This list is
taken from the Transparency International Corruption Index of 2006. The scoring
is from 1 – 10 with the lower score being the most corrupt. The source of the index
is polls and surveys from 21 independent institutions. Only verifiable data is
accepted for inclusion. The index includes 163 nations. So, here is top
ten world’s most corrupt nations :
10. Equatorial Guinea – 2.1
Diplomats and
even ministers have been caught smuggling drugs, sometimes using diplomatic
bags and even the president’s baggage on state trips. The incumbent president
has never equalled the bloodthirsty reputation of his uncle, Francisco Macías
Nguema whom he overthrew. On Christmas of 1975, Macías had 150 alleged coup
plotters executed to the sound of a band playing Mary Hopkin’s tune Those Were
the Days in a national stadium.
9. Uzbekistan – 2.1
Much of
Uzbekistan’s GDP growth comes from favourable prices for certain key exports,
especially cotton, gold, and increasingly gas, but the revenues from these
commodities are distributed among a very small circle of the ruling elite, with
little or no benefit for the populace at large.
8. Bangladesh – 2.0
The Prime
Minister, as the head of government, forms the cabinet and runs the day-to-day
affairs of state. While the Prime Minister is formally appointed by the
President, he or she must be an MP who commands the confidence of the majority
of parliament. The President is the head of state, a largely ceremonial post
elected by the parliament. However the President’s powers are substantially
expanded during the tenure of a caretaker government, which is responsible for
the conduct of elections and transfer of power.
7. Chad – 2.0
Chad’s
constitution provides for a strong executive branch headed by a president who
dominates the political system. The president has the power to appoint the
prime minister and the cabinet, and exercises considerable influence over
appointments of judges, generals, provincial officials and heads of Chad’s para-statal
firms. In 2005 constitutional term limits were removed. Most of President
Deby’s key advisers are members of the Zaghawa ethnic group, although southern
and opposition personalities are represented in government. Corruption is rife
at all levels.
6. Democratic Republic of Congo – 2.0
After 4 years of
interim between two constitutions that established different political
institutions at the various levels of all branches of government, as well as
different administrative divisions of the country, politics in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo are settling into a stable presidential democratic
republic. The transitional constitution established a system composed of a
bicameral legislature with a Senate and a National Assembly. The Senate has,
among other things, the charge of drafting the new constitution of the country.
The executive branch is vested in a 60-member cabinet, headed by a pentarchy of
a President, and four vice presidents.
5. Sudan – 2.0
A letter dated
August 14, 2006 from the Executive Director of Human Rights Watch found that
the Sudanese government is both incapable and unwilling to protect its own
citizens in Darfur and that its militias are guilty of crimes against humanity.
The letter added that these human rights abuses have existed since 2004. Some
reports attribute part of the violations to the rebels as well as the
government and the Janjaweed. The US State Department’s human rights report
issued in March 2007 claims that “All parties to the conflagration committed
serious abuses, including widespread killing of civilians, rape as a tool of
war, systematic torture, robbery and recruitment of child soldiers”
4. Guinea – 1.9
Guinea has had
only two presidents since independence was declared on October 2, 1958. Retired
general Lansana Conté took control of the country in 1984 in a coup d’état
after the death of Sékou Touré. Conté was elected to rule as President in 1993,
then again in 1998 and 2003 while promising to reform the country. But the
validity of these elections is contested, since Conté has guarded his position
and has not tolerated potential adversaries.
3. Iraq – 1.9
Since the the
invasion in 2003, a Multinational coalition of forces, mainly American and
British, has occupied Iraq. The invasion has had wide-reaching consequences:
increased civil violence, political breakdown, the removal and execution of
former president Saddam Hussein, and national problems in the development of
political balance, economy, infrastructure, and use of the country’s huge
reserves of oil
2. Myanmar – 1.9
Its political
system remains under the tight control of the State Peace and Development
Council, the military government led, since 1992, by Senior General Than Shwe.
The Burmese military has dominated government since General Ne Win led a coup
in 1962 that toppled the civilian government of U Nu. Several human rights
organizations, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, have
reported on human rights abuses by the military government. They have claimed
that there is no independent judiciary in Myanmar. The military government
restricts Internet access through software-based censorship that limits the
material citizens can access on-line. Forced labour, human trafficking, and
child labour are common.
1. Haiti – 1.8
Haiti has
recently undergone a state of transition following the forced ousting of
President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on February 29, 2004. The circumstances
surrounding his departure from office are disputed. René Préval was elected
president in his place on February 7, 2006, and took office in May of that
year. Préval has promised to bring peace and stability to the country.
Just out of
interest, the top 5 least corrupt nations are Finland, Iceland, New Zealand,
Denmark, and Singapore. The USA appears as number 20 least corrupt on the list
with a score of 7.3.
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Corrupt Nations, All Over the World,
Best Corrupt Countries Nations,
Based Corruption Index.
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