Transparency International has published its annual index on the perception of corruption in the public sector. This ranking indicates that two-thirds of the 168 countries considered score less than 50 points on a scale of 0 to 100 (with 100 indicating countries perceived as very uncorrupt).
France ranks 23rd with 70 points, compared to 91 for Denmark, which is at the top of the list of least corrupt countries. France shows the same performance as in recent years: 69 points in 2014, 71 in 2013, and 72 in 2012.
Seven of the 10 “cleanest” countries are European. Denmark (91 points) is in the lead for the second consecutive year, ahead of Finland and Sweden. At the bottom of the European country rankings, we find Russia and Azerbaijan tied.
These countries are characterized by a high level of press freedom, access to information on public spending, integrity of the leadership, and judicial independence.
The European countries that have seen the greatest decline in their scores in recent years are Spain and Turkey. Those that have made the most progress are Greece and the United Kingdom.
We know the corruption by country; now it remains to make a map by city.
