Pakistan ranks 34th in global corruption index: TI

[GUNNER]

Pakistan rises in corruption

Pakistan is ranked 34th on the recently released Transparency International global list of countries perceived to be the most corrupt.

Pakistan’s CPI score for the year 2010 is 2.3, falling 0.2 since 2008. The country worsened by eight places from its previous ranking of 42nd in 2009. Pakistan’s rival India worsened by 0.1, going from 3.4 in 2009 to 3.3 in 2010.

Nearly three-quarters of the 178 countries in Transparency International’s annual survey scored on the sleazier end of the scale, which ranges from zero (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 10 (thought to have little corruption).

Iraq was fourth from the top of the most corrupt ranking country.

Myanmar shared second place with Afghanistan and Somalia considered the world’s most corrupt country.

At the other end of the scale, Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore were seen as the nations which are the least corrupt. They were followed by Finland, Sweden, Canada and the Netherlands.

The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranks countries according to the perception of corruption in the public sector. Transparency International describes the CPIas an aggregate indicator that combines different sources of information about corruption, making it possible to compare countries.

The 2010 CPI is reportedly based on different assessments and business opinion surveys carried out by independent institutions basing their information about the administrative and political aspects of corruption.

The head of the group’s German section, Edda Mueller, said the overall international situation was “very worrying”. She added that percentage of countries below average was “a very bad signal for attempts to solve global problems.”

The following are the of the top 10 countries on the Transparency list (the least corrupt countries):


Country Rank Country / Territory CPI 2010 Score CPI 2009 Score CPI 2008 Score

1 Denmark 9.3 9.3 9.3
1 New Zealand 9.3 9.4 9.3
1 Singapore 9.3 9.2 9.2
4 Finland 9.2 8.9 9
4 Sweden 9.2 9.2 9.3
6 Canada 8.9 8.7 8.7
7 Netherlands 8.8 8.9 8.9
8 Australia 8.7 8.7 8.7
8 Switzerland 8.7 9 9
10 Norway 8.6 8.6 7.9


The following are the last 10 countries on the Transparency International list (the most corrupt countries):

Country Rank Country / Territory CPI 2010 Score CPI 2009 Score CPI 2008 Score

168 Equatorial Guinea 1.9 1.8 1.7
170 Burundi 1.8 1.8 1.9
171 Chad 1.7 1.6 1.6
172 Sudan 1.6 1.5 1.6
172 Turkmenistan 1.6 1.8 1.8
172 Uzbekistan 1.6 1.7 1.8
175 Iraq 1.5 1.5 1.3
176 Afghanistan 1.4 1.3 1.5
176 Burma 1.4 1.4 1.3
178 Somalia 1.1 1.1 1

For Complete Report On Pakistan;

http://www.transparency.org.pk/report/cpi2010/cpi2010.pdf

 

[Muhammad-Bin-Qasim]

Sigh... sigh... and more sigh

 

[T-Faz]

Corruption Khappay, Corruption Khappay, Corruption Khappay.

And you know what the worst thing is, the people were in such a jubilant mood when this party came into power and were stating that they will be better than before, leading the way and make things progressive.

Zardari was going to return his wealth according to some and the country was supposed to move forward. Guess the voters forgot that these people have screwed us a number of times before and nothing would happen this time round too.

Onne more: Corruption Khappay.

 

[naumananjum]

oh my God
May Allah bless pakistan

 

[KALKI]

Going down: India more corrupt than year before​

Iraq and Afghanistan today came near the top of a closely watched global list of countries perceived to be the most corrupt. India slipped from 84th position to 87th. Nearly three-quarters of the 178 countries in Transparency International's annual survey scored on the sleazier end of the scale,
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which ranges from zero (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 10 (thought to have little corruption). India scored 3.3 in the corruption perception index, which ranks countries on a scale from 10 (highly clean) to 0 (highly corrupt).

Pakistan climbed up the corruption index from 42nd position in 2009 to 34th this year. China was at 78th position indicating it's less corrupt than India.

"The results indicate a serious corruption problem," the Berlin-based non-governmental organisation said.

"Allowing corruption to continue is unacceptable; too many poor and vulnerable people continue to suffer its consequences around the world," said TI's president Huguette Labelle in a statement.

"There should be nowhere to hide for the corrupt or their money," she added.

The head of the group's German section, Edda Mueller, said the overall international situation was "very worrying".

She added that percentage of countries below average was "a very bad signal for attempts to solve global problems."

Iraq was fourth from top of the most corrupt ranking, Myanmar shared second place with Afghanistan and lawless

Somalia was considered the world's most corrupt country, with a score of 1.1.

"There are clear indications that the more unstable a country is, the higher the level of corruption," Mueller told AFP.

She stressed the need for the international community to put credible governing structures in place in so-called "failed states."

"That is at least as important as billions in development aid," she said.

At the other end of the scale, Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore were seen as the nations least blighted by corruption, scoring 9.3 points.

They were followed by Finland, Sweden, Canada and the Netherlands.

Certain countries were singled out for an improvement in their fight against graft, notably Chile, Ecuador, Macedonia, Kuwait and Qatar.

Mueller said that the performance of these countries should serve as hope and inspiration for countries like Afghanistan and Iraq.

"There is still hope. We put in some countries that have improved their score precisely to show that there is the chance to improve and that it is possible."

Criticised for going the other way, however, were the United States, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Italy,

Madagascar and Niger. The United States was 22nd on the list, while Greece and Italy came in at 78th and 67th respectively. China was level with Greece.

TI said corruption was hampering efforts to combat "the world's most pressing problems" such as the financial crisis and climate change.

(With inputs from AFP and IANS)

Going down: India more corrupt than year before - Hindustan Times

 

[SpArK]

Few days back there was a thread titled the same :orange media.. something" talking about the rising corruption.

These were some of the comments.

http://www.defence.pk/forums/1224303-post19.html

http://www.defence.pk/forums/1224018-post11.html

http://www.defence.pk/forums/1224103-post16.html

Strange indeed.

 

[GUNNER]

Corruption Khappay, Corruption Khappay, Corruption Khappay.

And you know what the worst thing is, the people were in such a jubilant mood when this party came into power and were stating that they will be better than before, leading the way and make things progressive.

If you see Pakistan's ratings in the last 15 years, Pakistan was on number 2 in 1996 [PPP was in govt]. In 1998, we came down to number 15.


In 2001 [Musharraf period] we were at 13.

2002 : 26.

2003: 42.

2004: 19.

2005: 16.

2006: 20.

2007: 42.


2008: [ PPP came to head the govt] 47 [Our best rating]

2009: 42 [PPP in govt]


[For the past one decade, the corruption score has been hovering around 2.1 - 2.5 which means we have been pretty consistent. The ratings have changed mostly because of performance of other nations. Like Bangladesh has improved a lot from being number one in the 2003 to 43rd in 2010 ]

 

[Jungibaaz]

Few days back there was a thread titled the same :orange media.. something" talking about the rising corruption.

These were some of the comments.

http://www.defence.pk/forums/1224303-post19.html

http://www.defence.pk/forums/1224018-post11.html

http://www.defence.pk/forums/1224103-post16.html

Strange indeed.

There is no doubt in my mind that the government is corrupt. But the Most corrupt??? is a huge exaggeration, and hopefully we wont let our govt live to get any more corrupt than it already is.

 

[KALKI]

Strange indeed.

Not at all.

 

[KALKI]

Even our congress govt. has messed it up. People like A Raja and Sharad Pawar are laughing their way to the bank...desh gaya tel lene!

 

[SpArK]

India now ranks at 87 while Pakistan is at 143.. Pakistan's ranking will improve once the present administration is thrown out. But India will remain the same or go more worse unless some good steps to avoid it is not taken. By next report i am sure India's ranking will go more worse with the latest CWG corruption reports yet to come out full.

 

[KALKI]

This CWG must also have made its impact or will make next year.

 

[naumananjum]

well a more important point here is that
corruption is not only done by politicians
many common people also some how corrupt
.
clerks are at the top of this list
.
then electricity meter readers then PTCL line men SDOs
.
this low level corruptions should also be considered
and steps should be taken to finish it

 

[aristocrat]

cwg must have definitely impacted our ranking

 

[Trisonics]

The common man in India is finding innovative ways to keep corruption in check. A huge success now, portrayed in media all over the world , I PAID A BRIBE is getting people aware on what departments need to be bribed and how much. Innovative way to get people involved and embarrass certain entities!