Armenia improves positions in 2013 Corruption Perception Index

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 3, ARMENPRESS. Global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption Transparency International published 2013 Corruption Perception Index (CPI). Armenia is ranked 94th among 177 countries and has 36 points in its active. As reports “Armenpress” citing the official website of the organization, our country improved its positions by 11 horizontals in comparison with the previous year.

The Corruption Perceptions Index scores countries on a scale from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). While no country has a perfect score, two-thirds of countries score below 50, indicating a serious corruption problem.

The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be. A country or territory’s score indicates the perceived level of public sector corruption on a scale of 0 - 100, where 0 means that a country is perceived as highly corrupt and 100 means it is perceived as very clean. A country's rank indicates its position relative to the other countries and territories included in the index. This year's index includes 176 countries and territories.

Looking at the Corruption Perceptions Index 2012, it's clear that corruption is a major threat facing humanity. Corruption destroys lives and communities, and undermines countries and institutions. It generates popular anger that threatens to further destabilise societies and exacerbate violent conflicts.