7

3.9

4.9

63

Italy

4.3

0.9

6

3.8

4.9

63

Saudi Arabia

4.3

1.5

5

3.1

5.3

65

Tunisia

4.2

1.9

6

3.0

5.5

66

Croatia

4.1

0.8

8

3.7

4.5

66

Georgia

4.1

1.0

7

3.4

4.7

66

Kuwait

4.1

1.3

5

3.2

5.1

69

Ghana

3.9

1.1

7

3.2

4.6

69

Montenegro

3.9

0.6

5

3.5

4.4

71

Bulgaria

3.8

1.1

8

3.2

4.5

71

FYR Macedonia

3.8

0.6

6

3.4

4.2

71

Greece

3.8

0.8

6

3.2

4.3

71

Romania

3.8

1.0

8

3.2

4.3

75

Brazil

3.7

0.8

7

3.3

4.3

75

Colombia

3.7

1.0

7

3.1

4.3

75

Peru

3.7

0.7

7

3.4

4.1

75

Suriname

3.7

0.9

3

3.0

4.7

79

Burkina Faso

3.6

1.3

7

2.8

4.4

79

China

3.6

1.1

9

3.0

4.2

79

Swaziland

3.6

1.0

3

3.0

4.7

79

Trinidad and Tobago

3.6

0.8

4

3.0

4.3

83

Serbia

3.5

0.5

6

3.3

3.9

84

El Salvador

3.4

0.5

5

3.0

3.8

84

Guatemala

3.4

0.7

5

3.0

3.9

84

India

3.4

0.4

10

3.2

3.6

84

Panama

3.4

0.4

5

3.1

3.7

84

Thailand

3.4

0.8

9

3.0

3.8

89

Lesotho

3.3

0.8

6

2.8

3.8

89

Malawi

3.3

1.0

7

2.7

3.9

89

Mexico

3.3

0.3

7

3.2

3.5

89

Moldova

3.3

1.0

6

2.7

4.0

89

Morocco

3.3

0.8

6

2.8

3.9

89

Rwanda

3.3

0.5

4

2.9

3.7

95

Albania

3.2

0.3

6

3.0

3.3

95

Vanuatu

3.2

1.3

3

2.3

4.7

97

Liberia

3.1

1.0

3

1.9

3.8

97

Sri Lanka

3.1

0.5

7

2.8

3.4

99

Bosnia and Herzegovina

3.0

0.6

7

2.6

3.4

99

Dominican Republic

3.0

0.2

5

2.9

3.2

99

Jamaica

3.0

0.4

5

2.8

3.3

99

Madagascar

3.0

0.4

7

2.8

3.2

99

Senegal

3.0

1.0

7

2.5

3.6

99

Tonga

3.0

0.3

3

2.6

3.3

99

Zambia

3.0

0.3

7

2.8

3.2

106

Argentina

2.9

0.4

7

2.6

3.1

106

Benin

2.9

0.8

6

2.3

3.4

106

Gabon

2.9

0.2

3

2.6

3.1

106

Gambia

2.9

1.7

5

1.6

4.0

106

Niger

2.9

0.2

5

2.7

3.0

111

Algeria

2.8

0.4

6

2.5

3.1

111

Djibouti

2.8

0.6

4

2.3

3.2

111

Egypt

2.8

0.4

6

2.6

3.1

111

Indonesia

2.8

0.7

9

2.4

3.2

111

Kiribati

2.8

0.5

3

2.3

3.3

111

Mali

2.8

0.6

6

2.4

3.2

111

Sao Tome and Principe

2.8

0.5

3

2.4

3.3

111

Solomon Islands

2.8

0.5

3

2.3

3.3

111

Togo

2.8

1.4

5

1.9

3.9

120

Armenia

2.7

0.2

7

2.6

2.8

120

Bolivia

2.7

0.5

6

2.4

3.1

120

Ethiopia

2.7

0.4

7

2.4

2.9

120

Kazakhstan

2.7

1.0

7

2.1

3.3

120

Mongolia

2.7

0.5

7

2.4

3.0

120

Vietnam

2.7

0.7

9

2.4

3.1

126

Eritrea

2.6

1.5

4

1.6

3.8

126

Guyana

2.6

0.1

4

2.5

2.7

126

Syria

2.6

0.5

5

2.2

2.9

126

Tanzania

2.6

0.4

7

2.4

2.9

130

Honduras

2.5

0.4

6

2.2

2.8

130

Lebanon

2.5

0.6

3

1.9

3.1

130

Libya

2.5

0.5

6

2.2

2.8

130

Maldives

2.5

0.8

4

1.8

3.2

130

Mauritania

2.5

1.2

7

2.0

3.3

130

Mozambique

2.5

0.4

7

2.3

2.8

130

Nicaragua

2.5

0.4

6

2.3

2.7

130

Nigeria

2.5

0.4

7

2.2

2.7

130

Uganda

2.5

0.6

7

2.1

2.8

139

Bangladesh

2.4

0.6

7

2.0

2.8

139

Belarus

2.4

0.5

4

2.0

2.8

139

Pakistan

2.4

0.5

7

2.1

2.7

139

Philippines

2.4

0.5

9

2.1

2.7

143

Azerbaijan

2.3

0.5

7

2.0

2.6

143

Comoros

2.3

0.9

3

1.6

3.3

143

Nepal

2.3

0.5

6

2.0

2.6

146