The Ten Most Corrupt Countries In Latin America
20 November 2009, 10:56 AM. By Cindy Casares
Transparency International published its 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index, which ranks 180 countries according to the perceived levels of corruption among public officials and politicians. Here are the top ten most corrupt countries in Latin America, according to their survey.
1. Haiti (ranked 168th)
2. Venezuela (162nd)
3. Paraguay (154th)
4. Ecuador (146th)
5. Nicaragua and Honduras (130th)
6. Guyana (126th)
7. Bolivia (120th)
8. Argentina (106th)
9. Jamaica and the Dominican Republic (99th)
10. Mexico (89th)
To give you some perspective, the country perceived as most corrupt is Somalia with a corruption transparency score of 1.1 (the lower the score, the lower the transparency.) Afghanistan ranked second with a score of 1.3. Meanwhile, the United States earned a score of 7.3 and Canada 8.7. Mexico scored 3.3 by comparison. New Zealand scored highest in the world with a transparency score of 9.7.
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Notice how D.R. and Haiti share an island and yet Haiti is # 1…
I know I live in argentina and it is a mess
it is unvelivable the things you see around here
I’m shocked Colombia isn’t in the top Latin ten.
shit, im even more shocked the usa didnt make the top 5.
That makes two of us.
Third!
But are Haiti, Jamaica and Guyana really part of “Latin America”, culturally speaking?
I’m surprised that Mexico is the least corrupt of that whole bunch, and I’m even more surprised that Colombia is not in that list.
But are Haiti, Jamaica and Guyana really part of “Latin America”? Yes, they are.
Then why aren’t the U.S. and Canada considered Latin America as well? Since French & English are derivatives of Latin. Otherwise, Haiti, Jamaica, and Guyana shouldn’t be considered part of Latin America.