Maldives goes down corruption index – Global corruption watchdog

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

According to a recent report by Transparency International’s (TI) on Corruption Perception Index, the corruption score for Maldives drastically goes down and slips 15 places from its 115th position in 2008.

Maldives is now places at 130 along with countries like Honduras, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Mozambique etc. According to TI, this shows worsening level of perceived corruption.

The report by TI highlighted that Maldives was undergoing radical political reform and has introduced a series of reform measures and that this passage has not been smooth.

The Corruption Perception Index, which focuses on corruption in the public sector, is conducted by Transparency International, the global civil society organization leading the fight against corruption.

The Index scores countries on a scale of zero to ten, with zero indicating high levels of corruption and 10, low levels. That ranking is based on data from country experts and business leaders at 10 independent institutions, including the World Bank, Economist Intelligence Unit and World Economic Forum.

Highest scorers in the 2009 CPI are New Zealand at 9.4, Singapore and Sweden at 9.2 and Switzerland at 9.0. These scores reflect political stability, long established conflict of interest regulations and solid functioning public constitutions.

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