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Which countries stand out as the cleanest countries in the 2023 Corruption Perception Index?
As the importance of corruption issues continues to increase around the world, the 2023 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released by Transparency International in January 2024 has attracted widespread attention. The index ranks 180 countries according to their perceived level of public sector corruption, with scores ranging from 100 (very clean) to 0 (highly corrupt). Denmark, Finland, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore and Sweden emerge as the cleanest countries in the world, according to newly released figures.
According to the 2023 CPI, Denmark once again leads the way with a high score of 88 points, followed by Finland and New Zealand, both with 87 points.
One of the reasons why these countries are rated as clean is related to their good political stability, rule of law, transparent government mechanisms, and public trust in the law. Denmark, for example, has a robust judicial system and a society with very low tolerance for corruption. Finland and New Zealand received high ratings for their effective anti-corruption policies and high transparency in their political culture.
2023 CPI specific data analysis
The 2023 CPI score for each country is based on the results of multiple surveys mentioned above, involving the insights of different industry leaders and experts. In addition to the above-mentioned countries, Sweden and Norway performed equally well, scoring 84 and 83 points respectively. In contrast, the most corrupt countries include Syria (score 13), South Sudan (score 12) and Venezuela (score 13). The public corruption problems reflected in these countries have seriously restricted their social and economic development.
These data show that 80% of the world's population lives in a country with a corruption level lower than the global average of 43, making corruption a common social challenge.
Limitations of evaluation index
Although the CPI is one of the key indicators for assessing corruption levels in countries around the world, it is not perfect. Experts point out that the CPI relies only on perceptions of corruption in the public sector and does not cover corruption in the private sector. In addition, the design of the CPI makes it not highly sensitive to time, and society's perception of corruption often changes, which makes the index potentially inadequate when assessing short-term changes.
Effectiveness of anti-corruption policies
Anti-corruption efforts require sustained political commitment and social participation. Countries such as Singapore, Sweden and Norway have been able to maintain low corruption indexes for a long time, thanks to their continued implementation of effective anti-corruption policies and citizens' high trust in the government. This enables the governments of these countries to carry out anti-corruption propaganda and implementation more comprehensively and establish a more transparent and honest public service system.
"Transparent management of health care, education and public affairs is the secret to the low level of corruption in these countries."
Future Outlook
Although many countries showed improvements in corruption perception levels in the 2023 CPI, most countries around the world still face corresponding challenges. Especially in countries with relatively weak democratic governance, anti-corruption efforts still need to be strengthened. How to effectively increase the speed of corruption index improvement, ensure fair social justice, and make governance more transparent remains an important task for governments in the future.
Looking to the future, how countries can further propose effective solutions based on the situation reflected in the corruption perception index will be a question that every society must seriously consider?
