2007 Most Corrupt Countries

CPI Score relates to perceptions of the degree of corruption as seen by business people and country analysts, and ranges between 10 (highly clean) and 0 (highly corrupt).

Confidence range provides a range of possible values of the CPI score. This reflects how a country's score may vary, depending on measurement precision. Nominally, with 5 percent

2007 CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX
country rank	country	2007 CPI score	surveys used	confidence range
1	Denmark	9.4	6	9.2 - 9.6
1	Finland	9.4	6	9.2 - 9.6
1	New Zealand	9.4	6	9.2 - 9.6
4	Singapore	9.3	9	9.0 - 9.5
4	Sweden	9.3	6	9.1 - 9.4
6	Iceland	9.2	6	8.3 - 9.6
7	Netherlands	9.0	6	8.8 - 9.2
7	Switzerland	9.0	6	8.8 - 9.2
9	Canada	8.7	6	8.3 - 9.1
9	Norway	8.7	6	8.0 - 9.2
11	Australia	8.6	8	8.1 - 9.0
12	Luxembourg	8.4	5	7.7 - 8.7
12	United Kingdom	8.4	6	7.9 - 8.9
14	Hong Kong	8.3	8	7.6 - 8.8
15	Austria	8.1	6	7.5 - 8.7
16	Germany	7.8	6	7.3 - 8.4
17	Ireland	7.5	6	7.3 - 7.7
17	Japan	7.5	8	7.1 - 8.0
19	France	7.3	6	6.9 - 7.8
20	USA	7.2	8	6.5 - 7.6
21	Belgium	7.1	6	7.1 - 7.1
22	Chile	7.0	7	6.5 - 7.4
23	Barbados	6.9	4	6.6 - 7.1
24	Saint Lucia	6.8	3	6.1 - 7.1
25	Spain	6.7	6	6.2 - 7.0
25	Uruguay	6.7	5	6.4 - 7.0
27	Slovenia	6.6	8	6.1 - 6.9
28	Estonia	6.5	8	6.0 -7.0
28	Portugal	6.5	6	5.8 - 7.2
30	Israel	6.1	6	5.6 - 6.7
30	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	6.1	3	4.0 - 7.1
32	Qatar	6.0	4	5.4 - 6.4
33	Malta	5.8	4	5.3 - 6.2
34	Macao	5.7	4	4.7 - 6.4
34	Taiwan	5.7	9	5.4 - 6.1
34	United Arab Emirates	5.7	5	4.8 - 6.5
37	Dominica	5.6	3	4.0 - 6.1
38	Botswana	5.4	7	4.8 - 6.1
39	Cyprus	5.3	3	5.1 - 5.5
39	Hungary	5.3	8	4.9 - 5.5
41	Czech Republik	5.2	8	4.9 - 5.8
41	Italy	5.2	6	4.7 - 5.7
43	Malaysia	5.1	9	4.5 - 5.7
43	South Africa	5.1	9	4.9 - 5.5
43	South Korea	5.1	9	4.7 - 5.5
46	Bahrain	5.0	5	4.2 - 5.7
46	Bhutan	5.0	5	4.1 - 5.7
46	Costa Rica	5.0	5	4.7 - 5.3
49	Cape Verde	4.9	3	3.4 - 5.5
49	Slovakia	4.9	8	4.5 - 5.2
51	Latvia	4.8	6	4.4 - 5.1
51	Lithuania	4.8	7	4.4 - 5.3
53	Jordan	4.7	7	3.8 - 5.6
53	Mauritius	4.7	6	4.1 - 5.7
53	Oman	4.7	4	3.9 - 5.3
56	Greece	4.6	6	4.3 - 5.0
57	Namibia	4.5	7	3.9 - 5.2
57	Samoa	4.5	3	3.4 - 5.5
57	Seychelles	4.5	4	2.9 - 5.7
60	Kuweit	4.3	5	3.3 - 5.1
61	Cuba	4.2	4	3.5 - 4.7
61	Poland	4.2	8	3.6 - 4.9
61	Tunisia	4.2	6	3.4 - 4.8
64	Bulgaria	4.1	8	3.6 - 4.8
64	Croatia	4.1	8	3.6 - 4.5
64	Turkey	4.1	7	3.8 - 4.5
67	El Salvador	4.0	5	3.2 - 4.6
68	Colombia	3.8	7	3.4 - 4.3
69	Ghana	3.7	7	3.5 - 3.9
69	Romania	3.7	8	3.4 - 4.1
71	Senegal	3.6	7	3.2 - 4.2
72	Brazil	3.5	7	3.2 - 4.0
72	China	3.5	9	3.0 - 4.2
72	India	3.5	10	3.3 - 3.7
72	Mexico	3.5	7	3.3 - 3.8
72	Morocco	3.5	7	3.0 - 4.2
72	Peru	3.5	5	3.4 - 3.7
72	Suriname	3.5	4	3.0 - 3.9
79	Georgia	3.4	6	2.9 - 4.3
79	Grenada	3.4	3	2.0 - 4.1
79	Saudi Arabia	3.4	4	2.7 - 3.9
79	Serbia	3.4	6	3.0 - 4.0
79	Trinidad and Tobago	3.4	4	2.7 - 3.9
84	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3.3	7	2.9 - 3.7
84	Gabon	3.3	5	3.0 - 3.5
84	Jamaica	3.3	5	3.1 - 3.4
84	Kiribati	3.3	3	2.4 - 3.9
84	Lesotho	3.3	6	3.1 - 3.5
84	FYR Macedonia	3.3	6	2.9 - 3.8
84	Maldives	3.3	4	2.3 - 4.3
84	Montenegro	3.3	4	2.4 - 4.0
84	Swaziland	3.3	5	2.6 - 4.2
84	Thailand	3.3	9	2.9 - 3.7
94	Madagascar	3.2	7	2.5 - 3.9
94	Panama	3.2	5	2.8 - 3.4
94	Sri Lanka	3.2	7	2.9 - 3.5
94	Tanzania	3.2	8	2.9 - 3.4
98	Vanuatu	3.1	3	2.4 - 3.7
99	Algeria	3.0	6	2.7 - 3.2
99	Armenia	3.0	7	2.8 - 3.2
99	Belize	3.0	3	2.0 - 3.7
99	Dominican Republic	3.0	5	2.8 - 3.3
99	Lebanon	3.0	4	2.2 - 3.6
99	Mongolia	3.0	6	2.6 - 3.3
105	Albania	2.9	6	2.6 - 3.1
105	Argentina	2.9	7	2.6 - 3.2
105	Bolivia	2.9	6	2.7 - 3.2
105	Burkina Faso	2.9	7	2.6 - 3.4
105	Djibouti	2.9	3	2.2 - 3.4
105	Egypt	2.9	7	2.6 - 3.3
111	Eritrea	2.8	5	2.1 - 3.5
111	Guatemala	2.8	5	2.4 - 3.2
111	Moldovaa	2.8	7	2.5 - 3.3
111	Mozambique	2.8	8	2.5 - 3.1
111	Rwanda	2.8	5	2.3 - 3.3
111	Solomon Islands	2.8	3	2.4 - 3.1
111	Uganda	2.8	8	2.5 - 3.0
118	Benin	2.7	7	2.3 - 3.2
118	Malawi	2.7	8	2.4 - 3.0
118	Mali	2.7	8	2.4 - 3.0
118	Sao Tome and Principe	2.7	3	2.4 - 3.0
118	Ukraine	2.7	7	2.4 - 3.0
123	Comoros	2.6	3	2.2 - 3.0
123	Guyana	2.6	4	2.3 - 2.7
123	Mauritania	2.6	6	2.0 - 3.3
123	Nicaragua	2.6	6	2.3 - 2.7
123	Niger	2.6	7	2.3 - 2.9
123	Timor-Leste	2.6	3	2.5 - 2.6
123	Viet Nam	2.6	9	2.4 - 2.9
123	Zambia	2.6	8	2.3 - 2.9
131	Burundi	2.5	7	2.0 - 3.0
131	Honduras	2.5	6	2.3 - 2.6
131	Iran	2.5	4	2.0 - 3.0
131	Libya	2.5	4	2.1 - 2.6
131	Nepal	2.5	7	2.3 - 2.7
131	Philippines	2.5	9	2.3 - 2.7
131	Yemen	2.5	5	2.1 - 3.0
138	Cameroon	2.4	8	2.1 - 2.7
138	Ethiopia	2.4	8	2.1 - 2.7
138	Pakistan	2.4	7	2.0 - 2.8
138	Paraguay	2.4	5	2.1 - 2.6
138	Syria	2.4	4	1.7 - 2.9
143	Gambia	2.3	6	2.0 - 2.6
143	Indonesia	2.3	11	2.1 - 2.4
143	Russia	2.3	8	2.1 - 2.6
143	Togo	2.3	5	1.9 - 2.8
147	Angola	2.2	7	1.8 - 2.4
147	Guinea-Bissau	2.2	3	2.0 - 2.3
147	Nigeria	2.2	8	2.0 - 2.4
150	Azerbaijan	2.1	8	1.9 - 2.3
150	Belarus	2.1	5	1.7 - 2.6
150	Congo, Republic	2.1	6	2.0 - 2.2
150	Cote d'Ivoire	2.1	6	1.7 - 2.6
150	Ecuador	2.1	5	2.0 - 2.3
150	Kazakhstan	2.1	6	1.7 - 2.5
150	Kenya	2.1	8	1.9 - 2.3
150	Kyrgyzstan	2.1	7	2.0 - 2.2
150	Liberia	2.1	4	1.8 - 2.4
150	Sierra Leone	2.1	5	2.0 - 2.2
150	Tajikistan	2.1	8	1.9 - 2.3
150	Zimbabwe	2.1	8	1.8 - 2.4
162	Bangladesh	2.0	7	1.8 - 2.3
162	Cambodia	2.0	7	1.8 - 2.1
162	Central African Republic	2.0	5	1.8 - 2.3
162	Papua New Guinea	2.0	6	1.7 - 2.3
162	Turkmenistan	2.0	5	1.8 - 2.3
162	Venezuela	2.0	7	1.9 - 2.1
168	Congo, Democratic Republic	1.9	6	1.8 - 2.1
168	Equatorial Guinea	1.9	4	1.7 - 2.0
168	Guinea	1.9	6	1.4 - 2.6
168	Laos	1.9	6	1.7 - 2.2
172	Afghanistan	1.8	4	1.4 - 2.0
172	Chad	1.8	7	1.7 - 1.9
172	Sudan	1.8	6	1.6 - 1.9
175	Tonga	1.7	3	1.5 - 1.8
175	Uzbekistan	1.7	7	1.6 - 1.9
177	Haiti	1.6	4	1.3 - 1.8
178	Iraq	1.5	4	1.3 - 1.7
179	Myanmar	1.4	4	1.1 - 1.7
179	Somalia	1.4	4	1.1 - 1.7

Explanatory notes*
* CPI Score relates to perceptions of the degree of corruption as seen by business people and country analysts, and ranges between 10 (highly clean) and 0 (highly corrupt).
** Confidence range provides a range of possible values of the CPI score. This reflects how a country's score may vary, depending on measurement precision. Nominally, with 5 percent probability the score is above this range and with another 5 percent it is below. However, particularly when only few sources are available, an unbiased estimate of the mean coverage probability is lower than the nominal value of 90%.
*** Surveys used refers to the number of surveys that assessed a country's performance. 14 surveys and expert assessments were used and at least 3 were required for a country to be included in the CPI.
Courtesy: Transparency International CPI 2007

Karen Amstrong's Muhammad

peace.jpgQuote of the Day:

Muslims have always understood this. Their scripture, the Qur'an, gave them a mission: to create a just and decent society, in which all members were treated with respect...

... As a paradigmatic personality, Muhammad has important lessons, not only for Muslims, but also for Western people. His life was a jihad: ... this word does not mean "holy war," it means "struggle." ... His life was a tireless campaign against greed, injustice, and arrogance.

Strangely, events that took place in sevent-century Arabia have much to teach us about the events of our time and their underlying significance--far more, infact, than the facile sound bites of politicians. Muhammad was not ttrying to impose religious orthodoxy--he was not much interested in metaphysics--but to change people's hearts and minds. He called the prevailing spirit of his time jahiliyyah. Muslims usually understand this to mean the "Time of Ignorance," that is, the pre-Islamic period in Arabia. But, as recent research shows, Muhammad used the term jahiliyyah to refer not to an historical era but to a state of mind that caused violence and terror in sevent-century Arabia. Jahiliyyah, I would argue, is also much in evidence in the West today as well as in the Muslim word.

From Muhammad: Prophet for Our Time (Harper Press UK; 2006)