India was ranked 94th on the global corruption perception index for 2014, unchanged from the previous year. This index is compiled annually by Transparency International and ranks 177 countries from least corrupt (Denmark and New Zealand at 1st) to most corrupt (North Korea, Somalia, and Afghanistan at 177th). India scored 36 points out of 100, and was ranked as more corrupt than China, South Africa, and Brazil but less corrupt than Russia. The index showed that corruption continues to be a significant problem around the world.

1. India Ranks 94th On Global
Corruption Perception Index
ARISE ROBY
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2. India was ranked among the world's
highly corrupt nations at the 94th spot
in a global list topped by Denmark and
New Zealand as the cleanest, while
Somalia emerged as the most
corrupt.While India's rank has
remained unchanged from the last year,
it has emerged as more corrupt than
three of its BRICS peers -- China
(80th), South Africa and Brazil (both
ranked 72nd) -- but better than Russia
(127th) in this annual list of 177
countries compiled by Transparency
International.According to the list,
India has scored 36 points on a scale of
0-100, where 0 means that a country is
perceived as highly corrupt and 100
means it is perceived as very clean.
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3. None of the countries have
managed to get the perfect 100
score. Top-ranked Denmark
and New Zealand have scored
91 points each to share the
first place on the list.Somalia
shares lowest rank with North
Korea and Afghanistan with 8
points each. Those scoring
marginally better than these
three countries include Sudan,
Libya, Iraq, Uzbekistan, Syria,
Haiti, Venezuela, Zimbabwe
and Myanmar.
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4. On the other hand, Denmark
and New Zealand are
followed by Finland,
Sweden, Norway,
Singapore, Switzerland,
Netherlands, Australia
and Canada in the top
ten. Among other major
countries, Germany is at
12th, the UK 14th, Hong
Kong 15th, Japan 18th
and the U.S. at 19th spot.
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5. India has done better than its
neighbour Pakistan (ranked
127th), as also countries like
Thailand (102nd), Mexico
(106th), Egypt (114th), Nepal
(116th), Vietnam (116th),
Bangladesh (136th) and Iran
(144th).Releasing the list,
Transparency International
said that its "Corruption
Perceptions Index 2013 offers
a warning that the abuse of
power, secret dealings and
bribery continue to ravage
societies around the world".
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6. More than two thirds of 177 countries have
scored below 50 -- the mid-way point
between most corrupt and the
cleanest."The Corruption Perceptions
Index 2013 demonstrates that all countries
still face the threat of corruption at all
levels of government, from the issuing of
local permits to the enforcement of laws
and regulations," said Huguette Labelle,
Chair of Transparency International.She
said that many countries continue to face
issues like state capture, campaign finance
and the oversight of big public contracts
which remain major corruption risks.The
Index is based on experts' opinions of
public sector corruption, Transparency
International said.
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7. "Public institutions need to be more open about
their work and officials must be more
transparent in their decision-making.
Corruption remains notoriously difficult to
investigate and prosecute," it added.Future
efforts to respond to climate change,
economic crisis and extreme poverty will face
a massive roadblock in the shape of
corruption, it warned, while urging
international bodies like G20 to crack down
on money laundering, make corporations
more transparent and pursue the return of
stolen assets."It is time to stop those who get
away with acts of corruption. The legal
loopholes and lack of political will in
government facilitate both domestic and
cross-border corruption, and call for our
intensified efforts to combat the impunity of
the corrupt," Labelle said.
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