The most corrupt countries in the world distinction was given to Somalia and North Korea, according to the latest publication release by the Berlin-based watchdog Transparency International that published the Corruption Perception Index for 2014. The results was released online and to various news media organization on Wednesday, December 3, 2014.
Based upon the results of the Corruption Perceptions Index for 2014, the African country of Somalia and the Asian hermit kingdom, North Korea got an score of 8 points each to lead the list of the 10 Most Corrupt Countries in the World for the year 2014.
The other countries that are included in the Top 10 List of Most Corrupt Countries are Sudan (11), Afghanistan (12), South Sudan (15), Iraq (16), Turkmenistan (17), Uzbekistn (18), Libya (18), and Eritrea (18).
According to Transparency International, 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).
The Philippines on its part improved slightly in Transparency International’s Corruption Index, ranking 85 out of 175 countries with a score of 38/100. The rank is better compared to the 2013 index which put the Philippines at rank 94 with a score of 36/100.
Meanwhile the Top 10 Least Corrupt Countries in the world is dominated by Denmark with 92 score, followwed by Zealand with 91, Finland (89), Sweden (87), Norway (86), Switzerland (86), Singapore (84), Netherlands (83), Luxembourg (82), and Canada with 81.