International non-governmental organization Transparency International has published a new index of perception of corruption (Corruption Perceptions Index — CPI).
According to the report, the 1st place in the list of «clean» countries occupied Denmark, but the United States has demonstrated quite expected regression. One of the reasons for General deterioration of the situation in the country experts believe CPI policy Donald trump.
The US faced serious difficulties with the current model of separation of powers known as «checks and balances». Photo: TI
In a new ranking of corruption, the US dropped down to 4 points for the first time since 2011 after leaving the top 20 «pure» countries. According to Transparency International, the United States faced serious challenges in the current model of separation of powers known as «checks and balances», and ended up in 22nd position in the list of least corrupt countries, behind Estonia, Ireland, Japan and France.
In Transparency International believe that if the Americans do not revise the system of checks and balances, the situation will continue to deteriorate.
The last four places are occupied by Yemen, South Sudan, Syria and Somalia. Photo: TI
As for the countries with higher level of corruption, here are the undisputed leaders are the countries of Africa and the Middle East. The last four places are occupied by Yemen, South Sudan, Syria and Somalia.
It is also interesting that, unlike in 2017, when Ukraine and Russia were separated by only 2 points of the index, in 2018, this gap has increased significantly. However, the difference in 18 points, according to experts, speaks not so much about the success of Ukraine in overcoming corruption, how much of a significant regression of Russia, where problems with freedom of speech, expression and access to information.
