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. 2005 Oct 1;331(7519):718. doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7519.718

Table 1.

Perception of corruption in various countries: overall ranking and score (10 = no corruption)

Ranking Score
Finland 1 9.7
UK 11 8.6
US 17 7.5
Botswana 31 6.0
South Africa 44 4.6
China 71 3.4
Gambia 90 2.8
India 90 2.8
Eritrea 102 2.6
Uganda 102 2.6
Zambia 102 2.6
Yemen 112 2.2
Sudan 122 2.2
Kenya 129 2.1
Angola 133 2.0
Democratic Republic of Congo 133 2.0
Chad 142 1.7
Nigeria 144 1.6
Bangladesh 145 (worst) 1.5
Haiti 145 (worst) 1.5

Source: Transparency International (www.tranparency.org), a Berlin based organisation that monitors perceptions of corruption worldwide. The people surveyed included business people and country analysts. The table above is an extract from the annual survey.