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Corruption

Thursday, September 25, 2008 5:31:54 AM

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I have just heard on the the news that Denmark has come out on top of the list of the least corrupt countries for the second year in a row.

According to Transparency International, Denmark and New Zealand share the top spot with Sweden. The index looks at the level of corruption in public institutions and builds upon evaluations from experts and opinion polls. Denmark scores 9.3 out of 10. Norway drops from 8.7 last year to 7.9 this year. UK drops from 8.4 to 7.7.

At the other end of the scale is Somalia with a score of 1, closely followed by Iraq and Myanmar with 1.3.

If you're interested in seeing the full index, you can click here.

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Comments

Moesring Thursday, September 25, 2008 6:45:36 AM

I see that Denmark, whilst still at the top, has actually become more corrupt - it was 9.4 last year. scared

theoddbod Thursday, September 25, 2008 7:24:19 AM

It's Tilla, bribing everyone with cookies p

Moesring Thursday, September 25, 2008 7:35:39 AM

I was thinking extortion rather than bribes. p

Darkogdare Thursday, September 25, 2008 8:06:40 AM

Serbia is 85th with rate 3.4 left But I supposed it is like this... maybe worse...

r♡serose-marie Thursday, September 25, 2008 9:04:27 AM

That's quite a big drop for Norway too... sherlock

Dark FurieFurie Thursday, September 25, 2008 10:01:42 AM

See what happens when I take over? happy

Moesring Thursday, September 25, 2008 10:08:41 AM

You're happy that your acquisitions have become more corrupt? confused

I would have thought you'd prefer your underlings to not be taking bribes to disregard slurs against your Furious name. doh

Attila attilasoul Thursday, September 25, 2008 12:21:37 PM

It's not me bribing with cookies, it's me being bribed with cookies! happy

Dark FurieFurie Thursday, September 25, 2008 12:29:04 PM

You forget, since I came up with the idea of set bribe prices and taxing bribes I'm profiting from everything.

Attila attilasoul Thursday, September 25, 2008 12:31:45 PM

Not in my country. That's just wishful thinking!

Dark FurieFurie Thursday, September 25, 2008 1:12:46 PM

Yes, Prime Minister Tilla. wink We you don't take kindly to corruption in our your country, do you? winkwinkwink

beavidal Thursday, September 25, 2008 1:54:22 PM

Spain - 28th and Brazil 80th... down sad

Attila attilasoul Thursday, September 25, 2008 2:03:55 PM

No Mik, I don't. I only get the cookies to make things work and to keep trolls out of the country. wink

That's not good, Bea. sad

dɹɐzılpǝkɔıw ɐʞɐ ɹǝɥgɐllɐg lǝbɐsıwickedlizard Thursday, September 25, 2008 5:39:43 PM

I'm glad to see that Portugal is not a corrupt as I thought... although it still needs a lot more transparency...

Dark FurieFurie Thursday, September 25, 2008 6:09:51 PM

pssst Keep it up. The more people fall for it, the more we can lure into our country and make profits from.

dɹɐzılpǝkɔıw ɐʞɐ ɹǝɥgɐllɐg lǝbɐsıwickedlizard Thursday, September 25, 2008 6:49:46 PM

lol

Mad Scientistqlue Thursday, September 25, 2008 8:43:47 PM

I don't even wan't to know where South Africa ranks on that list. scared

Darkogdare Thursday, September 25, 2008 9:35:31 PM

Solid 54th place bigsmile

Mad Scientistqlue Thursday, September 25, 2008 9:57:14 PM

I just said I didn't want to know! irked .
If I wanted to know, I could have looked it up myself. whistle

theoddbod Thursday, September 25, 2008 10:56:57 PM

I'm a little surprised to see Canada ranked so high, but maybe it's just their politicians that are corrupt.

Chthoniidchthoniid Friday, September 26, 2008 2:00:56 AM

Small liberal democracies tend to do well in such surveys.

Fwiw, corruption rankings take into account a range of institutions, not just parliamentarians smile

I would be surprised if Canada's politicians were conspicuously worse than a lot of other countries.

Suntana Saturday, September 27, 2008 10:12:58 PM

:::Sigh::: Stupid Adobe Reader is taking forever. It's a LIST for Pete's Sake! I think it's downloading the list from Jupiter.

Can someone tell me ... is the USA corrupt? bigsmile

WHAT, Tilla? Denmark is the least corrupt? What explains the 16USD movie theater ticket prices? Heh Heh Heh! There's some dirty bit of corruption going on there. doh On second thought. Sorry about that. My mistake. That is Greed ... NOT corruption. lol

Chthoniidchthoniid Saturday, September 27, 2008 11:04:54 PM

US is not especially corrupt. But it is worse than most smaller, liberal democracies.

NZ movie-theatre ticket prices are not nearly as bad as Denmark (16USD!!) so, no link between corruption and theatres I'm afraid.

Attila attilasoul Sunday, September 28, 2008 4:07:50 AM

@ Suntana ~ USA is sharing 18th place on the list with Belgium and Japan, having 7.3 points.
And you're right. It's greed to charge 16USD for a movie-ticket. But our prices have gone ridiculously high up during the last year, and movie prices follow. sad

@ Chthoniid ~ How much is a ticket for a movie in NZ?

Dark FurieFurie Sunday, September 28, 2008 10:47:27 AM

Someone asked "Is USA corrupt?" on Ask A Stupid Question Day. yesparty

Attila attilasoul Sunday, September 28, 2008 11:36:12 AM

Very nice timing indeed! up

Suntana Sunday, September 28, 2008 2:01:07 PM

Nah! The USA isn't corrupt. The USA is ... Misunderstood. The USA is complex and has many layers like an onion. You have to peel layers off to get to the essence of the real core of ... of ... of, Okay. So, there is corruptionesque activity going on. lol Woooooo! How 'bout them Oil Companies? yikes bomb

Dark FurieFurie Sunday, September 28, 2008 3:03:42 PM

You walked right into that. p

Suntana Sunday, September 28, 2008 3:40:02 PM

I was curious where the USA stood. I knew it wasn't as bad as Mexico.

Chthoniidchthoniid Sunday, September 28, 2008 8:04:09 PM

Adult ticket prices in Auckland (most expensive) range from $NZ15 at peak times to $10 at offpeak. That makes it (roughly) between $US6.60 and $US10.00 per ticket.

Provincial cities tend to be cheaper.