2005 world transparency rankings

A total of 159 countries have been included in the rankings and Iran is situated at number 88.

Yes thats right 88, pretty much in the middle of the rankings. They are on par with India.

Have a look through the below list. I think you will find many companies on the ASX which are currently operating in countires which are far below Iran's ranking.

ANyway have a read of the below info. The information seems to be derived from a credible source.






http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0781359.html


The 2005 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index
According to the annual survey by the Berlin-based organization Transparency International, Iceland is perceived to be the world's least corrupt country, and Bangladesh and Chad are perceived to be the most corrupt. The index defines corruption as the abuse of public office for private gain, and measures the degree to which corruption is perceived to exist among a country's public officials and politicians. It is a composite index, drawing on 16 surveys from 10 independent institutions, which gathered the opinions of businesspeople and country analysts. Only 159 of the world's 193 countries are included in the survey, due to an absence of reliable data from the remaining countries. The scores range from ten (squeaky clean) to zero (highly corrupt). A score of 5.0 is the number Transparency International considers the borderline figure distinguishing countries that do and do not have a serious corruption problem. Countries that have improved their rating since the 2004 index were Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Estonia, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Moldova, Nigeria, Qatar, Slovakia, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, and Yemen. Some of the countries that have a worse rating since 2004 include Costa Rica, Gabon, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, and Uruguay.

Country
rank Country 2005
CPI Score
1. Iceland 9.7
2. Finland 9.6
New Zealand 9.6
4. Denmark 9.5
5. Singapore 9.4
6. Sweden 9.2
7. Switzerland 9.1
8. Norway 8.9
9. Australia 8.8
10. Austria 8.7
11. Netherlands 8.6
United Kingdom 8.6
13. Luxembourg 8.5
14. Canada 8.4
15. Hong Kong 8.3
16. Germany 8.2
17. United States 7.6
18. France 7.5
19. Belgium 7.4
Ireland 7.4
21. Chile 7.3
Japan 7.3
23. Spain 7.0
24. Barbados 6.9
25. Malta 6.6
26. Portugal 6.5
27. Estonia 6.4
28. Israel 6.3
Oman 6.3
30. United Arab Emirates 6.2
31. Slovenia 6.1
32. Botswana 5.9
Qatar 5.9
Taiwan 5.9
Uruguay 5.9
36. Bahrain 5.8
37. Cyprus 5.7
Jordan 5.7
39. Malaysia 5.1
40. Hungary 5.0
Italy 5.0
Korea, South 5.0
43. Tunisia 4.9
44. Lithuania 4.8
45. Kuwait 4.7
46. South Africa 4.5
47. Czech Republic 4.3
Greece 4.3
Namibia 4.3
Slovakia 4.3
51. Costa Rica 4.2
El Salvador 4.2
Latvia 4.2
Mauritius 4.2
55. Bulgaria 4.0
Colombia 4.0
Fiji 4.0
Seychelles 4.0
59. Cuba 3.8
Thailand 3.8
Trinidad and Tobago 3.8
62. Belize 3.7
Brazil 3.7
64. Jamaica 3.6
65. Ghana 3.5
Mexico 3.5
Panama 3.5
Peru 3.5
Turkey 3.5
70. Burkina Faso 3.4
Croatia 3.4
Egypt 3.4
Lesotho 3.4
Poland 3.4
Saudi Arabia 3.4
Syria 3.4
77. Laos 3.3
78. China 3.2
Morocco 3.2
Senegal 3.2
Sri Lanka 3.2
Suriname 3.2
83. Lebanon 3.1
Rwanda 3.1
85. Dominican Republic 3.0
Mongolia 3.0
Romania 3.0
88. Armenia 2.9
Benin 2.9
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.9
Gabon 2.9
India 2.9
Iran 2.9
Mali 2.9
Moldova 2.9
Tanzania 2.9
97. Algeria 2.8
Argentina 2.8
Madagascar 2.8
Malawi 2.8
Mozambique 2.8
Serbia and Montenegro 2.8
103. Gambia 2.7
Macedonia 2.7
Swaziland 2.7
Yemen 2.7
107. Belarus 2.6
Eritrea 2.6
Honduras 2.6
Kazakhstan 2.6
Nicaragua 2.6
Palestine 2.6
Ukraine 2.6
Vietnam 2.6
Zambia 2.6
Zimbabwe 2.6
117. Afghanistan 2.5
Bolivia 2.5
Ecuador 2.5
Guatemala 2.5
Guyana 2.5
Libya 2.5
Nepal 2.5
Philippines 2.5
Uganda 2.5
126. Albania 2.4
Niger 2.4
Russia 2.4
Sierra Leone 2.4
130. Burundi 2.3
Cambodia 2.3
Congo, Republic of 2.3
Georgia 2.3
Kyrgyzstan 2.3
Papua New Guinea 2.3
Venezuela 2.3
137. Azerbaijan 2.2
Cameroon 2.2
Ethiopia 2.2
Indonesia 2.2
Iraq 2.2
Liberia 2.2
Uzbekistan 2.2
144. Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.1
Kenya 2.1
Pakistan 2.1
Paraguay 2.1
Somalia 2.1
Sudan 2.1
Tajikistan 2.1
151. Angola 2.0
152. Côte d'Ivoire 1.9
Equatorial Guinea 1.9
Nigeria 1.9
155. Haiti 1.8
Myanmar 1.8
Turkmenistan 1.8
158. Bangladesh 1.7
Chad 1.7