In the early 2000s, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan had said in a foreword to Organisation’s ‘Convention Against Corruption’ that “ Corruption has a wide range of corrosive effects on the societies”. Even after two decades corruption still remains a problem, with the most recent Corruption Perception Index from Transparency International indicating ‘most countries’ have failed to stop it. The group defines corruption as ‘the abuse of entrusted power for private gain’.
The overall Best Countries analysis is based on a recent survey across the globe and assessed 87 countries using 73 different attributes. In the survey respondents answered whether they associated various countries with the word “corrupt”, per their own understanding of the term, and those perceptions were used to develop the ‘open for business’ sub ranking for the Best Countries rankings. How a corrupt country was perceived to be also factored into lists of ‘best countries to invest in’ the ‘best countries to headquarter a corruption’ and the ‘ most transparent companies.
Here are 10 countries seen as the most corrupt
Lebanon
Corrupt Ranking 10
Open for Business Ranking 81
Best Countries for Overall Ranking 85
Bangladesh
Corrupt Ranking 9
Open for Business Ranking 30
Best Countries Overall Ranking 69
Belarus
Corrupt Ranking 8
Open for Business Ranking 85
Best Countries Overall ranking 86
Myanmar
Corrupt Ranking 7
Open for Business Ranking 73
Best Countries Overall Ranking 80
El Salvador
Corrupt Ranking 6
Open for Business Ranking 67
Best Countries Overall Ranking 74
Zimbabwe
Corrupt Ranking 5
Open for Business Ranking 65
Best Countries Overall Ranking 76
Mexico
Corrupt Ranking 4
Open for Business Ranking 63
Best Countries Overall Ranking 33
Colombia
Corrupt Ranking 3
Open for Business Ranking 76
Best Countries Overall Ranking 60
Iran
Corrupt Ranking 2
Open for Business ranking 86
Best Countries Overall Ranking 87
Russia
Corrupt Ranking 1
Open for Business Ranking 87
Best Countries Overall ranking 37.
Friends, for your information India is ranked 19 in the Most Corrupt Countries list, and 30 in the Best Countries Overall Ranking.
In the Best Countries Overall Ranking list, the top countries are
1 Switzerland
2 Canada
3 Sweden
4 Australia
5 United States of America
6 Japan
7 Germany
8 New Zealand
9 United Kingdom
10 Netherlands
Looking at the above list where India stands at 19th Most Corrupt Country out of 87 countries does not speak well for India, although the rank of 30 in Best Overall Countries is quite good considering what was happening in the first 65 years after independence.
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Anil Malik
Mumbai, India
7th September 2023