Britain is one of the least corrupt countries in the world, with UK public officials seen as some of the most honest anywhere, according to a comprehensive new report.
Transparency International, a global charity with over 100 national chapters, ranked 168 countries’ corruption in the public sector on a scale of 0 to 100, with lower scores reflecting levels of corruption and higher scores being seen as very clean. It canvasses experts views’ of graft among state employees.
The 10 least corrupt:
- Denmark
- Finland
- Sweden
- New Zealand
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Switzerland
- Singapore
- Canada
- Germany, Luxembourg and UK (tied)
- North Korea and Somalia (tied)
- Afghanistan
- Sudan
- Angola and South Sudan (tied)
- Iraq and Libya (tied)
- Haiti, Guinea-Bissau and Venezuela (tied)
- Eritrea, Syria, Turkmenistan and Yemen (tied)
- Uzbekistan
- Burundi, Cambodia and Zimbabwe (tied)
- Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Myanmar (tied)
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