Afghanistan drops 8 spots in Corruption Perceptions Index

KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan has dropped eight spots in the Corruption Perceptions Index for 2021, says the latest report Transparency International.

The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories around the world by their perceived levels of public sector corruption.

The results are measured on a scale of  (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).

Afghanistan, which received a score of 65 last year compared to 73 in 2020, was ranked 165th out of 180 countries.

All South Asian countries, barring Bhutan, have got lower scores than the global average of 43.

Ranked 25th in the world, Bhutan has the lowest level of corruption in South Asia, with a score of 68.

With 40 points each, India and the Maldives are ranked 85th. With 37 points, Sri Lanka is 102^nd and Pakistan 140th with 28 points.

The top-performing countries were Denmark, Finland and New Zealand — all having a corruption perceptions score of 88 — followed by Norway, Singapore and Sweden with 85 each.

South Sudan with a score of 11, Syria (13), Somalia (13, Venezuela (14) and Afghanistan (16) were the worst-performing countries.

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