From BBC

[Note: Cayman Islands were not polled]

One person in four has paid a bribe to a public body in the last year, according to a survey carried out in 95 countries by Transparency International.

The poor record of some African nations on bribery stands out. Sierra Leone has the highest number of respondents admitting to having paid a bribe – 84% – and seven out of nine of the countries with the highest reported bribery rate are in sub-Saharan Africa. See the list below. The countries with the lowest reported bribery rate are Denmark, Finland, Japan and Australia, they all have a bribery rate of 1%.

27% world average Top countries:

1. Sierra Leone      84%

2. Liberia                75%

3. Yemen                74%

4. Kenya                 70%

Which public body is seen as the most corrupt?

Where is bribery most widespread?

Across 105 nations politicians, judges and the police head the list of those public institutions people see as the most corrupt. In nearly half of those countries surveyed politicians were singled out as appearing the least trustworthy. Religious bodies and businesses had the lowest corruption rating.

Which public body is seen as the most corrupt?

Political parties                              51

Police                                              36

Judiciary                                         20

Public officials / civil servants     7

Parliament / legislature               7

Medical and health services        6

Media                                             4

Religious bodies                            3

Business / private sector             3

 

For Transparency International, Global Corruption Barometer, 2013 – see attachment.

Transparency International’s Global Corruption Barometer gathered data from 95 countries on bribery. For a small number of them, including Brazil and Russia, data on particular questions has been excluded because of concerns about validity and reliability. For the question on corrupt institutions 105 countries were covered.

The margin of error for each country is 3%. The typical sample size is 1,000 people. Four countries – Cyprus, Luxembourg, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands – have a sample size of 500 people and a margin of error of 4%.

Have you paid a bribe?

Country                      Percentage

Afghanistan	46
Algeria	41
Argentina	13
Armenia	18
Australia	1
Bangladesh	39
Belgium	4
Bolivia	36
Bosnia and Herzegovina	28
Bulgaria	8
Cambodia	57
Cameroon	62
Canada	3
Chile	10
Colombia	22
Croatia	4
Cyprus	19
Czech Republic	15
Denmark	1
DR Congo	46
Egypt	36
El Salvador	12
Estonia	6
Ethiopia	44
Finland	1
Georgia	4
Ghana	54
Greece	22
Hungary	12
India	54
Indonesia	36
Iraq	29
Israel	12
Italy	5
Jamaica	12
Japan	1
Jordan	37
Kazakhstan	34
Kenya	70
Kosovo	16
Kyrgyzstan	45
Latvia	19
Liberia	75
Libya	62
Lithuania	26
Macedonia	17
Madagascar	28
Malaysia	3
Maldives	3
Mexico	33
Moldova	29
Mongolia	45
Morocco	49
Mozambique	62
Nepal	31
New Zealand	3
Nigeria	44
Norway	3
Pakistan	34
Palestine	12
Papua New Guinea	27
Paraguay	25
Peru	20
Philippines	12
Portugal	3
Romania	17
Rwanda	13
Senegal	57
Serbia	26
Sierra Leone	84
Slovakia	21
Slovenia	6
Solomon Islands	34
South Africa	47
South Korea	3
South Sudan	39
Spain	2
Sri Lanka	19
Sudan	17
Switzerland	7
Taiwan	36
Tanzania	56
Thailand	18
Tunisia	18
Turkey	21
Uganda	61
UK	5
Ukraine	37
Uruguay	3
US	7
Vanuatu	13
Venezuela	27
Vietnam	30
Yemen	74
Zimbabwe	62

 

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23231318