Transparency International is an international graft watchdog operating out of Berlin.
In the Asia-Pacific Region the top Six countries are:
10. Thailand - #63 overall
9. Malaysia - #44 overall
8. South Korea - #42 overall
7. Taiwan - # 34 overall
6. Macao - #26 overall
5. Japan - #17 overall
4. Hong Kong - #15 overall
3. Australia - # 9 overall
2. Singapore - #5 overall
1. New Zealand - Tied with Finland and Iceland for # 1 overall
New Zealand's rank above Singapore surprises me, but only because I am pretty stupid about New Zealand.
However, Singapore's reputation as a 'fine' city is well-known.
It is also surprising that Macao, the new gambling center of Asia could be ranked so high. Macao is 26th overall.
Haiti is considered the worse.
China and India are tied at #70 overall.
I never knew there was such an organization. Did you?
