Found on the net…Transparency International is a nongovernmental, Berlin-based organization that studies corruption and poverty and the obvious relationship between the two. The pervasive nature of the problem is seen in their just released annual Corruptions Perceptions Index, which found that two-thirds of the 159 countries surveyed scored low (below 5 on a 10-point scale) in the perceptions of businesspeople and analysts.
Countries where corruption is perceived to be worst: Chad, Bangladesh, Turkmenistan, Burma (Myanmar), and Haiti - are among the world's poorest. The US finished 17th. The 10 highest-ranked nations (with 10 being the best possible score) from Transparency International's index:
1. Iceland 9.7
2. Finland, New Zealand (tie) 9.6
4. Denmark 9.5
5. Singapore 9.4
6. Sweden 9.2
7. Switzerland 9.1
8. Norway 8.9
9. Australia 8.8
10. Austria 8.7
Remember, Perception is Reality.
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