On December 5, Transparency International released its 2012 Global Corruption Perceptions Index, which measures perceived levels of public sector corruption in 176 countries. According to this year’s index, out of these 176 countries, China was ranked 80th (first place reflecting the lowest levels of public sector corruption), falling five places from 75th in 2011. Denmark, Finland and New Zealand tied for first place, with Sweden and Singapore ranking fourth and fifth respectively. On the flip side of the spectrum, North Korea, Somalia and Afghanistan all tied for last place. Other items of interest: New Zealand has now topped the list for seven straight years; American ranked 19th, Japan ranked 17th and Russia ranked 133rd.

Transparency International is a non-governmental organization based out of Berlin that monitors and ranks the transparency, accountability and integrity of nations worldwide. See the full results for this year’s CPI here: http://www.transparency.org/cpi2012/results.

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