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How Corrupt Is Your Country?

How Corrupt is Your Country?

Humans are susceptible to corruption, blackmail and other criminal acts, but some are more susceptible than others. You can find the report via the link below and then tell us if you think it was accurate or not about your country. There is an Excel document you have to download. Just for your info, the most corrupt country as rated by Transparency International (TI) 2004 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is Haiti with Bangladesh following a close second. The least corrupt is Finland
Ref. https://www.icgg.org/corruption.cpi_2004.html

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Trinidad & Tobago came in with a score of 51 and that is not surprising. That is an actual drop from last year which shows things are just getting worst here. As far as accuracy, I am thinking that it is worst.

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Israel is number 26 with a a rating of 6.4. I actually epected it to be lower, there's lots of crime there (at some areas, not all.) and it's very dirty in the streets, especially in big cities like Tel Aviv or Natania.

I didn't know Haiti was that curropt...

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I think corruption is referring to government, not criminals (that is to say, to the legal criminals )


Also, corrupt can mean without integrity or it can mean simply departed from correct ways (with no ill intent particularly).

I would place the US and Britain as some of the least corrupt of countries because they still have many correct traditions in their governments (by my last definition), but by the more common definition of corruption I would have to place them both in the top five or so (along with China, Russia, et. al) - of course, I speak not of populaces but of factions in government and powers behind them and of their dealings and influence in other nations which often seem but are not the originators of events.

Dubhdara.

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For me corruption is simply manipulating the 'system' to get gain outside of the parameters that are set for 'normal' usage. This is most often done through the use of public office for which many countries are starting to introduce harsh fines and imprisonment for violating this 'sacred' trust.

By the way, if you looked at the list in the link provided you will see that the USA comes in at 17. I did not look up the UK.

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I believe Nigeria is one of the worlds worst...ironically corruption doesn't have much to do with a nations success. China and India have had huge corruption scandals and are still growing and phenomenal speeds

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My country is one of the most corrupt...and the crime rate is very low (how about that). But people are so use to give and receive bribes that feel so natural to do it. But hopefully things will change!

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Edited: Nighthawk on 4th Jan, 2005 - 1:19pm

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I am not an expert in any way on corruption. The types of corruption we see in the US are generally isolated cases, not systemic in nature.

Maicman, what you appear to be referring to lines up with much of what I have heard about other parts of the world, especially Latin America and the Middle East, from people who have lived and worked there.