Corruption Perceptions Index facts for kids

Corruption Perceptions Index

The Corruption Perceptions Index is an index that shows how corrupt certain countries are. Denmark has been the least corrupt nation eight times, while Somalia has been the most corrupt nation six times. All the information on this page is from Transparency International.

2010 (Top 30)

Rank	Nation	2013	2012	2011	2010
1	Denmark	9.1	9.0	9.4	9.3
2	New Zealand	9.1	9.0	9.5	9.3
3	Finland	8.9	9.0	9.4	9.2
4	Sweden	8.9	8.8	9.3	9.2
5	Singapore	8.6	8.7	9.2	9.3
6	Norway	8.6	8.5	9.0	8.6
7	Netherlands	8.3	8.4	8.9	8.8
8	Switzerland	8.5	8.6	8.8	8.7
8	Australia	8.1	8.5	8.8	8.7
10	Canada	8.1	8.4	8.7	8.9
11	Iceland	7.8	8.2	8.3	8.5
12	Luxembourg	8.0	8.0	8.5	8.5
13	Hong Kong		8.4
14	Ireland		8.0
15	Austria		7.9
16	Germany	7.8	7.9	8.0	7.9
17	Barbados	7.5	7.5	7.6	7.8
18	Japan		7.8
19	Qatar		7.7
20	United Kingdom		7.6
21	Chile		7.2
22	Belgium		7.1
23	United States		7.1
24	Uruguay		6.9
25	France		6.8
26	Estonia		6.5
27	Slovenia		6.4
28	Cyprus		6.3
29	United Arab Emirates		6.3
30	Israel		6.1

The Least Corrupt Country by Year

Year	Nation
2013	Denmark New Zealand
2012	Denmark Finland New Zealand
2011	New Zealand
2010	Denmark
2009	New Zealand
2008	Denmark
2007	Denmark
2006	Finland
2005	Iceland
2004	Finland
2003	Finland
2002	Finland
2001	Finland
2000	Finland
1999	Denmark
1998	Denmark

* The nation in bold is the nation with the most titles.

The Most Corrupt Country by Year

Year	Nation
2013	Afghanistan North Korea Somalia
2012	Afghanistan North Korea Somalia
2011	Somalia
2010	Somalia
2009	Somalia
2008	Somalia
2007	Somalia
2006	Haiti
2005	Chad
2004	Haiti
2003	Bangladesh
2002	Bangladesh
2001	Bangladesh
2000	Nigeria
1999	Cameroon
1998	Cameroon

* The nation in bold is the nation with the most titles.

See also

In Spanish: Índice de percepción de corrupción para niños