The Transparency International annual Corruption Perceptions Index has been released. This year, the least corrupt countries in the world are Denmark, New Zealand, and Singapore. They all finished with a score of 9.3, which tie them for being the least corrupt nations.
The unfortunate country that finished last out of the list of 178 was Somalia, which had a score of 1.1.
The 2010 Corruptions Perceptions Index is based on 13 different surveys. Not all countries appear on all 13 surveys though. The scale used was from 1 to 10; 10 being the least corrupt, and 1 being the most.
Other notables in the index were; the United States which came in at #22 with a score of 7.1, The United Kingdom which came in at #28 with a score of 6.3, and Iran which was #146 with a score of 2.2.
The Index is put together every year by Transparency International.