Most corrupt country again: Somalia

[Peace Action]

Somalia tops list of most corrupt countriesNovember 17, 2009 -- Updated 1204 GMT (2004 HKT)

 

Heavily-armed militants patrol the streets of Somalia's crumbling capital, Mogadishu.STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Transparency International's annual Corruption Perception Index measures perceived levels of public sector corruption

Survey found that lowest-scoring countries were fragile, unstable and scarred by war or long-standing conflicts

Somalia topped the list as most corrupt, while New Zealand ranked highest at the other end of the scale

 

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(CNN) -- War-plagued Somalia, with its crumbling government infrastructure, is the world's most corrupt country, according to a global survey by the international watchdog Transparency International.

 

The group's annual Corruption Perception Index measures perceived levels of public sector corruption.

 

As was the case last year, the 2009 survey found that countries that scored lowest all have something in common: they are fragile, unstable and scarred by war or long-standing conflicts.

 

The group scored 180 countries on a scale of 0 (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 10 (perceived to have low levels of corruption).

 

Somalia scored 1.1.

 

Next came Afghanistan at 1.3, Myanmar at 1.4, and Sudan and Iraq -- both at 1.5

 

On the other end of the scale, New Zealand ranked highest at 9.4, followed by Denmark (9.3), Singapore and Sweden (9.2) and Switzerland (9.0).

 

The United States came it at 19 (7.5) and the United Kingdom was at 17 (7.7).

 

"When essential institutions are weak or non-existent, corruption spirals out of control and the plundering of public resources feeds insecurity and impunity," the group said.

 

On the other hand, countries that fared well in the survey have oversight to stem corruption. These include a well-performing judiciary, an independent media, and vigorous law enforcement, it said.

[Peace Action]

No surprise here. It is the non-stop killing that is bring death and destruction to the proud people of Somalia. Yaa Allah ummadan ugargaar, aamiin.

[Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar]

Being number one among the 'failed states' la garayee, corruption maxaa keenay? Meesha dowlad shaqeyso kama jirtee marka corruptnimo see camal ah. Wah.

[Peace Action]

MMA to be fair the Transparecy Int'l defines corruption inn the case of Somalia as follows:

 

"Corruption in Somalia has been perceived to be the highest in the 2007-2009 CPI. This does not, however, indicate that Somalia is the ‘most corrupt country’ or that Somalians are the ‘most corrupt people’. While corruption is one of the most formidable challenges to good governance, development and poverty reduction in Somalia, the vast majority of the people are only victims of corruption. Corruption by a limited number of powerful individuals, and failure of leaders and institutions to control or prevent corruption , does not imply that a country or its people are most corrupt.

[ElPunto]

^I don't think this list means much. Presumably you have to do business with or have a relationship with people in Somalia to get the perception that it is corrupt, more corrupt, most corrupt etc. There are a limited number of outsiders doing any interaction with Somalia mostly western NGOs. And i doubt there is any country in Africa more corrupt or wasteful than the Africa based NGOs.

 

PS - I see they have 'Somalians' in there. Somebody should contact them.

[Mr. Somalia]

^^

LOL @ "Somalians".

[Som@li]

I think Sudan is wrongly placed,

[Jacaylbaro]

There is no government in Somalia to begin with ,,,,, corruption comes afterward

[Peace Action]

Mr. Bugland do you what corruption is? The absence of law and order hence the absence of governemnt institution is the biggest contributor to corruption. For example when there is illegal road block and citizens are asked to pay money by force that is one of the worest kind of corruption.