Corruption in Turkey and China increased in Transparency International’s annual worldwide rankings. Afghanistan, Egypt, and Jordan improved.
Hover over a country to display its Corruption Perceptions Index details.
The countries are ranked based on how corrupt the public sector is perceived to be on a scale of 0 to 100.
Two-thirds of the 175 countries listed in the 2014 index scored below 50. The average score this year is 43.
Some notable changes in this year's index include Turkey and China. Turkey dropped five points to 45/100. The perception of corruption in the Turkish government has increased drastically since last year's protests and the country's crackdown on free speech.
China's score fell four points to 36/100. In the past year a number of Chinese politicians and public officials were arrested on corruption charges.
This year's biggest improvers are Afghanistan, Côte d ́Ivoire, Egypt, Jordan, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Swaziland. Denmark is in first place with a score of 92/100.
20. Cambodia
Samrang Pring / Reuters
Score: 21/100
Since early November, political protests have been under way in Cambodia. The Cambodian government arrested opposition party and social activists, many of whom were convicted in a single day during "summary trials" and sentenced to a year in prison.
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