Transparency International .... 2015 list of world's most corrupt countries

a reply to: radarloveguy

What a coincidence, the top least corrupt countries all incorporate socialism! Maybe Bernie is on to something?

a reply to: radarloveguy

I feel strangely comforted by the fact that my country of residence (The Netherlands) made the top 5....

What I mean is that I feel reassured that it would seem to be a reasonable placing for a country that lets the US station nuclear missiles here, joins in happily with any "coalition-led" proxy war and...well, many other things. Thanks for bringing this to ATS's attention.

ETA: Not quite awake yet and I read it wrong. Apparently it's "clean" here according to the list. I have a differing opinion.

Wow!
GO BOTSWANA!

Who's have thought they would be so high on the list?

If you put the populations of the 16 "countries" ahead of the US together they probably don't even equal the size of it. These "perfect" govts are easy to model on a micro scale.

a reply to: radarloveguy

The usual suspects are all there, but then again many those nations governments as dysfunctional at best.

it seems that some members responding to this thread dont know what " corruption " means

Denmark is PERCEIVED the cleanest according to TI - by its own inhabitants perhaps?
My country of birth is ranked number 50, and all of Western and Northern Europe precedes it... Well, that is a large heap of bull. While everyone knows, east and west, that our Prime Minister, ruling by hand, has been giving state moneys, contracts and opportunities to his closest family members and friends - and he no longer makes this a secret. So much so that a leading sociologist published a volume (The Hungarian Octopus) which makes a case that the post-Communist formation of the Mafia Government is a new formation in history.

The US Government made it public last year or before that six leading government figures are not welcome in the US an more as private citizens because they are involved in high-ranking corruption. One of them, the head of the National Tax Authority proudly confessed that she was one of the six. This is based not on PERCEPTIONS but simple definitions of mixing job or authority with private power and/or money.

Ukraine, ruled by many mafia blocks, comes WAY AFTER?
Did anyone catch that?

originally posted by: BrianFlanders
I'll just say that it's suspicious (to me) that these "Transparency International" people seem to favor socialist countries.

Especially when we know darn well that morbid internationalism and socialism are such frequent bedfellows.

Are you saying that Somalia is a conservative Utopia? Yes, I know it's a strongly religious nation with little government interference and plenty of guns so people can defend themselves from tyranny but still....

a reply to: radarloveguy

Damn, world super power and only a tie for 16!

*Walks away proud of our lesser evil. LOL

Really though, the most transparent super power is the US. Says allot.

Northern Europe can say allot, but I did notice that France is not at the top. I stopped looking for Russia. /wait, they are worse than Pakistan by several positions. LOL.

a reply to: radarloveguy

Croatia is more corrupt than Russia

And Kosovo WAY more than Croatia

These lists are a sham or propaganda or both

originally posted by: radarloveguy
The cleanest country is number 1 .....
the most corrupt , number 167

Where does your country rank ?
( I know my country should be way further down the list )

It seems the faceless corporate entities are the biggest
criminals , backed and protected by our elected representatives !

Rank Country/territory 2015 Score
1 Denmark
2 Finland
3 Sweden
4 New Zealand
5 Netherlands
5 Norway
7 Switzerland
8 Singapore
9 Canada
10 Germany
10 Luxembourg
10 United Kingdom
13 Australia
13 Iceland
15 Belgium
16 Austria
16 United States
18 Hong Kong
18 Ireland
18 Japan
21 Uruguay
22 Qatar
23 Chile
23 Estonia
23 France
23 United Arab Emirates
27 Bhutan
28 Botswana
28 Portugal
30 Poland
30 Taiwan
32 Cyprus
32 Israel
32 Lithuania
35 Slovenia
36 Spain
37 Czech Republic
37 Korea (South)
37 Malta
40 Cape Verde
40 Costa Rica
40 Latvia
40 Seychelles
44 Rwanda
45 Jordan
45 Mauritius
45 Namibia
48 Georgia
48 Saudi Arabia
50 Bahrain
50 Croatia
50 Hungary
50 Slovakia
54 Malaysia
55 Kuwait
56 Cuba
56 Ghana
58 Greece
58 Romania
60 Oman
61 Italy
61 Lesotho
61 Montenegro
61 Senegal
61 South Africa
66 Sao Tome and Principe
66 The FYR of Macedonia
66 Turkey
69 Bulgaria
69 Jamaica
71 Serbia
72 El Salvador
72 Mongolia
72 Panama
72 Trinidad and Tobago
76 Bosnia and Herzegovina
76 Brazil
76 Burkina Faso
76 India
76 Thailand
76 Tunisia
76 Zambia
83 Benin
83 China
83 Colombia
83 Liberia
83 Sri Lanka
88 Albania
88 Algeria
88 Egypt
88 Indonesia
88 Morocco
88 Peru
88 Suriname
95 Armenia
95 Mali
95 Mexico
95 Philippines
99 Bolivia
99 Djibouti
99 Gabon
99 Niger
103 Dominican Republic
103 Ethiopia
103 Kosovo
103 Moldova
107 Argentina
107 Belarus
107 Cote d'Ivoire
107 Ecuador
107 Togo
112 Honduras
112 Malawi
112 Mauritania
112 Mozambique
112 Vietnam
117 Pakistan
117 Tanzania
119 Azerbaijan
119 Guyana
119 Russia
119 Sierra Leone
123 Gambia
123 Guatemala
123 Kazakhstan
123 Kyrgyzstan
123 Lebanon
123 Madagascar
123 Timor-Leste
130 Cameroon
130 Iran
130 Nepal
130 Nicaragua
130 Paraguay
130 Ukraine
136 Comoros
136 Nigeria
136 Tajikistan
139 Bangladesh
139 Guinea
139 Kenya
139 Laos
139 Papua New Guinea
139 Uganda
145 Central African Republic
146 Congo Republic
147 Chad
147 Democratic Republic of the Congo
147 Myanmar
150 Burundi
150 Cambodia
150 Zimbabwe
153 Uzbekistan
154 Eritrea
154 Syria
154 Turkmenistan
154 Yemen
158 Haiti
158 Guinea-Bissau
158 Venezuela
161 Iraq
161 Libya
163 Angola
163 South Sudan
165 Sudan
166 Afghanistan
167 Korea (North)
167 Somalia

The human cost of corruption is huge, yet all too often leaders
with notoriously corrupt records continue to enjoy lives of luxury
at the expense of people living in grinding poverty. It’s time they
faced the consequence of their actions.
“Corruption will stop only when we collectively fight against it,”
says photographer AM Ahad . “It is crucial that we change the common
mentality of accepting corruption and treat the crime as the terrible
thing that it is.”
www.transparency.org...

Money and corruption are ruining the land, crooked politicians betray
the working man, pocketing the profits and treating us like sheep,
and we're tired of hearing promises that we know they'll never keep.
Ray Davies

The accomplice to the crime of corruption is frequently our own indifference.
Bess Myerson

The fight for justice against corruption is never easy. It never has been
and never will be. It exacts a toll on our self, our families, our friends,
and especially our children. In the end, I believe, as in my case, the price
we pay is well worth holding on to our dignity.
Frank Serpico

It's interesting that these themes of crime and political corruption are
always relevant.
Martin Scorsese

Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road
it will pass to destruction, to wit: by consolidation of power first,
and then corruption, its necessary consequence.
Thomas Jefferson

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All of the most corrupt countries are authoritarian hellholes dominated by communists,warlords,and sharia law.

Somalia is under sharia law with local cleric rulers it is NOT an anarchist country .

a reply to: PLAYERONE01

The USA is 3v1L didn't you get the memo?

Go check your email real quick for the memo.

How much foreign investment do we relieve?