Finland cleanest country, Nigeria most corrupt in survey

BERLIN, SEPT 14: Finland was judged the least corrupt country and Nigeria the most in a 90-nation corruption ranking by the non-government...

BERLIN, SEPT 14: Finland was judged the least corrupt country and Nigeria the most in a 90-nation corruption ranking by the non-governmental organisation Transparency International (TI), released in Berlin on Thursday.

"Our index is a vital reminder to the international community that far more must urgently be done to fight bribery," TI Chairman Peter Eigen said in presenting the survey to reporters.

Denmark was the second cleanest country, followed by New Zealand tied with Sweden and then Canada.

The United States was ranked 14th and France 21st.

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Second from Nigeria on the bottom was Yugoslavia. Other countries in the bottom half of the listing were China and Egypt, tied at 63rd, and Kenya and Russia, tied for 82nd.

Eigen said that countries’ scores which most deteriorated between 1999 and 2000 were Zimbabwe, Ukraine and the Philippines.

Germany, in the midst of a party funding scandal, and Ireland were also judged more corrupt than the year before.

The United States and France improved their score, as did Croatia, Belgium, Spain and Japan.

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The TI Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is a subjective reading, compiled from the opinions of public officials and politicians.

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