Transparency International Announces Top 10 “Clean” Countries in Asia-Pacific
Transparency International has ranked 163 by an international graft index.
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?
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