Watchdog warns of rising corruption

Many countries had their worst showing in more than a decade, from the U.S. and France to Russia and Venezuela, according to the annual survey by anti-graft watchdog Transparency International

CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX, 2024
Two-thirds of 180 countries scored below 50


Score
Very clean

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

Very corrupt

No data

Germany: Down three points to 75 and six places to 15th

U.S.: Slid from 69 points to 65 and from 24th place to 28th

Canada
Down one point to 75. 15th place

Venezuela
10

France
Dropped four points to 67 and five places to 25th

India
38

China
43

Mexico
Dropped five points to 26

Russia: 22

Australia
77

50
50
50
50
50
50

Middle East and Northern AfricaAverage score (18 countries): 39
UAE: 68
Syria: 12

Western Europe and EUAverage score (31 countries): 64
Denmark: 90
Hungary: 41

Eastern Europe and Central AsiaAverage score (19 countries): 35
Georgia: 53
Turkmenistan: 17

Asia PacificAverage score (31 countries): 44
Singapore: 84
North Korea: 17

AmericasAverage score (32 countries): 42
Uruguay (highest): 76
Venezuela (lowest): 10

Sub-Saharan AfricaAverage score (49 countries): 33
Seychelles: 72
South Sudan: 8

Source: Transparency International
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