Where Does Your Country Rank in Latest Corruption Index?

 

By Chris Harris

Spain’s standing in a global corruption index has fallen the heaviest of all EU states, according to Euronews analysis of official data.

Experts say Madrid’s 10 percent plunge (to 58 points) in Transparency International’s (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index over the last four years is linked to the financial crisis and subsequent austerity measures.

The index ranks countries out of 100; the lower the score the higher the impression of public sector corruption.

Yet Greece, also hit hard by the financial crisis, saw its standing improve by nearly 30 percent, albeit from a low starting point. 

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Source: Euronews