According to the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2011, published by TI on Thursday, Nepal is ranks 154th on the list of the least corrupt countries. Last year, Nepal was placed in the 146th position.[break]
Among the South Asian countries, Bhutan is the least corrupt country placed in the 38th position and Afghanistan as the most corrupt in the 182th position.
Similarly, Sri Lanka is placed in the 86th, India in the 95th, Bangladesh in the 120th and Pakistan and the Maldives jointly in the 134th positions.
The report reveals that Somalia, North Korea, Myanmar and Afghanistan are the most corrupt countries, whereas New Zealand, Denmark and Finland are the least corrupt countries on the 183-country list.
Nepal has scored 2.2 out of 10.
TI had ranked Nepal 146th among 178 corrupt countries in 2010 with 2.2 score out of 10.
It used data from 17 surveys that looked at factors such as enforcement of anti-corruption laws, access to information and conflicts of interests.
This year, two thirds of countries scored less than 5.
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