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World's most corrupt nations, India at 94

Last updated on: December 6, 2012 10:21 IST

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Corruption continues to ravage societies around the world, reveals Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index 2012.

Two thirds of the 176 countries ranked in the 2012 index score below 50, on a scale from 0 (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 100 (perceived to be very clean), showing that public institutions need to be more transparent, and powerful officials more accountable.

The Corruption Perceptions Index scores countries on a scale from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).  While no country has a perfect score, two-thirds of countries score below 50, indicating a serious corruption problem.

Take a look at how the most corrupt nations score in the Corruption Index...

India

Corruption index score: 36
Score range: 24-47
Country rank: 94

Scale: 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).

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World's most corrupt nations, India at 94

Image: Workers build walls at a construction site at Pudong Lujiazui financial area in Shanghai.
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China

Corruption index score: 39
Score range: 28-55
Country rank: 80


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World's most corrupt nations, India at 94

Image: A man feeds his camels while waiting for customers in a cattle market in the outskirts of Karachi.
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Pakistan

Corruption index score: 27
Score range: 19-38
Country rank: 139

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World's most corrupt nations, India at 94

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Somalia

Somalia is the world's most corrupt nation.

Corruption index score: 8
Score range: 2-12
Country rank: 174


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North Korea

Corruption index score: 8
Score range: 1-12
Rank: 174

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World's most corrupt nations, India at 94

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Afghanistan

Corruption index score: 8
Score range: 1-12
Country rank: Rank: 174

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Sudan

Corruption index score: 13
Score range, maximum: 21
Country rank: Rank 173

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Image: A toddler sits infront of piles of bananas at a shop in a market in Yangon.
Photographs: Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters.

Myanmar

Corruption index score: 15
Score range: 6-21
Country rank: 172

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Uzbekistan

Corruption index score: 17
Score range: 11-22
Country rank: 170

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Image: A woman looks out from her stall selling traditional garments and textiles at a market in the Turkmen capital Ashgabat.
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Turkmenistan

Corruption index score: 17
Score range: 11-21
Country rank: 170

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Iraq

Corruption index score: 18
Score range: 11-21
Country rank: 169

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World's most corrupt nations, India at 94

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Venezuela (Rank 165)

Corruption index score: 19
Score range: 12-25
Country rank: 165

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Haiti

Corruption index score: 19
Score range: 11-23
Country rank: 165

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World's most corrupt nations, India at 94

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Chad

Corruption index score: 19
Score range: 12-25
Country rank: 165

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Burundi

Corruption index score: 19
Score range: 12-28
Country rank: 165

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Zimbabwe

Corruption index score: 28
Score range, maximum: 38
Country rank: 163

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World's most corrupt nations, India at 94

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Equatorial Guinea

Corruption index score: 20
Score range: 17-22
Country rank: 163

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Libya

Corruption index score:
Score range: 2-31
Country rank: 160

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Laos

Corruption index score: 21
Score range: 19-23
Country rank: 160

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

Corruption index score: 21
Score range: 12-32
Country rank: 160

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Tajikistan

Corruption index score: 22
Score range: 11-32
Country rank: 157

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Cambodia

Corruption index score: 22

Score range: 12-37
Country rank: 157

 

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Angola

Corruption index score: 22
Score range: 17-31
Country rank: 157

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Yemen

Corruption index score: 23
Score range: 16-31
Country rank: 156

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Kyrgyzstan

Corruption index score: 24

Score range: 18-32
Country rank: 154

 

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Guinea

Corruption index score: 24
Score range: 12-32
Country rank: 154

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Paraguay

Corruption index score: 25

Score range: 21-36
Country rank: 150

 

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Papua New Guinea

Corruption index score: 25
Score range: 11-35
Country rank: 150