Corruption In Costa Rica
Dropped, According to
Transparency
International
Transparency
International pointed
out that Costa Rica is
among the nations who
have made more
improvement in the
struggle against
corruption in 2007.
In the world ranking, it
went from 4.1 to 5 – 10
is the no-corruption
level – and from
position 55 to 46.
According to the
international
organization, Costa Rica
can be a good example of
how having autonomous
and respected
institutions is a major
asset against
corruption.
A few years ago, the
country had experienced
a drop in the world
ranking, but the
independence and
performance of the
judiciary has helped
enhance the image of the
Government and of
politicians, according
to Transparency
International.
Tied at the top of the
list of least corrupt
are Denmark, Finland and
New Zealand with a score
of 9.4. The most corrupt
country on the
Transparency
International list area
Myanmar and Somalia with
a score of 1.4.
The rank of other
Central American
countries is as follows:
Nicaragua, position 126,
with a score of 2.6;
Honduras, 131, with a
score of 2.5; Guatemala,
111, with a score of
2.8; El Salvador, 67.
with a score of 4.0;
and, Belize, position
99, with a score of 3.0.
Panama scored 3.2, in
position 94 and
Colombia, 68th, with a
score of 3.8.
Canada scored 8.7, in
9th place; the United
States, 7.2, in 20th
place; and Mexico,
3.5, in 72nd place.
Transparency
International, the
global civil society
organization leading the
fight against
corruption, brings
people together in a
powerful worldwide
coalition to end the
devastating impact of
corruption on men, women
and children around the
world.
TI’s mission is to
create change towards a
world free of
corruption.
Transparency
International is a
global network including
more than 90 locally
established national
chapters and
chapters-in-formation.
These bodies fight
corruption in the
national arena in a
number of ways. They
bring together relevant
players from government,
civil society, business
and the media to promote
transparency in
elections, in public
administration, in
procurement and in
business. TI’s global
network of chapters and
contacts also use
advocacy campaigns to
lobby governments to
implement
anti-corruption reforms.
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