Question: What is India’s ranking in the Corruption Perception Index 2016 released by the Transparency International organisation on 25th January 2017?
(a) 76th
(b) 79th
(c) 38th
(d) 92nd
Ans: (b)
Related Fact:
- India has been ranked 79th among 176 countries in the Corruption Perception Index 2016 released by the Transparency International organisation on 25th January 2017.
- India’s score marginally improved from 38 in 2015 to 40 in 2016.
- A country’s score indicates the perceived level of public sector corruption on a scale of 0-100, where 0 means that a country is perceived as highly corrupt and a 100 means that a country is perceived as very clean.
- Belarus, Brazil, & China shared the same ranks as India in the Corruption Perception Index 2016.
- The list was topped by New Zealand and Denmark with a score of 90 each.
- Somalia was ranked the most corrupt country with a score of 10.
- Among India’s neighbors Pakistan ranked 116th (score-32), Nepal 131 (score 29, Sri Lanka 95th (score 36) and Bangladesh 145 (score 26).
- The biggest improvers this year are Suriname, Belarus, Timor-Leste, Myanmar, Guyana, Georgia, Laos, Argentina, North Korea, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Turkmenistan, Sao Tome and Principe and Afghanistan.
- The biggest decliners this year are Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi-Arabia, Cyprus, Lesotho, Jordan, Syria, Macedonia, Mexico, South Sudan, Chile, United Arab Emirates, Mauritania, Central African Republic, Netherlands, Mozambique, Trinidad and Tobago, Ghana, Yemen and Djibouti.
- Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)
- The CPI provides scores and ranks to countries based on how corrupt a country’s public sector is perceived to be. It is a composite index, a combination of surveys and assessments of corruption, collected by a variety of reputable institutions. Since corruption generally comprises illegal activities, which are deliberately hidden and only come to light through scandals, investigations or prosecutions. There is no meaningful way to assess absolute levels of corruption in countries. Hence possible attempts are made by comparing bribes reported, the number of prosecutions and court cases etc. Capturing perceptions of corruption of those in a position to provide assessments of public sector corruption is the most reliable method of comparing relative corruption levels across countries.
- Criterion:
- For a country/territory to be included in the ranking, it must be included in a minimum of three of the CPI’s data sources. If a country is not featured in the ranking, then this is solely because of insufficient survey information and not an indication that corruption does not exist in the country. This year 176 countries and territories are included in the index, eight more than in 2015.
- The 2016 CPI draws on data sources from independent institutions specialising in governance and business climate analysis. The sources of information used for the 2016 CPI are based on data gathered in the past 24 months.
Reference:
http://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/india-ranked-79the-in-the-corruption-perception-index-2016/story/245092.html
http://www.transparency.org/news/pressrelease/corruption_perceptions_index_2016_vicious_circle_of_corruption_and_inequali