2013 MOST CORRUPT COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD

More than half of the world's population believe corruption in
government is a very serious problem, and that corruption has only
gotten worse in the past two years.
Anti-corruption body,Transparency International,has released its 2013
Global Corruption Measurement, which surveyed residents in 107
countries across the world. The top nine most corrupt nations of the
world differ in many ways. Four are located in Africa, three in South
America and two in Asia. Here is the list:
1.LIBERIA: Although, PresidentEllen Johnson Sirleaffired the country's
auditor general for corruption. The vast majority of Liberians believe
the country was run either largely or entirely by a few entities
acting in their own self interests..
2.MONGOLIA: Mongolia had one of the world's ...
fastest growing economies
in 2012, but corruption has become pervasive in the country. 77% of
the people consider civil servants in the country to be corrupt.
3.VENEZUELA: In Venezuela, 79% of the population say their nation's
political officialswere corrupt, and are among the highest percentages
in the world.
4.ZIMBABWE: 77% of the people claim that corruption in Zimbabwe had
risen in the past two years, More than three-quarters of residents
stated that the government was run largely or entirely by a few
entities acting in their own selfish interests.
5.MEXICO: 71% as the country's citizens have become less tolerant of
corruption in the lasttwo years. whereas, 72% of the people stated
that the Mexican government has been ineffective in fighting
corruption,
6.PARAGUAY: In Paraguay, As many as 88% of the country's residents say
personal contacts were important in getting things done within the
public sector.
7.RUSSIA: Like Paraguay, it is important to have personal contacts to
get anything done inRussia. The hyper-wealthy individuals of Russian
birth often have close political ties, which allow many of their
friends and relatives to become wealthy.
8.NIGERIA: In Nigeria, corruption had increased in the past two years.
75% of the population also believe the government was, at best,
ineffective at fighting corruption. Nigeria is heavily dependent on
the oil industry, yet the government refuses to act on accusations
that the oil companies are not telling the truth about the value of
the oil resources they extract and the tax they owe by billions of
dollars. Certain transparency groups also blamed politicians for
encouraging corruption.
9.ZAMBIA: An extremely high 85% of residents claim they had been asked
to pay a bribe in the past.
Nigeria, having moved from the 2nd to the 8th most corrupt nation in
the world within the last 10 years, would you really agree we are
winning the war against corruption?

Culled from: imanuel ijanah's blog