The List of the Most and Least Corrupt Countries is Out And it Says a Lot About Presidential Versus Parliamentary Systems by Transparenc International.



Transparency International has released this year’s Corruption Perceptions Index which ranks the nations of the world by widely held perceptions regarding corruption in the public sector. Of note is the fact that the top ten nations and beyond all have parliamentary political systems while the bottom ten and beyond each have presidential systems. The least corrupt countries according to the Corruption Perceptions Index include:

1. Denmark (parliamentary constitutional monarchy)

2. New Zealand (parliamentary constitutional monarchy)

Tied for 3rd – Singapore (parliamentary republic), Finland (parliamentary republic), Switzerland (parliamentary republic with elements of direct democracy), Sweden (parliamentary constitutional monarchy) 

7. Norway (parliamentary constitutional monarchy)

8. Netherlands (parliamentary constitutional monarchy)

Tied at 9 – Canada (parliamentary constitutional monarchy), Luxembourg (parliamentary constitutional monarchy)

Tied at 11 – Germany (federal parliamentary republic), United Kingdom (parliamentary constitutional monarchy). 

Rounding out the most corrupt countries in order descending from the most corrupt include the following:

Somalia (presidential) 

South Sudan (presidential)

Syria (presidential/war zone)

Yemen (presidential/disputed leadership/civil war)

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Juche system/de-facto communist autocracy)

Sudan (presidential)

Guinea Bissau (presidential) 

Equatorial Guinea (presidential)

Afghanistan (presidential/war zone)

Libya (failed state – rival political regimes)

As is the case in league tables regarding living standards, wealth, happiness indexes and corruption, this year’s survey of corruption perceptions sees nations with parliamentary systems dominating the top whilst nations with presidential systems dominate the league table for the most corrupt.

How about the US?

France?

NGRsenate:
How about the US?

France?

According to political Analyst the presidential system is theoretical more democratic, but the potential for corruption is much greater than parliamentary government especially developing countries e.g Philippine , Nigeria etc

NGRsenate:
How about the US?

France?

Nigeria was colonized by British why not practice their own system that make them one of least corrupt why US or parliamentary republic like south africa system ?

dignity33:
Nigeria was colonized by British why not practice their own system that make them one of least corrupt why US or parliamentary republic like south africa system ?

We used to practise that system between 1960-1966 but Ironsi abolished that system after the first coup. But i believe Obasanjo also shares part of the blame when he returned power to civilian rule. He ought to have returned it to the parliamentary system with the 4 regions having representatives and a prime minister and not the Presidential system we still practise till today.

bakynes:

We used to practise that system between 1960-1966 but Ironsi abolished that system after the first coup. But i believe Obasanjo also shares part of the blame when he returned power to civilian rule. He ought to have returned it to the parliamentary system with the 4 regions having representatives and a prime minister and not the Presidential system we still practise till today.

thank you but if you way back then you will find out that the system is more least corrupt than now it was the make of British to see that Nigeria remain corrupt in other to enrich them through banking abroad and having a non working head of Government

dignity33:
Nigeria was colonized by British why not practice their own system that make them one of least corrupt why US or parliamentary republic like south africa system ?

The US was also colonized by the British. They don’t operate a parliamentary government and one of the least corrupt countries in the world.

NGRsenate:


The US was also colonized by the British. They don’t operate a parliamentary government and one of the least corrupt countries in the world.

The USA colonization is not like every other country the british colonized. US was made of many immigrants mostly Irish. The immigrants collectively wage war against the colonialist and defeated them and declared their own independence in 1774.

bakynes:

The USA colonization is not like every other country the british colonized. US was made of many immigrants mostly Irish. The immigrants collectively wage war against the colonialist and defeated them and declared their own independence in 1774.

Regardless, they did not adopt their system of government.

NGRsenate:


The US was also colonized by the British. They don’t operate a parliamentary government and one of the least corrupt countries in the world.

US is developed country and if you can look into it you will find out that most African country remain in corruption today because of that system of government that always produce dictatorship.

In parliamentary system you can be removed if your party didn't find your policy favourable to public and you are equal before the member of parliament because they don't want to loose public trust who voted them in and therefore given opposition advantage in election take British as example. lalastical fp pls

My brother ask the bastard that slaughtered the then prime minister n took on the journey to federalism.

dignity33:

Prompto:
My brother ask the bastard that slaughtered the then prime minister n took on the journey to federalism.

the bastared as you called it are dead and coup are no longer easy in this modern world we need to reverse to parliamentary system it wouldn't cost much to do.