(Reuters) – Berlin-based watchdog Transparency International published its Corruption Perceptions Index for 2014 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The index is based on expert opinions of public sector corruption and ranks countries on a scale from 0 (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 100 (perceived to be very clean).<\/p>\n
The following table lists the ten most corrupt countries in the world, according to the anti-graft group.<\/p>\n
Country 2014 2013 Change <\/p>\n
Somalia 8 8 0 <\/p>\n
North Korea 8 8 0 <\/p>\n
Sudan 11 11 0 <\/p>\n
Afghanistan 12 8 +4 <\/p>\n
South Sudan 15 14 +1 <\/p>\n
Iraq 16 16 0 <\/p>\n
Turkmenistan 17 17 0 <\/p>\n
Uzbekistan 18 17 +1 <\/p>\n
Libya 18 15 +3 <\/p>\n
Eritrea 18 20 -2 <\/p>\n
The following table lists the ten least corrupt countries in the world, according to the index. <\/p>\n
Country 2014 2013 Change <\/p>\n
Denmark 92 91 +1 <\/p>\n
New Zealand 91 91 0 <\/p>\n
Finland 89 89 0 <\/p>\n
Sweden 87 89 -2 <\/p>\n
Norway 86 86 0 <\/p>\n
Switzerland 86 85 +1 <\/p>\n
Singapore 84 86 -2 <\/p>\n
Netherlands 83 83 0 <\/p>\n
Luxembourg 82 80 +2 <\/p>\n
Canada 81 81 0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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