New Delhi:
Denmark is the least corrupt country in the world followed by Finland, Singapore and Nieuw -Zeeland, according to the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2024, which serves worldwide as a barometer of misconduct of the public sector. The report prepared by Transparency International placed India in 96th place, three functions drowning the rank of the previous year.
The index ranks 180 countries and areas through their observed levels of corruption of the public sector according to experts and business people, using a scale from zero to 100, where “Zero” is very corrupt and “100” is very clean. The 2024 report emphasized that corruption is a dangerous problem in every part of the world, but a change for good in many countries.
According to the list, the general score of India in 2024 was 38 while it was 39 in 2023 and 40 in 2022. The rank of India in 2023 was 93.
Under the neighbors of India, Pakistan in the 135th position and Sri Lanka are struggling in 121st place with their respective low rankings. The ranking of Bangladesh was also 149, while China 76 is.
Many countries had their worst show in more than a decade, including prominent powers such as the United States and France to authoritarian countries such as Russia and Venezuela.
The US fell from 69 points to 65 and previously landed in 28th position from 24th place. Other Western countries on the decline were France, which moved four points to 67 and five places to 25th; And Germany, which dropped three points to 75 and six places to the 15th. The covenant with Canada, which was one point and three places.
Mexico also dropped five points to 26, because the judiciary did not take action in large corruption cases, said Transparency International.
Russia, which has fallen considerably in recent years, achieved four points at 22 last year. Transparency International noted that the full invasion of Moscow in Ukraine in February 2022 “further anchored authoritarianism”. It said that Ukraine, while the score dropped a point to 35, makes steps in judicial independence and high level corruption persecutions. ”
South Sudan slid to the bottom of the index with only eight points, which moved Somalia, although the score of the last country dropped to nine. They were followed by Venezuela with 10 and Syria with 12.
Transparency International noted that “worldwide corruption levels remain alarmingly high, with attempts to reduce them” in 2024. Although 32 countries have considerably reduced their corruption levels since 2012, there is still a huge amount of work to be done if 148 countries have remained as 148 Countries have remained, stagnating or got worse in the same period.
Corruption's effect on the climate
The group also pointed to global risks from corruption to efforts to combat climate change. It said that a lack of transparency and accountability mechanisms increases the risk that climate funds will be darkened or abused, while 'inappropriate influence', often of the private sector, impedes the approval of ambitious policy, which hinders progress in reducing emissions and emissions Adjusting the inevitable effects of global heating.
“Huge numbers of people around the world have serious consequences of global heating, because funds are meant to help countries to reduce or protect vulnerable populations are stolen or abused. At the same time, corruption in the form of inappropriate influence is obstructed The policy is hindered, tackling the climate crisis and leads to environmental damage, “said the report.
Protecting climate mitigation and adjustment efforts against corruption will make these life -saving activities more effective and in turn benefit people in need, it added.
Many countries with high CPI scores have the means and power to stimulate corruption-resistant climate action around the world, but instead they often serve the interests of fossil fuel companies, according to the report.
“Some of these countries are also the home base of financial hubs that attract illegal funds that arise from corruption, environmental destruction and other crime. Although the CPI does not measure this, Dirty Money is an important corruption problem with harmful effects that go far beyond these countries' Borders, “said it.
Corruption is an evolving global threat that does much more than undermine development – it is an important cause of rejecting democracy, instability and human rights violations. The international community and every country must make corruption a top and long-term priority, according to the report.
“This is crucial to reduce authoritarianism and to secure a peaceful, free and sustainable world. Unveiled the dangerous trends in this year's corruption perceptions emphasize the need to follow concrete action to handle worldwide corruption now Grab it, “said it.
