Corruption undercuts virus response

Countries with the least corruption are best positioned to weather the health and economic challenges of the pandemic, according to an annual survey by anti-graft watchdog Transparency International


CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX, 2020
More than two-thirds of 180 countries scored below 50


Score 
Very clean
90-100 
80-89 
70-79 
60-69
50-59  
40-49
30-39 
20-29 
10-19 
0-9
Very corrupt

U.S. 67 points (25th place), lowest position since 2012
Russia 30 
China 42

No data


Americas
Average score (32 countries): 43
Canada (highest): 77 
50
Venezuela (lowest): 15

Asia Pacific
Average score (31 countries): 45
New Zealand: 88 
50
North Korea: 18

Eastern Europe and Central Asia 
Average score (19 countries): 36
Georgia: 56 
50
Turkmenistan: 19 


Middle East and Northern Africa 
Average score (18 countries): 39
UAE: 71 
50
Syria: 14

Sub-Saharan Africa
Average score (49 countries): 32
Seychelles: 66 
50
South Sudan: 12

Western Europe and EU 
Average score (31 countries): 66
Denmark: 88 
50
Bulgaria: 44


Source: Transparency International
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