The 2010 world corruption index by country

With governments committing huge sums to tackle the world’s most pressing problems, from the instability of financial markets to climate change and poverty, corruption remains an obstacle to achieving much needed progress.

This is the conclusion of the most recent corruption perceptions index published by Transparency International.

The 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index shows that nearly three quarters of the 178 countries in the index score below five, on a scale from 10 (highly clean) to 0 (highly corrupt).

These results indicate a serious corruption problem, which, if not tackled could provide the platform for further economic and political instability for the future of global development.

1	Denmark	9.3
1	New Zealand	9.3
1	Singapore	9.3
4	Finland	9.2
4	Sweden	9.2
6	Canada	8.9
7	Netherlands	8.8
8	Australia	8.7
8	Switzerland	8.7
10	Norway	8.6
11	Iceland	8.5
11	Luxembourg	8.5
13	Hong Kong	8.4
14	Ireland	8.0
15	Austria	7.9
15	Germany	7.9
17	Barbados	7.8
17	Japan	7.8
19	Qatar	7.7
20	United Kingdom	7.6
21	Chile	7.2
22	Belgium	7.1
22	United States	7.1
24	Uruguay	6.9
25	France	6.8
26	Estonia	6.5
27	Slovenia	6.4
28	Cyprus	6.3
28	United Arab Emirates	6.3
30	Israel	6.1
30	Spain	6.1
32	Portugal	6.0
33	Botswana	5.8
33	Puerto Rico	5.8
33	Taiwan	5.8
36	Bhutan	5.7
37	Malta	5.6
38	Brunei	5.5
39	Korea (South)	5.4
39	Mauritius	5.4
41	Costa Rica	5.3
41	Oman	5.3
41	Poland	5.3
44	Dominica	5.2
45	Cape Verde	5.1
46	Lithuania	5.0
46	Macau	5.0
48	Bahrain	4.9
49	Seychelles	4.8
50	Hungary	4.7
50	Jordan	4.7
50	Saudi Arabia	4.7
53	Czech Republic	4.6
54	Kuwait	4.5
54	South Africa	4.5
56	Malaysia	4.4
56	Namibia	4.4
56	Turkey	4.4
59	Latvia	4.3
59	Slovakia	4.3
59	Tunisia	4.3
62	Croatia	4.1
62	FYR Macedonia	4.1
62	Ghana	4.1
62	Samoa	4.1
66	Rwanda	4.0
67	Italy	3.9
68	Georgia	3.8
69	Brazil	3.7
69	Cuba	3.7
69	Montenegro	3.7
69	Romania	3.7
73	Bulgaria	3.6
73	El Salvador	3.6
73	Panama	3.6
73	Trinidad and Tobago	3.6
73	Vanuatu	3.6
78	China	3.5
78	Colombia	3.5
78	Greece	3.5
78	Lesotho	3.5
78	Peru	3.5
78	Serbia	3.5
78	Thailand	3.5
85	Malawi	3.4
85	Morocco	3.4
87	Albania	3.3
87	India	3.3
87	Jamaica	3.3
87	Liberia	3.3
91	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3.2
91	Djibouti	3.2
91	Gambia	3.2
91	Guatemala	3.2
91	Kiribati	3.2
91	Sri Lanka	3.2
91	Swaziland	3.2
98	Burkina Faso	3.1
98	Egypt	3.1
98	Mexico	3.1
101	Dominican Republic	3.0
101	Sao Tome and Principe	3.0
101	Tonga	3.0
101	Zambia	3.0
105	Algeria	2.9
105	Argentina	2.9
105	Kazakhstan	2.9
105	Moldova	2.9
105	Senegal	2.9
110	Benin	2.8
110	Bolivia	2.8
110	Gabon	2.8
110	Indonesia	2.8
110	Kosovo	2.8
110	Solomon Islands	2.8
116	Ethiopia	2.7
116	Guyana	2.7
116	Mali	2.7
116	Mongolia	2.7
116	Mozambique	2.7
116	Tanzania	2.7
116	Vietnam	2.7
123	Armenia	2.6
123	Eritrea	2.6
123	Madagascar	2.6
123	Niger	2.6
127	Belarus	2.5
127	Ecuador	2.5
127	Lebanon	2.5
127	Nicaragua	2.5
127	Syria	2.5
127	Timor-Leste	2.5
127	Uganda	2.5
134	Azerbaijan	2.4
134	Bangladesh	2.4
134	Honduras	2.4
134	Nigeria	2.4
134	Philippines	2.4
134	Sierra Leone	2.4
134	Togo	2.4
134	Ukraine	2.4
134	Zimbabwe	2.4
143	Maldives	2.3
143	Mauritania	2.3
143	Pakistan	2.3
146	Cameroon	2.2
146	Côte d´Ivoire	2.2
146	Haiti	2.2
146	Iran	2.2
146	Libya	2.2
146	Nepal	2.2
146	Paraguay	2.2
146	Yemen	2.2
154	Cambodia	2.1
154	Central African Republic	2.1
154	Comoros	2.1
154	Congo-Brazzaville	2.1
154	Guinea-Bissau	2.1
154	Kenya	2.1
154	Laos	2.1
154	Papua New Guinea	2.1
154	Russia	2.1
154	Tajikistan	2.1
164	Democratic Republic of Congo	2.0
164	Guinea	2.0
164	Kyrgyzstan	2.0
164	Venezuela	2.0
168	Angola	1.9
168	Equatorial Guinea	1.9
170	Burundi	1.8
171	Chad	1.7
172	Sudan	1.6
172	Turkmenistan	1.6
172	Uzbekistan	1.6
175	Iraq	1.5
176	Afghanistan	1.4
176	Myanmar	1.4
178	Somalia	1.1