RP ranks high on world corruption index

October 15, 2007  --  Got something to say?
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The Philippines was among nations perceived to have the most dishonest public officials as it slipped further in an annual corruption perception index. The country was ranked 131st, along with Burundi, Honduras, Iran, Libya, Nepal and Yemen, in Transparency Internationals 2007 Corruption Perceptions Index, which scored 180 countries based on the degree to which corruption is perceived among public officials and politicians.


The Philippines received a score of 2.5 out of 10. In the 2006 index, the Philippines was ranked 121st. Myanmar and Somalia have been ranked as the most corrupt nations in the 2007 index. Faring the best in the survey were Denmark, Finland and New Zealand, in a first-place tie with each scoring of 9.4. The agencys scale is based on the perceptions of the degree of corruption by businesspeople and country analysts. Countries are ranked out of 10, and any score below 5 indicates serious perceived levels of corruption, while scores below 3 reflect rampant corruption, the agency said.


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