Transparency International launched its latest 2016 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) on 25 January 2017.
The CPI was first launched in 1995, as an indicator used to measure perceptions of corruption in the public sector of different countries around the world. A country’s score indicates the perceived level of public sector corruption on a scale of 0 (Highly Corrupt) to 100 (Very Clean).
Over 68% of countries and territories which featured in this year's index fall below the midpoint of its scale, which shows a serious corruption problem. The best-performing countries on the list are Denmark and New Zealand, while Somalia and North Korea are finished last.
We encourage parliamentarians to be more aware of this measure, and make use of it as a basis for the efforts to tackle systemic corruption in their respective countries. Kindly check your country's rank this year, and read the regional analysis here.
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