Armenia ranked 94th out of 177 countries in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index 2014
Armenia’s position in the 2014 Corruption Perceptions Index released by Transparency International remained unchanged from 2013. Armenia ranked 94th among 177 countries. Among the countries included in the report, Armenia shared the 94-99 spot with Colombia, Egypt, Gabon, Liberia and Panama.
The index is from 0 to 100-point grading scale, where 0 is absolute corruption, and 100 is an absence of corruption. The scale used in 2010 and 2011 was from a zero to ten point grading scale. Armenia’s Corruption Perceptions Index was 2.6 in 2011. Of 183 countries, Armenia ranked 129 in 2011. Armenia’s rank rose to 105 of 176 countries in 2012.
Georgia was named one of the least corrupt countries in the region with 52 points. It shared the 50-52 spot with Malaysia and Samoa.
Turkey received 45 points placing it in the 64-66 slot, sharing spots with Macedonia and Oman.
Azerbaijan earned 29 points, sharing the 126-132 spot with Gambia, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Pakistan, and Togo.
Iran ranked as the most corrupt country in the region. It earned 27 points, along with Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Nigeria and Russia, who were in positions 136-141.
Fellow Eurasian Economic Union member country, Belarus, won a share of 31 points, which placed it in spots 119-123 with Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Vietnam.
The highest ranked countries were Denmark, New Zealand, and Finland with 92, 91 and 89 points, respectively. The title for most corrupt country, according to Transparency International, is shared by North Korea and Somalia, who earned 8 points.
“The 2014 Corruption Perceptions Index shows that economic growth is undermined and efforts to stop corruption fade when leaders and high level officials abuse power to appropriate public funds for personal gain,” said José Ugaz, the chair of Transparency International.
