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TABLE-Transparency International's corruption rankings

23 Sep 2008 11:47:00 GMT
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Sept 23 (Reuters) - Below are some of the best and worst ranked nations in Transparency International's 2008 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).

The CPI is a composite index that draws on multiple expert opinion surveys measuring perceived levels of public sector corruption in 180 countries.

It scores countries on a scale of zero to 10, with zero indicating high levels of perceived corruption and 10 indicating low levels. A mark below three suggests corruption is "rampant".

The full rankings and additional details on the survey can be found on www.transparency.org

RANK	COUNTRY	SCORE
1)	Denmark	9.3
1)	Sweden	9.3
1)	New Zealand	9.3
4)	Singapore	9.2
5)	Finland	9.0
5)	Switzerland	9.0
7)	Iceland	8.9
7)	Netherlands	8.9
9)	Australia	8.7
9)	Canada	8.7

171)	Democratic Republic of Congo	1.7
171)	Equatorial Guinea	1.7
173)	Guinea	1.6
173)	Chad	1.6
173)	Sudan	1.6
176)	Afghanistan	1.5
177)	Haiti	1.4
178)	Iraq	1.3
178)	Myanmar	1.3
180)	Somalia	1.0

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