India is 96 on Transparency International's 180 most corrupt countries.
South Sudan
The most corrupt country on the planet.
A humanitarian nightmare has gripped the African nation due to sporadic violence, shortage of food and a health crisis.
Somalia
The second-most corrupt country and a haven for ocean pirates.
Every ship passing Somalia fervently prays it does not encounter a pirate vessel on its route.
3. Venezuela
Once the richest country in South America, its economy has declined rapidly over the last decade.
4. Syria
Torn by civil war, corrupt practices peaked in every Syrian government department.
After driving out Bashar al-Assad, new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa is trying to bring order into the country.
5. Yemen
Like Syria, Yemen too has seen a long civil war.
Houthi rebels capture or attack merchant navy ships sailing up or down the Red Sea.
6. Libya
Policemen are so corrupt in Libya that if your driving license is seized by them, it takes a really hefty amount, paid as a bribe, to get it back.
7. Equatorial Guinea
Teodoro Obiang has ruled this African nation for 43 years (the world's 2nd longest continuous non-royal current ruling leader) through terror while corrupt officials and his flunkeys laugh all the way to the bank.
8. Nicaragua
The Central American country is ruled by crony capitalists.
Daniel Ortega runs Nicaragua with an iron hand in the name of democracy; his many critics have fled the State oppression.
9. Sudan
Peace is elusive in the civil war-torn country.
This has resulted in weakening all the country's institutions, leading to rampant corruption.