Posted on Jan 27, 2016
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Being on the list of the twenty countries perceived as the LEAST corrupt, is a good thing.
Being seen as ONLY 24% corrupt is - what?
[Press Release follows - Link goes directly to the study results]
Transparency International calls on people everywhere to speak out against corruption
2015 showed that people working together can succeed in the battle against corruption. Although corruption is still rife globally, more countries improved their scores in the 2015 edition of Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index than declined.
Overall, two-thirds of the 168 countries on the 2015 index scored below 50, on a scale from 0 (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 100 (perceived to be very clean).
Yet in places like Guatemala, Sri Lanka and Ghana, citizen activists in groups and on their own worked hard to drive out the corrupt, sending a strong message that should encourage others to take decisive action in 2016.
“Corruption can be beaten if we work together. To stamp out the abuse of power, bribery and shed light on secret deals, citizens must together tell their governments they have had enough.
“The 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index clearly shows that corruption remains a blight around the world. But 2015 was also a year when people again took to the streets to protest corruption. People across the globe sent a strong signal to those in power: it is time to tackle grand corruption," said José Ugaz, Chair of Transparency International.
Grand corruption is the abuse of high-level power that benefits the few at the expense of the many, and causes serious and widespread harm to individuals and society. It often goes unpunished.
This year Transparency International is calling on all people to take action by voting at unmaskthecorrupt.org. We want to know which cases the public most believe merit urgent attention to send a message that we will take a stand against grand corruption.
Brazil was the biggest decliner in the index, falling 5 points and dropping 7 positions to a rank of 76. The unfolding Petrobras scandal brought people into the streets in 2015 and the start of judicial process may help Brazil stop corruption.
Good news stories on the fight against corruption can be found on our website here about Mongolia, here on Guatemala and here on whistleblowing and include successes from our network of more than 100 chapters.
The results
The index covers perceptions of public sector corruption in 168 countries.
Denmark took the top spot for the 2nd year running, with North Korea and Somalia the worst performers, scoring just 8 points each.
Top performers share key characteristics: high levels of press freedom; access to budget information so the public knows where money comes from and how it is spent; high levels of integrity among people in power; and judiciaries that don’t differentiate between rich and poor, and that are truly independent from other parts of government.
In addition to conflict and war, poor governance, weak public institutions like police and the judiciary, and a lack of independence in the media characterise the lowest ranked countries.
The big decliners in the past 4 years include Libya, Australia, Brazil, Spain and Turkey. The big improvers include Greece, Senegal and UK.
The Corruption Perceptions Index is based on expert opinions of public sector corruption. Countries’ scores can be helped by open government where the public can hold leaders to account, while a poor score is a sign of prevalent bribery, lack of punishment for corruption and public institutions that don’t respond to citizens’ needs.
Press contact(s):
Chris Sanders
T: +49 30 34 38 20 666
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Being seen as ONLY 24% corrupt is - what?
[Press Release follows - Link goes directly to the study results]
Transparency International calls on people everywhere to speak out against corruption
2015 showed that people working together can succeed in the battle against corruption. Although corruption is still rife globally, more countries improved their scores in the 2015 edition of Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index than declined.
Overall, two-thirds of the 168 countries on the 2015 index scored below 50, on a scale from 0 (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 100 (perceived to be very clean).
Yet in places like Guatemala, Sri Lanka and Ghana, citizen activists in groups and on their own worked hard to drive out the corrupt, sending a strong message that should encourage others to take decisive action in 2016.
“Corruption can be beaten if we work together. To stamp out the abuse of power, bribery and shed light on secret deals, citizens must together tell their governments they have had enough.
“The 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index clearly shows that corruption remains a blight around the world. But 2015 was also a year when people again took to the streets to protest corruption. People across the globe sent a strong signal to those in power: it is time to tackle grand corruption," said José Ugaz, Chair of Transparency International.
Grand corruption is the abuse of high-level power that benefits the few at the expense of the many, and causes serious and widespread harm to individuals and society. It often goes unpunished.
This year Transparency International is calling on all people to take action by voting at unmaskthecorrupt.org. We want to know which cases the public most believe merit urgent attention to send a message that we will take a stand against grand corruption.
Brazil was the biggest decliner in the index, falling 5 points and dropping 7 positions to a rank of 76. The unfolding Petrobras scandal brought people into the streets in 2015 and the start of judicial process may help Brazil stop corruption.
Good news stories on the fight against corruption can be found on our website here about Mongolia, here on Guatemala and here on whistleblowing and include successes from our network of more than 100 chapters.
The results
The index covers perceptions of public sector corruption in 168 countries.
Denmark took the top spot for the 2nd year running, with North Korea and Somalia the worst performers, scoring just 8 points each.
Top performers share key characteristics: high levels of press freedom; access to budget information so the public knows where money comes from and how it is spent; high levels of integrity among people in power; and judiciaries that don’t differentiate between rich and poor, and that are truly independent from other parts of government.
In addition to conflict and war, poor governance, weak public institutions like police and the judiciary, and a lack of independence in the media characterise the lowest ranked countries.
The big decliners in the past 4 years include Libya, Australia, Brazil, Spain and Turkey. The big improvers include Greece, Senegal and UK.
The Corruption Perceptions Index is based on expert opinions of public sector corruption. Countries’ scores can be helped by open government where the public can hold leaders to account, while a poor score is a sign of prevalent bribery, lack of punishment for corruption and public institutions that don’t respond to citizens’ needs.
Press contact(s):
Chris Sanders
T: +49 30 34 38 20 666
E: [login to see]
Corruption Perceptions Index 2015 - Transparency International
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wonder how they would rate this President and his White House including HRC and the State Department
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COL Ted Mc
PO2 Mark Saffell - PO; You can check out the previous year's ratings at the link.
In 1998, the US rated a 75, 2002 a 77, 2006 a 73, 2010 a 71, 2014 a 74, and in 2015 (latest year) a 76.
I picked the above years because they were equally into each Presidential Term since the reporting started and didn't necessarily tar each (or any) President with the actions of the previous President.
As you can tell, there appears to be a good chance that there is a corelation between how well the American economy is doing and how corrupt Americans perceive America to be.
Sgt Tom Vaughn - Sergeant; That's the way that the ratings go. I'd term them an "Honest Index" myself because the more honest a government is perceived as being the higher its score and that way people don't get confused by the "Well, in this case 'more' is actually 'less'." issue.
http://www.transparency.org/research/cpi
In 1998, the US rated a 75, 2002 a 77, 2006 a 73, 2010 a 71, 2014 a 74, and in 2015 (latest year) a 76.
I picked the above years because they were equally into each Presidential Term since the reporting started and didn't necessarily tar each (or any) President with the actions of the previous President.
As you can tell, there appears to be a good chance that there is a corelation between how well the American economy is doing and how corrupt Americans perceive America to be.
Sgt Tom Vaughn - Sergeant; That's the way that the ratings go. I'd term them an "Honest Index" myself because the more honest a government is perceived as being the higher its score and that way people don't get confused by the "Well, in this case 'more' is actually 'less'." issue.
http://www.transparency.org/research/cpi
Transparency International is the global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption.
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Sgt Tom Vaughn
COL Ted Mc -
That what I was informing PO2 Saffel about , the norm for our country is use to the Munber 1 as a winner but then a 10 is prettier. Lol. I guess we have a confusing system
My packers are #1 to me but the playmate of the year is a #10
That what I was informing PO2 Saffel about , the norm for our country is use to the Munber 1 as a winner but then a 10 is prettier. Lol. I guess we have a confusing system
My packers are #1 to me but the playmate of the year is a #10
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COL Ted Mc
Sgt Tom Vaughn - Sergeant; Now that the "Playmate of the Year" has to wear clothes, does that change the number of points they receive (as opposed to their place on the list)?
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It is a matter of the point of view.
A TV character once said "Evil? Your evil is my good."
What is considered corruption by the US may be considered standard operating procedure by another. This is one reason why we wasted quite a lot of money in the middle east (my opinion). We didn't understand early on how the money changed hands and how everyone is expected to get their cut. This Mafia method is considered corrupt to us but is how people feed their families/keep the masses at bay in other cultures.
A TV character once said "Evil? Your evil is my good."
What is considered corruption by the US may be considered standard operating procedure by another. This is one reason why we wasted quite a lot of money in the middle east (my opinion). We didn't understand early on how the money changed hands and how everyone is expected to get their cut. This Mafia method is considered corrupt to us but is how people feed their families/keep the masses at bay in other cultures.
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COL Ted Mc
CW5 (Join to see) - Chief; As I understand the study, the "standard" is the one applicable to the individual country so that one country is not judged by the standard of another. This is why it is called a "Corruption PERCEPTION Index" rather than a "Corruption Index".
If you are comparing the scores of reasonably comparable societies, then the relative rankings are a whole lot more meaningful that when you compare dissimilar cultures. (It is quite possible for two dissimilar societies to have very similar PERCEIVED rates of corruption when, to an outside observer, the rates of corruption are actually very dissimilar.)
If you are comparing the scores of reasonably comparable societies, then the relative rankings are a whole lot more meaningful that when you compare dissimilar cultures. (It is quite possible for two dissimilar societies to have very similar PERCEIVED rates of corruption when, to an outside observer, the rates of corruption are actually very dissimilar.)
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