Wednesday, October 27, 2010

two below Chile and two above France




Transparency International released its yearly Corruption Perceptions Index yesterday. (TI) defines corruption as “the abuse of entrusted power for private gain.” The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranks countries according to the perception of corruption in the public sector.

The 2010 CPI measures the degree to which public sector corruption is perceived to exist in 178 countries around the world, with Africa topping the rankings. Countries are ranked on a scale from 10 (yellow/very clean) to 0 (red/highly corrupt). Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore tied for #1, the least corrupt nations.

The United States is #22 two below Chile and two above France.

Afghanistan and Myanmar are second to the bottom and Somalia is last, the most corrupt, at #178.

The following countries showed deterioration from 2009 to 2010: the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Madagascar, Niger and the United States.
(emphasis mine)
Africa, home to the worlds most corrupt nations, is huge.

Africa: 11,636,846 sq. miles 20.4% of Earth’s land area
USA:  3,537,441 sq. miles
Africa: Longest river Nile 4,187 miles
USA:  Missouri 2,565
Africa: Largest Island Madagascar 226,660 sq. Miles.
USA:  Hawaii 4,021
Africa: Population 1,000,010,000 (over a billion in 2005)
USA:  (2005) 300,474,000
Africa: Per capita income (2008) $1,082
USA:  (2008) $40,166

You can read about the Corruption Perceptions Index here:

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