Canada least corrupt in the AmericasVancouver Sun: Canada is viewed as the least corrupt country in the Americas and is an 'inspiration' for the US and other neighbours in the hemisphere, Transparency International said in its annual report...
The Berlin-based watchdog ranked Canada eighth globally, in a tie with Australia and the Netherlands, in its index that assesses internal perceptions of corruption in 180 countries. In first place was New Zealand.
Canada, with a score of 8.7 out of 10, 'continues to be among the ten countries with the lowest perceived levels of corruption worldwide, serving as a benchmark and inspiration for the Americas,' TI said in its report... The only other G8 country in the top 15 was Germany, tied for 14th place with Ireland.
Of the other G8 countries Japan and the United Kingdom were tied in 17th place, while the US, which lags behind Canada in TI surveys largely because of concerns about how money influences the US Congress, was in 19th place with a score of 7.5 out of 10... France was 24th, Italy was tied in 63rd place with Saudi Arabia, and Russia was tied in 146th place with a number of poor countries...
Among TI's independent sources include analysts from the African Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Economist Intelligence Unit, Freedom House, Global Insight, the World Bank, and the World Economic Forum.
