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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
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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
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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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World's most corrupt nations, India at 94
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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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World's most corrupt nations, India at 94
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Sudan
Corruption index score: 13
Score range, maximum: 21
Country rank: Rank 173
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World's most corrupt nations, India at 94
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Myanmar
Corruption index score: 15
Score range: 6-21
Country rank: 172
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World's most corrupt nations, India at 94
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Uzbekistan
Corruption index score: 17
Score range: 11-22
Country rank: 170
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World's most corrupt nations, India at 94
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Turkmenistan
Corruption index score: 17
Score range: 11-21
Country rank: 170
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World's most corrupt nations, India at 94
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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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World's most corrupt nations, India at 94
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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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World's most corrupt nations, India at 94
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Burundi
Corruption index score: 19
Score range: 12-28
Country rank: 165
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World's most corrupt nations, India at 94
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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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World's most corrupt nations, India at 94
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Libya
Corruption index score:
Score range: 2-31
Country rank: 160
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World's most corrupt nations, India at 94
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Laos
Corruption index score: 21
Score range: 19-23
Country rank: 160
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World's most corrupt nations, India at 94
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
Corruption index score: 21
Score range: 12-32
Country rank: 160
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World's most corrupt nations, India at 94
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Tajikistan
Corruption index score: 22
Score range: 11-32
Country rank: 157
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World's most corrupt nations, India at 94
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Cambodia
Corruption index score: 22
Score range: 12-37
Country rank: 157
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World's most corrupt nations, India at 94
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Angola
Corruption index score: 22
Score range: 17-31
Country rank: 157
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World's most corrupt nations, India at 94
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Yemen
Corruption index score: 23
Score range: 16-31
Country rank: 156
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World's most corrupt nations, India at 94
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Kyrgyzstan
Corruption index score: 24
Score range: 18-32
Country rank: 154
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World's most corrupt nations, India at 94
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Guinea
Corruption index score: 24
Score range: 12-32
Country rank: 154
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World's most corrupt nations, India at 94
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Paraguay
Corruption index score: 25
Score range: 21-36
Country rank: 150
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World's most corrupt nations, India at 94
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Papua New Guinea
Corruption index score: 25
Score range: 11-35
Country rank: 150
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