Chile maintains its position among the less corrupt countries in the world
Published: December 2, 2011
Chile positions itself as the less corrupt country in Latin America, above the United States, France and Spain, according to the last Ranking provided by Transparency International about the perception of worldwide corruption.
Chile consolidated its position in 2011 as part of the group of countries with lower corruption rates worldwide, with an average of 7.2 out of 10. According to the Transparency International Index, the country is in the 22nd place of the worldwide ranking after carrying out a study based in the data obtained from 13 international institutions, among them, the World Bank, the Asian and African Bank of Development and the World Economic Forum. This analysis considers 182 countries; 32 of them are from America and the Caribbean.
For Chile, to maintain its place as the least corrupt country in the region and as part of the group of the less corrupt countries in the world is, according to the report, a demonstration of the effectiveness of the policies implemented for the fight against corruption. In the region, Chile is followed by Uruguay with an average of 7.0 and in the 25th place of the general list. Venezuela is considered in this study as the country with the worst rates of corruption, since it records an average of 1.9 and it is placed in the 173rd position from a total survey of 182 countries. At the same time, the most corrupt countries in the planet are Somalia and North Korea, both sharing the 182nd position, preceded by Myanmar and Afghanistan in the 180th place.
On the other hand, the report provided on a yearly basis by Transparency International, points out that the country with the least corruption in the world is New Zeeland with a 9.5 score, followed by Denmark with a 9.4 average and, in the third place, Sweden with a 9.3 score.
The Executive Secretary of the Probity and Transparency Commission, Alberto Precht, said that "we must feel proud that Chile leads in the probity and transparency matter in Latin America, with an average score similar to the countries of the OCED above countries such as France, Portugal and Spain".
He also added that "the Chilean Congress is processing the Probity Act in the public service and the improvement of the Access Act. Also, initiatives for the improvement of the functioning of political parties and the regulation of lobby will enter the Congress in the following months".
Source: www.gob.cl