Malta ranks 43rd in international corruption index
The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be.
Transparency International, a global coalition against corruption, has published this year's Corruption Perception Index.
The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be. A country or territory’s score indicates the perceived level of public sector corruption on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). Based on expert opinion from around the world, it measures the perceived levels of public sector corruption worldwide.
A country or territory's rank indicates its position relative to the other countries and territories in the index. This year's index includes 175 countries and territories.
Malta as ranked the 43rd most corrupt country in the world, with a score of 55. In 2013 it scored 56, and 57 in the previous year.
The top five positions are occupied by Denmark (92), New Zealand (91), Finland (89), Sweden (87) and Norway (86). The lowest five positions are occupied by Somalia (8), North Korea (8), Sudan (11), Afghanistan (12) and South Sudan (15).
The inforgraphic below depicts the rankings of different countries - the darker the colour, the more corrupt the country or territory.
