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Corruption Perceptions Index 2002
Press Release
cpi2002.pressrelease.en.pdf 97.24 kBStatement by Peter Eigen, Chairman of Transparency International, on the launch of the Corruption Perceptions Index 2002
cpi2002.pe_statement.en.pdf 24.01 kBSurvey sources for the CPI 2002
cpi2002.pressrelease.en.pdf 97.24 kBBackground paper on methodology (PDF)
cpi2002.methodology.pdf 752.66 kBSources contributing to the assessment of each country (PDF)
cpi2002sources.assessment.en.pdf 4.07 MBInformation in español, français, deutsch, russian
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Country | Country |
CPI 2002 |
Surveys | Standard deviation |
High-low |
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| 1 | Finland | 9.7 | 8 | 0.4 | 8.9 - 10.0 |
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| 2 | Denmark | 9.5 | 8 | 0.3 | 8.9 - 9.9 |
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| New Zealand | 9.5 | 8 | 0.2 | 8.9 - 9.6 |
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| 4 | Iceland | 9.4 | 6 | 0.4 | 8.8 - 10.0 |
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| 5 | Singapore | 9.3 | 13 | 0.2 | 8.9 - 9.6 |
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| Sweden | 9.3 | 10 | 0.2 | 8.9 - 9.6 |
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| 7 | Canada | 9.0 | 10 | 0.2 | 8.7 - 9.3 |
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| Luxembourg | 9.0 | 5 | 0.5 | 8.5 - 9.9 |
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| Netherlands | 9.0 | 9 | 0.3 | 8.5 - 9.3 |
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| 10 | United Kingdom | 8.7 | 11 | 0.5 | 7.8 - 9.4 |
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| 11 | Australia | 8.6 | 11 | 1.0 | 6.1 - 9.3 |
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| 12 | Norway | 8.5 | 8 | 0.9 | 6.9 - 9.3 |
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| Switzerland | 8.5 | 9 | 0.9 | 6.8 - 9.4 |
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| 14 | Hong Kong | 8.2 | 11 | 0.8 | 6.6 - 9.4 |
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| 15 | Austria | 7.8 | 8 | 0.5 | 7.2 - 8.7 |
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| 16 | USA | 7.7 | 12 | 0.8 | 5.5 - 8.7 |
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| 17 | Chile | 7.5 | 10 | 0.9 | 5.6 - 8.8 |
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| 18 | Germany | 7.3 | 10 | 1.0 | 5.0 - 8.1 |
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| Israel | 7.3 | 9 | 0.9 | 5.2 - 8.0 |
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| 20 | Belgium | 7.1 | 8 | 0.9 | 5.5 - 8.7 |
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| Japan | 7.1 | 12 | 0.9 | 5.5 - 7.9 |
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| Spain | 7.1 | 10 | 1.0 | 5.2 - 8.9 |
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| 23 | Ireland | 6.9 | 8 | 0.9 | 5.5 - 8.1 |
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| 24 | Botswana | 6.4 | 5 | 1.5 | 5.3 - 8.9 |
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| 25 | France | 6.3 | 10 | 0.9 | 4.8 - 7.8 |
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| Portugal | 6.3 | 9 | 1.0 | 5.5 - 8.0 |
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| 27 | Slovenia | 6.0 | 9 | 1.4 | 4.7 - 8.9 |
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| 28 | Namibia | 5.7 | 5 | 2.2 | 3.6 - 8.9 |
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| 29 | Estonia | 5.6 | 8 | 0.6 | 5.2 - 6.6 |
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| Taiwan | 5.6 | 12 | 0.8 | 3.9 - 6.6 |
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| 31 | Italy | 5.2 | 11 | 1.1 | 3.4 - 7.2 |
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| 32 | Uruguay | 5.1 | 5 | 0.7 | 4.2 - 6.1 |
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| 33 | Hungary | 4.9 | 11 | 0.5 | 4.0 - 5.6 |
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| Malaysia | 4.9 | 11 | 0.6 | 3.6 - 5.7 |
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| Trinidad & Tobago | 4.9 | 4 | 1.5 | 3.6 - 6.9 |
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| 36 | Belarus | 4.8 | 3 | 1.3 | 3.3 - 5.8 |
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| Lithuania | 4.8 | 7 | 1.9 | 3.4 - 7.6 |
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| South Africa | 4.8 | 11 | 0.5 | 3.9 - 5.5 |
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| Tunisia | 4.8 | 5 | 0.8 | 3.6 - 5.6 |
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| 40 | Costa Rica | 4.5 | 6 | 0.9 | 3.6 - 5.9 |
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| Jordan | 4.5 | 5 | 0.7 | 3.6 - 5.2 |
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| Mauritius | 4.5 | 6 | 0.8 | 3.5 - 5.5 |
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| South Korea | 4.5 | 12 | 1.3 | 2.1 - 7.1 |
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| 44 | Greece | 4.2 | 8 | 0.7 | 3.7 - 5.5 |
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| 45 | Brazil | 4.0 | 10 | 0.4 | 3.4 - 4.8 |
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| Bulgaria | 4.0 | 7 | 0.9 | 3.3 - 5.7 |
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| Jamaica | 4.0 | 3 | 0.4 | 3.6 - 4.3 |
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| Peru | 4.0 | 7 | 0.6 | 3.2 - 5.0 |
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| Poland | 4.0 | 11 | 1.1 | 2.6 - 5.5 |
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| 50 | Ghana | 3.9 | 4 | 1.4 | 2.7 - 5.9 |
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| 51 | Croatia | 3.8 | 4 | 0.2 | 3.6 - 4.0 |
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| 52 | Czech Republic | 3.7 | 10 | 0.8 | 2.6 - 5.5 |
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| Latvia | 3.7 | 4 | 0.2 | 3.5 - 3.9 |
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| Morocco | 3.7 | 4 | 1.8 | 1.7 - 5.5 |
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| Slovak Republic | 3.7 | 8 | 0.6 | 3.0 - 4.6 |
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| Sri Lanka | 3.7 | 4 | 0.4 | 3.3 - 4.3 |
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| 57 | Colombia | 3.6 | 10 | 0.7 | 2.6 - 4.6 |
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| Mexico | 3.6 | 10 | 0.6 | 2.5 - 4.9 |
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| 59 | China | 3.5 | 11 | 1.0 | 2.0 - 5.6 |
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| Dominican Rep. | 3.5 | 4 | 0.4 | 3.0 - 3.9 |
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| Ethiopia | 3.5 | 3 | 0.5 | 3.0 - 4.0 |
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| 62 | Egypt | 3.4 | 7 | 1.3 | 1.7 - 5.3 |
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| El Salvador | 3.4 | 6 | 0.8 | 2.0 - 4.2 |
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| 64 | Thailand | 3.2 | 11 | 0.7 | 1.5 - 4.1 |
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| Turkey | 3.2 | 10 | 0.9 | 1.9 - 4.6 |
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| 66 | Senegal | 3.1 | 4 | 1.7 | 1.7 - 5.5 |
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| 67 | Panama | 3.0 | 5 | 0.8 | 1.7 - 3.6 |
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| 68 | Malawi | 2.9 | 4 | 0.9 | 2.0 - 4.0 |
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| Uzbekistan | 2.9 | 4 | 1.0 | 2.0 - 4.1 |
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| 70 | Argentina | 2.8 | 10 | 0.6 | 1.7 - 3.8 |
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| 71 | Cote d?Ivoire | 2.7 | 4 | 0.8 | 2.0 - 3.4 |
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| Honduras | 2.7 | 5 | 0.6 | 2.0 - 3.4 |
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| India | 2.7 | 12 | 0.4 | 2.4 - 3.6 |
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| Russia | 2.7 | 12 | 1.0 | 1.5 - 5.0 |
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| Tanzania | 2.7 | 4 | 0.7 | 2.0 - 3.4 |
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| Zimbabwe | 2.7 | 6 | 0.5 | 2.0 - 3.3 |
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| 77 | Pakistan | 2.6 | 3 | 1.2 | 1.7 - 4.0 |
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| Philippines | 2.6 | 11 | 0.6 | 1.7 - 3.6 |
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| Romania | 2.6 | 7 | 0.8 | 1.7 - 3.6 |
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| Zambia | 2.6 | 4 | 0.5 | 2.0 - 3.2 |
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| 81 | Albania | 2.5 | 3 | 0.8 | 1.7 - 3.3 |
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| Guatemala | 2.5 | 6 | 0.6 | 1.7 - 3.5 |
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| Nicaragua | 2.5 | 5 | 0.7 | 1.7 - 3.4 |
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| Venezuela | 2.5 | 10 | 0.5 | 1.5 - 3.2 |
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| 85 | Georgia | 2.4 | 3 | 0.7 | 1.7 - 2.9 |
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| Ukraine | 2.4 | 6 | 0.7 | 1.7 - 3.8 |
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| Vietnam | 2.4 | 7 | 0.8 | 1.5 - 3.6 |
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| 88 | Kazakhstan | 2.3 | 4 | 1.1 | 1.7 - 3.9 |
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| 89 | Bolivia | 2.2 | 6 | 0.4 | 1.7 - 2.9 |
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| Cameroon | 2.2 | 4 | 0.7 | 1.7 - 3.2 |
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| Ecuador | 2.2 | 7 | 0.3 | 1.7 - 2.6 |
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| Haiti | 2.2 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.8 - 4.0 |
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| 93 | Moldova | 2.1 | 4 | 0.6 | 1.7 - 3.0 |
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| Uganda | 2.1 | 4 | 0.3 | 1.9 - 2.6 |
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| 95 | Azerbaijan | 2.0 | 4 | 0.3 | 1.7 - 2.4 |
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| 96 | Indonesia | 1.9 | 12 | 0.6 | 0.8 - 3.0 |
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| Kenya | 1.9 | 5 | 0.3 | 1.7 - 2.5 |
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| 98 | Angola | 1.7 | 3 | 0.2 | 1.6 - 2.0 |
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| Madagascar | 1.7 | 3 | 0.7 | 1.3 - 2.5 |
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| Paraguay | 1.7 | 3 | 0.2 | 1.5 - 2.0 |
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| 101 | Nigeria | 1.6 | 6 | 0.6 | 0.9 - 2.5 |
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| 102 | Bangladesh | 1.2 | 5 | 0.7 | 0.3 - 2.0 |
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Explanatory notes
A more detailed description of the CPI 2002 methodology is available at http://www.transparency.org/cpi/index.html#cpi or at www.gwdg.de/~uwvw/2002.html
A CPI 2002 Score
relates to perceptions of the degree of corruption as seen by business people, academics and risk analysts, and ranges between 10 (highly clean) and 0 (highly corrupt).
A Surveys Used
refers to the number of surveys that assessed a country's performance. A total of 15 surveys were used from nine independent institutions, and at least three surveys were required fo r a country to be included in the CPI.
Standard Deviation
indicates differences in the values of the sources: the greater the standard deviation, the greater the differences of perceptions of a country among the sources.
High-Low Range
provides the highest and lowest values of the different sources.
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