DUSHANBE, December 3, 2013, Asia-Plus — This year, Transparency International”s Corruption Perception Index has listed Tajikistan with a score of 22 154th among 177 countries.
Last year, Tajikistan was reportedly ranked 157th among 176 countries.
Transparency International”s Corruption Perception”s Index of 2013 served as a wake-up call against abuse of power, secret dealings and bribery continue to ravage societies around the world.
Huguette Labelle, chair of Transparency International, notes that the Corruption Perceptions Index 2013 demonstrates that all countries still face the threat of corruption at all levels of government, from the issuing of local permits to the enforcement of laws and regulations.
For the 2013 report the countries that were ranked as having the lowest perceived levels of corruption were: Denmark and New Zealand with a score of 91.
Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia are 2013”s worst countries, scoring just 8 points each.
The Corruption Perceptions Index is based on the experts” opinions of public sector corruption. Countries” scores can be helped by strong access to information systems and rules governing the behavior of those in public positions, while a lack of accountability across the public sector coupled with ineffective public institutions hurts these perceptions.
Since 1995, Transparency International (TI) has published the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) annually ranking countries “by their perceived levels of corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys.” The CPI generally defines corruption as “the misuse of public power for private benefit.”
The CPI currently ranks 177 countries on a scale from 100 (very clean) to 0 (highly corrupt).
