Anti-corruption nonprofit Transparency International has released its 2013 Global Corruption Barometer ,which surveyed residents in 107 countries.
"The mightiest of weapons is truth" Everyone is aware that any public sector were weapons are not allowed truth will never be allowed. More than half of the world’s population believes
corruption in the public sector is a very serious problem. Liberia and Mongolia are the two most corrupt countries in the world, according to a recent study. In both
countries, 86% of residents believe corruption in the public sector is a very serious problem. Residents in the vast majority of countries around the world believe corruption has only gotten worse in the past two years.
See Selected analysis below...
9. Zambia
> Pct. saying corruption very serious: 77%
> Pct. claiming public officials corrupt: 65% (41st
highest)
> Pct. claiming police corrupt: 92% (tied f0r 4th highest)
> 2012 GDP per capita: $1,722
8. Nigeria
> Pct. saying corruption very serious: 78%
> Pct. claiming public officials corrupt: 69% (28th highest)
> Pct. claiming police corrupt: 92% (tied for 4th highest)
> 2012 GDP per capita: $2,720
In Nigeria, 84% of those surveyed by Transparency
International claimed corruption had increased in the past two years, a higher percentage than almost any other country in the world. Troublingly, 75% of those
surveyed also said the government was, at best, ineffective at fighting corruption, worse than in all but 10 countries. Nigeria is heavily dependent on the oil industry, yet the government refuses to act on accusations the oil companies underreporting the value of the resources they extract and the tax they owe by
billions of dollars. Certain transparency groups also blamed politicians for encouraging corruption. In 2012, Nigeria had just the 37th largest GDP in the world,
despite having the world’s seventh largest population.
7. Russia
> Pct. saying corruption very serious: 79% (tied for 5th
highest)
> Pct. claiming public officials corrupt: 92% (the
highest)
> Pct. claiming police corrupt: 89% (10th highest)
> 2012 GDP per capita: $17,709
5. Mexico
> Pct. saying corruption very serious: 79% (tied for 5th
highest)
> Pct. claiming public officials corrupt: 87% (3rd
highest)
> Pct. claiming police corrupt: 90% (8th highest)
> 2012 GDP per capita: $15,312
4. Zimbabwe
> Pct. saying corruption very serious: 81%
> Pct. claiming public officials corrupt: 70% (25th
highest)
> Pct. claiming police corrupt: 86% (15th highest)
> 2012 GDP per capita: $559
3. Venezuela
> Pct. saying corruption very serious: 83%
> Pct. claiming public officials corrupt: 79% (9th
highest)
> Pct. claiming police corrupt: 83% (24th highest)
> 2012 GDP per capita: $13,616
2. Mongolia
> Pct. saying corruption very serious: 86% (tied for the
highest)
> Pct. claiming public officials corrupt: 77% (12th
highest)
> Pct. claiming police corrupt: 66% (49th highest)
> 2012 GDP per capita: $5,372
1. Liberia
> Pct. saying corruption very serious: 86% (tied for the
highest)
> Pct. claiming public officials corrupt: 67% (35th
highest)
> Pct. claiming police corrupt: 94% (3rd highest)
> 2012 GDP per capita: $673
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