Corruption getting worse, says poll

Bavaria · 2014-09-03T16:54:13+00:00

9 July 2013 Last updated at 05:00 GMT Share this page Print Share Facebook Twitter Corruption getting worse, says poll Latest news Map: Which country pays the most bribes? How corruption works Continue reading the main story 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%. InteractivePopulation who have paid a bribe 27% world averageTop countries:1. Sierra Leone 84%2. Liberia 75%3. Yemen 74%4. Kenya 70% People, % Number of countries Less than 5%16 5 - 9%7 10 - 14%10 15 - 19%11 20 - 29%14 30 - 39%14 40 - 49%9 50 - 74%12 75% or more2 Click to zoom Map List 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. InteractiveWhich public body is seen as the most corrupt? Political parties51 Police36 Judiciary20 Public officials / civil servants7 Parliament / legislature7 Medical and health services6 Media4 Religious bodies3 Business / private sector3 Click to zoom Map List Source: Transparency International, Global Corruption Barometer, 2013 Transparency Internationals 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%. Continue reading the main story Case studies: Tales of bribery and corruption Former mayor tells a tale of bribery Watch 'I shouldn't have done it' Watch Sexual favours sought from student Watch Paying bribes for food Watch Continue reading the main storyContinue reading the main story 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 Continue reading the main story Produced by John Walton, Sophia Domfeh and Claire Shannon. BBC News - Map: Which country pays the most bribes?

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Start date Sep 3, 2014

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