Britain is one of the least corrupt countries in the world, with UK public officials seen as some of the most honest anywhere, according to a comprehensive new report.
The UK ranks in the top 10 nations for officials seen as least likely to take a backhander, watchdog Transparency International has said, in its annual global review of corruption.
This is four places above Britain’s position last year, and marks the first time the country has entered the top 10 in eight years, having been as low as 20th in 2010.
Britain’s higher ranking was attributed by the watchdog’s director Robert Barrington to “good rhetoric” from the government on fighting corruption, though he added that stopping the UK from being used to launder money, cleaning up politics and improving government openness were all areas which needed work.
Transparency International, a global charity with over 100 national chapters, ranked 168 countries’ corruption in the public sector on a scale of 0 to 100, with lower scores reflecting levels of corruption and higher scores being seen as very clean. It canvasses experts views’ of graft among state employees.

The 10 least corrupt:
1.Denmark
2.Finland
3.Sweden
4.New Zealand
5.Netherlands
6.Norway
7.Switzerland
8.Singapore
9.Canada
10.Germany, Luxembourg and UK (tied)

The 10 most corrupt:
1.North Korea and Somalia
2.Afghanistan
3.Sudan
4.Angola and South Sudan
5.Iraq and Libya
6.Haiti, Guinea-Bissau and Venezuela
7.Eritrea, Syria, Turkmenistan and Yemen
8.Uzbekistan
9.Burundi, Cambodia and Zimbabwe
10.Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Myanmar

Mr Barrington said: “Britain has a Prime Minster who is talking a good game on anti-corruption with plans for a global summit on it in May. Whether he delivers on that remains to be seen.”
He added there had been few major corruption scandals in the UK in 2015 with the exception of in banking, “though the public seem to have become used to these as they have become so frequent”.
The UK cleaning up its act earned a score of 81 out of a 100, putting it in joint 10th place with Luxembourg a nation until recently famed for its banking secrecy laws and Germany, where the VW scandal rocked the automotive sector and regulators watching over it.
Mr Barrington said the scandal over emissions from the VW’s diesel cars seemed not have harmed perception around corruption in the country, possibly because it was seen as straightforward fraud rather than corruption.
Denmark retained the title for having the most honest public sector in the world for a second year, with a score of 91, down from 92 last year.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/mapped-worlds-most-corrupt-countries-040022285.html


Congratulation Nigerians, we all can now see the handwork of President Muhammad Buhari, we have not gotten there as the top 10 least corrupt countries in the world but with PMB in power, we will be getting close to that. If GEJ have been in power till now,i am sure we will be sitting close to the number one spot.

Cc: lalasticlala

We're getting there.... When the head is corrupt free, the body will also follow suit.
God bless PMB
God bless Federal Republic of Nigeria

Nice one....

Nigeria was not there last year as well. It can't just be Buharis effort. Its so soon

That's because we paid whoever compiled the list.

Na joke o.

Let somebody hit LIKE for baba

jumobi1:
That's because we paid whoever compiled the list.

Na joke o.

OK na joke u dey joke. No wahala again

And someone will tell me the anti-corruption crusade is not working.Long live Nigeria .Sai Buhari!!!