Since this whole thread started by addressing Corruption in the Philippines:
MANILA, Philippines -- \"Despite the much-publicized efforts by the Arroyo administration to curb corruption, foreign businessmen perceive the Philippines to be the most corrupt economy among 13 countries and territories across Asia\".
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view_article.php?article_id=54661Of course, this is old news ...
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Table of Corruption Zero is the best possible score:
1: Singapore, 1.13 (1.20)
2: Hong Kong, 1.80 (1.87)
3: Japan, 2.25 (2.10)
4: Macau, 3.30 (5.18)
5. South Korea, 5.65 (6.30)
6. Malaysia, 6.37 (6.25)
7. Taiwan, 6.55 (6.23)
8. India, 7.25 (6.67)
9. Vietnam, 7.75 (7.54)
10. China, 7.98 (6.29)
10. Indonesia, 7.98 (8.03)
11. Thailand, 8.00 (8.03)
12. Philippines, 9.00 (9.40)
The Philippines is a sad case when it comes to corruption, the consultancy said in a summary report made available to AFP.
The Philippine situation is probably no worse than in places like Indonesia and Thailand, but corruption has become politicized and is openly discussed in the media, unlike in authoritarian countries like China and Vietnam, it said.
The Philippines scored an almost impossible 9.0 out of a possible 10 points under a grading system used by PERC under which zero is the best score and 10 the worst.
In 2006 The Philippine Islands ranked as the eighth most corrupt nation shared by: Swaziland, Guyana, Rwanda, Gambia, Benin, Honduras, Russia and Nepal.
Haiti was the most corrupt nation.
The most honest countries are, Finland, Iceland, New Zealand, Denmark, Singapore, Sweden. Switzerland, Norway, Austria & Luxembourg
Singapore at 1.13 (1.20)was rated as the fourth most honest country in the world.