Interactive Map Shows the Most Corrupt Nations in the World

Quantifying corruption.

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The Transperency International released its Corruption Percentage Index annually, and this year's installation revealed a three-way tie between the most corrupt nation in the world: Good job, Somalia, North Korea and Afghanistan.

The index gauges corruption in accordance to its perception in a country's public sector. This is ranked from most to least corrupt on a scale of 0 to 100; of the 177 countries, two-thirds scored below a 50. Fortunately, the U.S. was among the least corrupt, earning a 73.

The country that improved the most in terms of corruption was Myanmar:

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Syria, Lybia, Spain, Iceland and Australia were among the countries that got worse. Check out the index for detailed readings and breakdowns.

[via NPR]

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