Corruption Perception Index - 2011

Nepal is the second most corrupt country in the South Asia, according to an annual report  by the global anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI).

The Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2011, published by TI on 1st December 2011, Nepal is ranked at the154th position on the list of the least corrupt countries. Last year, Nepal was placed in the 146th position.  

Among the South Asian countries, Bhutan is the least corrupt country placed in the 38th position and Afghanistan being the most corrupt country ranked in the 182th position.

Similarly, Sri Lanka is placed in the 86th, India in the 95th, Bangladesh in the 120th and Pakistan and the Maldives jointly in the 134th positions.

The TI report says that corruption continues to plague too many countries around the world. According to the Transparency International’s 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index, some governments failing to protect citizens from corruption be it abuse of public resources, bribery or secretive decision-making.

Transparency International warned that protests around the world, often fuelled by corruption and economic instability, clearly show citizens feel their leaders and public institutions are neither transparent nor accountable enough.

The 2011 index scores 183 countries and territories from 0 (highly corrupt) to 10 (very clean) based on perceived levels of public sector corruption. It uses data from 17 surveys that look at factors such as enforcement of anti-corruption laws, access to information and conflicts of interest. Two-thirds of ranked countries score less than five. New Zealand ranks first, followed by Finland and Denmark. Somalia, North Korea (included in the index for the first time) and Myanmar are last.

1. New Zealand 9.5

• 2. Denmark 9.4

• 2. Finland 9.4

4. Sweden 9.3

5. Singapore 9.2

6. Norway 9.0

7. Netherlands 8.9

• 8. Australia 8.8

• 8. Switzerland 8.8

10. Canada 8.7

11. Luxembourg 8.5

12. Hong Kong 8.4

13. Iceland 8.3

• 14. Germany 8.0

• 14. Japan 8.0

• 168. Angola 2.0

• 168. Chad 2.0

• 168. Democratic Republic of Congo 2.0

• 168. Libya 2.0

• 172. Burundi 1.9

• 172. Equatorial Guinea 1.9

• 172. Venezuela 1.9

• 175. Haiti 1.8

• 175. Iraq 1.8

• 177. Sudan 1.6

• 177. Turkmenistan 1.6

• 177. Uzbekistan 1.6

• 180. Afghanistan 1.5

• 180. Myanmar 1.5

• 182. North Korea 1.0

• 182. Somalia 1.0