In 2024 Denmark scored a first place out of 180 countries while Thailand has dropped down as investigated and ranked by Transparency International.
The index evaluates 180 countries and territories based on expert and business perceptions of public sector corruption. The CPI uses a scale from 0 to 100, where 100 is considered very clean and countries with zero scores are considered highly corrupt.
In the latest CPI Index, no country received a full score. Denmark tops the index with a score of 90 perception points. Finland ranked 2nd with a score of 88, and Singapore stood 3rd with a score of 84.
Denmark is the least corrupt country in the world. According to the President of Transparency International Denmark this is among other things because the Danish society is built on a high level of trust.
Meanwhile Thailand is ranked 107 with a score of 34. This is due to the lack of transparency in Thai’s government’s spending. Investors doing business in Thailand also perceived an increased risk of having to face demands for money or bribes from government officials while conducting business
Transparency International is a global movement working in over 100 countries to end the injustice of corruption. They are independent, non-governmental, not-for-profit and work with like-minded partners across the world to end the injustice of corruption.
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The full Transparency International report for 2024 can be downloaded here.