Which are the most corrupt nations on earth?
British Prime Minister David Cameron has been caught telling the Queen that Nigera and Afghanistan are “fantastically corrupt” [see story here]. Is he right? Well, yes.
It probably would have been better not to have said this just before hosting an international event on corruption at which these two countries are represented or at least not to have said it near a microphone.
But, according to the Corruption Perceptions Index compiled each year by Transparency International, out of 167 countries which they have ranked in the latest index, Nigeria is 136 and Afghanistan is 166. The UK is rated 10th and the USA is 16th.
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