2013 World corruption index: Nigeria
ranks 144 among 177countries on december 03, 2013 at 6:10 am in news BERLIN, (AFP) – Nigeria has been ranked 144th
most corrupt country as Afghanistan, North Korea and
Somalia are seen as the world’s most corrupt
countries while Denmark and New Zealand are nearly
squeaky-clean, graft watchdog Transparency
International said in a survey Tuesday. Worldwide, almost 70 percent of nations are thought
to have a “serious problem” with public servants
on the take, and none of the 177 countries surveyed
this year got a perfect score, said the Berlin-based
non-profit group. Transparency International’s annual list is the most
widely used indicator of sleaze in political parties,
police, justice systems and civil services, a scourge
which undermines development and the fight against
poverty.”Corruption hurts the poor most,” lead
researcher Finn Heinrich told AFP. “That’s what you see when you look at the
countries at the bottom. Within those countries, it’s
also poor people who get hurt the most. These
countries will never get out of the poverty trap if they
don’t tackle corruption.” Among countries that have slipped the most on the
group’s 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index are war-
torn Syria as well as Libya and Mali, which have also
faced major military conflict in recent years. “Corruption is very much linked to countries that fall
apart, as you see in Libya, Syria, two of the countries
that deteriorated the most,” said Heinrich. “If you look at the bottom of the list, we also have
Somalia there. These are not countries where the
government is functioning effectively, and people
have to take all means in order to get by, to get
services, to get food, to survive.” Heinrich said Afghanistan, where most NATO-led
Western forces are pulling out next year after a more
than decade long deployment, is “a sobering story.
We have not seen tangible improvements”. “The West has not only invested in security but also
in trying to establish the rule of law. But there have
been surveys in the last couple of years showing the
share of people paying bribes is still one of the highest
in the world.” Also at the bottom of the list is North Korea, “an
absolutely closed totalitarian society”, said Heinrich,
where defectors report that famine is worsening
corruption “because you have to know someone in
the party who is corrupt in order to even survive”. Among the “most improved” countries, although
from a low base, was Myanmar, where a former
military junta has opened the door to the democratic
process and, facing an investment boom, has formally
committed to transparency and accountability rules. “That’s the only way countries can avoid the
‘resource curse’, where the resources are only
available to a very small elite,” said Heinrich.
“Nigeria and other oil-rich countries are obviously
very good examples.” Huguette Labelle, chair of Transparency, said “all
countries still face the threat of corruption at all levels
of government, from the issuing of local permits to the
enforcement of laws and regulations”. The group says that because corruption is illegal and
secretive, it cannot be meaningfully measured. Instead Transparency collates expert views on the
problem from bodies such as the World Bank, African
Development Bank, Economist Intelligence Unit,
Bertelsmann Foundation, Freedom House and other
groups. It then ranks countries on a scale of 0-100, where 0
means a country’s public sector is considered highly
corrupt and 100 means its is regarded as very clean. The latest survey “paints a worrying picture”, said
Transparency. “While a handful perform well, not
one single country gets a perfect score. More than
two-thirds score less than 50.” The bottom-ranked countries, scoring 10 to 19,
included Iraq, Syria, Libya, Sudan and South Sudan,
Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti,
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Yemen. At the top, between 80 and 89, aside from Denmark
and New Zealand, were Luxembourg, Canada,
Australia, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Singapore,
Norway, Sweden and Finland. “The top performers clearly reveal how
transparency supports accountability and can stop
corruption,” said Labelle. “Still, the better performers face issues like state
capture, campaign finance and the oversight of big
public contracts which remain major corruption
risks.” The following is a list of the top- and bottom-ranked 10
nations on graft watchdog Transparency
International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index,
released on Tuesday. The index score relates to perceptions of the degree
of corruption as seen by country analysts and
business people and ranges between zero, which is
highly corrupt, and 100, which is very clean. (The equals symbol means nations share the same
rank) TOP TEN =1. Denmark 91 =1. New Zealand 91 =3. Finland 89 =3. Sweden 89 =5. Norway 86 =5. Singapore 86 7. Switzerland 85 8. Netherlands 83 =9. Australia 81 =9. Canada 81 BOTTOM TEN =168. Syria 17 =168. Turkmenistan 17 =168. Uzbekistan 17 171. Iraq 16 172. Libya 15 173. South Sudan 14 174. Sudan 11 =175. Afghanistan 8 =175. North Korea 8 =175. Somalia 8[b]2013 World corruption index: Nigeria
ranks 144 among 177countries on december 03, 2013 at 6:10 am in news BERLIN, (AFP) – Nigeria has been ranked 144th
most corrupt country as Afghanistan, North Korea and
Somalia are seen as the world’s most corrupt
countries while Denmark and New Zealand are nearly
squeaky-clean, graft watchdog Transparency
International said in a survey Tuesday. Worldwide, almost 70 percent of nations are thought
to have a “serious problem” with public servants
on the take, and none of the 177 countries surveyed
this year got a perfect score, said the Berlin-based
non-profit group. Transparency International’s annual list is the most
widely used indicator of sleaze in political parties,
police, justice systems and civil services, a scourge
which undermines development and the fight against
poverty.”Corruption hurts the poor most,” lead
researcher Finn Heinrich told AFP. “That’s what you see when you look at the
countries at the bottom. Within those countries, it’s
also poor people who get hurt the most. These
countries will never get out of the poverty trap if they
don’t tackle corruption.” Among countries that have slipped the most on the
group’s 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index are war-
torn Syria as well as Libya and Mali, which have also
faced major military conflict in recent years. “Corruption is very much linked to countries that fall
apart, as you see in Libya, Syria, two of the countries
that deteriorated the most,” said Heinrich. “If you look at the bottom of the list, we also have
Somalia there. These are not countries where the
government is functioning effectively, and people
have to take all means in order to get by, to get
services, to get food, to survive.” Heinrich said Afghanistan, where most NATO-led
Western forces are pulling out next year after a more
than decade long deployment, is “a sobering story.
We have not seen tangible improvements”. “The West has not only invested in security but also
in trying to establish the rule of law. But there have
been surveys in the last couple of years showing the
share of people paying bribes is still one of the highest
in the world.” Also at the bottom of the list is North Korea, “an
absolutely closed totalitarian society”, said Heinrich,
where defectors report that famine is worsening
corruption “because you have to know someone in
the party who is corrupt in order to even survive”. Among the “most improved” countries, although
from a low base, was Myanmar, where a former
military junta has opened the door to the democratic
process and, facing an investment boom, has formally
committed to transparency and accountability rules. “That’s the only way countries can avoid the
‘resource curse’, where the resources are only
available to a very small elite,” said Heinrich.
“Nigeria and other oil-rich countries are obviously
very good examples.” Huguette Labelle, chair of Transparency, said “all
countries still face the threat of corruption at all levels
of government, from the issuing of local permits to the
enforcement of laws and regulations”. The group says that because corruption is illegal and
secretive, it cannot be meaningfully measured. Instead Transparency collates expert views on the
problem from bodies such as the World Bank, African
Development Bank, Economist Intelligence Unit,
Bertelsmann Foundation, Freedom House and other
groups. It then ranks countries on a scale of 0-100, where 0
means a country’s public sector is considered highly
corrupt and 100 means its is regarded as very clean. The latest survey “paints a worrying picture”, said
Transparency. “While a handful perform well, not
one single country gets a perfect score. More than
two-thirds score less than 50.” The bottom-ranked countries, scoring 10 to 19,
included Iraq, Syria, Libya, Sudan and South Sudan,
Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti,
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Yemen. At the top, between 80 and 89, aside from Denmark
and New Zealand, were Luxembourg, Canada,
Australia, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Singapore,
Norway, Sweden and Finland. “The top performers clearly reveal how
transparency supports accountability and can stop
corruption,” said Labelle. “Still, the better performers face issues like state
capture, campaign finance and the oversight of big
public contracts which remain major corruption
risks.” The following is a list of the top- and bottom-ranked 10
nations on graft watchdog Transparency
International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index,
released on Tuesday. The index score relates to perceptions of the degree
of corruption as seen by country analysts and
business people and ranges between zero, which is
highly corrupt, and 100, which is very clean. (The equals symbol means nations share the same
rank) TOP TEN =1. Denmark 91 =1. New Zealand 91 =3. Finland 89 =3. Sweden 89 =5. Norway 86 =5. Singapore 86 7. Switzerland 85 8. Netherlands 83 =9. Australia 81 =9. Canada 81 BOTTOM TEN =168. Syria 17 =168. Turkmenistan 17 =168. Uzbekistan 17 171. Iraq 16 172. Libya 15 173. South Sudan 14 174. Sudan 11 =175. Afghanistan 8 =175. North Korea 8 =175. Somalia 8[/b]2013 World corruption index: Nigeria
ranks 144 among 177countries on december 03, 2013 at 6:10 am in news BERLIN, (AFP) – Nigeria has been ranked 144th
most corrupt country as Afghanistan, North Korea and
Somalia are seen as the world’s most corrupt
countries while Denmark and New Zealand are nearly
squeaky-clean, graft watchdog Transparency
International said in a survey Tuesday. Worldwide, almost 70 percent of nations are thought
to have a “serious problem” with public servants
on the take, and none of the 177 countries surveyed
this year got a perfect score, said the Berlin-based
non-profit group. Transparency International’s annual list is the most
widely used indicator of sleaze in political parties,
police, justice systems and civil services, a scourge
which undermines development and the fight against
poverty.”Corruption hurts the poor most,” lead
researcher Finn Heinrich told AFP. “That’s what you see when you look at the
countries at the bottom. Within those countries, it’s
also poor people who get hurt the most. These
countries will never get out of the poverty trap if they
don’t tackle corruption.” Among countries that have slipped the most on the
group’s 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index are war-
torn Syria as well as Libya and Mali, which have also
faced major military conflict in recent years. “Corruption is very much linked to countries that fall
apart, as you see in Libya, Syria, two of the countries
that deteriorated the most,” said Heinrich. “If you look at the bottom of the list, we also have
Somalia there. These are not countries where the
government is functioning effectively, and people
have to take all means in order to get by, to get
services, to get food, to survive.” Heinrich said Afghanistan, where most NATO-led
Western forces are pulling out next year after a more
than decade long deployment, is “a sobering story.
We have not seen tangible improvements”. “The West has not only invested in security but also
in trying to establish the rule of law. But there have
been surveys in the last couple of years showing the
share of people paying bribes is still one of the highest
in the world.” Also at the bottom of the list is North Korea, “an
absolutely closed totalitarian society”, said Heinrich,
where defectors report that famine is worsening
corruption “because you have to know someone in
the party who is corrupt in order to even survive”. Among the “most improved” countries, although
from a low base, was Myanmar, where a former
military junta has opened the door to the democratic
process and, facing an investment boom, has formally
committed to transparency and accountability rules. “That’s the only way countries can avoid the
‘resource curse’, where the resources are only
available to a very small elite,” said Heinrich.
“Nigeria and other oil-rich countries are obviously
very good examples.” Huguette Labelle, chair of Transparency, said “all
countries still face the threat of corruption at all levels
of government, from the issuing of local permits to the
enforcement of laws and regulations”. The group says that because corruption is illegal and
secretive, it cannot be meaningfully measured. Instead Transparency collates expert views on the
problem from bodies such as the World Bank, African
Development Bank, Economist Intelligence Unit,
Bertelsmann Foundation, Freedom House and other
groups. It then ranks countries on a scale of 0-100, where 0
means a country’s public sector is considered highly
corrupt and 100 means its is regarded as very clean. The latest survey “paints a worrying picture”, said
Transparency. “While a handful perform well, not
one single country gets a perfect score. More than
two-thirds score less than 50.” The bottom-ranked countries, scoring 10 to 19,
included Iraq, Syria, Libya, Sudan and South Sudan,
Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti,
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Yemen. At the top, between 80 and 89, aside from Denmark
and New Zealand, were Luxembourg, Canada,
Australia, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Singapore,
Norway, Sweden and Finland. “The top performers clearly reveal how
transparency supports accountability and can stop
corruption,” said Labelle. “Still, the better performers face issues like state
capture, campaign finance and the oversight of big
public contracts which remain major corruption
risks.” The following is a list of the top- and bottom-ranked 10
nations on graft watchdog Transparency
International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index,
released on Tuesday. The index score relates to perceptions of the degree
of corruption as seen by country analysts and
business people and ranges between zero, which is
highly corrupt, and 100, which is very clean. (The equals symbol means nations share the same
rank) TOP TEN =1. Denmark 91 =1. New Zealand 91 =3. Finland 89 =3. Sweden 89 =5. Norway 86 =5. Singapore 86 7. Switzerland 85 8. Netherlands 83 =9. Australia 81 =9. Canada 81 BOTTOM TEN =168. Syria 17 =168. Turkmenistan 17 =168. Uzbekistan 17 171. Iraq 16 172. Libya 15 173. South Sudan 14 174. Sudan 11 =175. Afghanistan 8 =175. North Korea 8 =175. Somalia 8

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Rubish! The stats was rigged. We are being denied our rightful position as the most corrupt in the world. I'm highly disapointed in TI.

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Thank God we are not the in the first 100. I see hope in Nigeria.

derespect: Thank God we are not the in the first 100. I see hope in Nigeria.

Oga look well. We are in the first 40!