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ARMENIA 129TH COUNTRY IN TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL'S INDEX
Tert.am
01.12.11
The global civil society organization Transparency International has
unveiled its 2011 report, ranking Armenia as the 129th country in
its Corruption Perception Index.|
With 2.6 scores (out of possible 10), Armenia shares the 129th position
with Syria, the Philippines and Honduras. Last year, it ranked the
123rd country, with the same number of scores.
Out of the 182 countries included in the ranking, New Zealand appears
to be the least corrupt state (9.5 scores). The other countries
in the top ten list are Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, the
Netherlands, Austria, Canada, Singapore and Iceland.
Armenia's neighbors - Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iran, - rank
as the 64th, 143rd, 61st, and 120th countries, respectively.
Russia has notched up from the 154th position in 2010 to the 143rd
position in 2011.
Somalia and North Korea, each having 1.0 scores, were found the most
corrupt countries in the list.
The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries according to their
perceived levels of public-sector corruption. The 2011 index draws
on different assessmentsand business opinion surveys carried out by
independent and reputable institutions.
Tert.am
01.12.11
The global civil society organization Transparency International has
unveiled its 2011 report, ranking Armenia as the 129th country in
its Corruption Perception Index.|
With 2.6 scores (out of possible 10), Armenia shares the 129th position
with Syria, the Philippines and Honduras. Last year, it ranked the
123rd country, with the same number of scores.
Out of the 182 countries included in the ranking, New Zealand appears
to be the least corrupt state (9.5 scores). The other countries
in the top ten list are Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, the
Netherlands, Austria, Canada, Singapore and Iceland.
Armenia's neighbors - Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iran, - rank
as the 64th, 143rd, 61st, and 120th countries, respectively.
Russia has notched up from the 154th position in 2010 to the 143rd
position in 2011.
Somalia and North Korea, each having 1.0 scores, were found the most
corrupt countries in the list.
The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries according to their
perceived levels of public-sector corruption. The 2011 index draws
on different assessmentsand business opinion surveys carried out by
independent and reputable institutions.