Maldives listed among ‘highly corrupt countries’
The Corruption Perception Index scores and ranks countries by their perceived level of public sector corruption using a scale of zero to 100, where zero is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean.
22 Feb 2018, 9:00 AM
The Maldives has made little to no progress in its efforts to combat corruption, falling 17 positions in country rankings, according to a new survey.
The Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2017 was published Wednesday by Transparency International. It scores and ranks countries by their perceived level of public sector corruption using a scale of zero to 100, where zero is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean.
In the 2017 index the Maldives had a score of 33 and a ranking of 112 out of 180, the same as Niger, Bolivia and El Salvador. In 2016 the Maldives’ score was 36 and its position was 95.
“This year’s results highlight close linkages between corruption, journalistic freedoms and civil society engagement,” said Transparency Maldives (TM).
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