Transparency International – that’s the name of the agency that
compiles the corruption perception index. The index rates 180 countries ranks
180 countries by their perceived levels of corruption, as determined by expert
assessments and opinion surveys. And according to the index, Belize is going
from bad to worse. This country was ranked 99th last year and this year, it’s
fallen to 109, tied with Argentina and Armenia.
The index rates countries on a scale from 0 to 10, with 0 indicating the highest
level of perceived corruption; Belize is rated at 2.9. Denmark, New Zealand
and Sweden are tied in first place with a score of 9.3 while Somalia is in the
last place with a score of 1.0. Haiti is the lowest ranked in the Caribbean
at number 177, Guyana is placed 126, and Belize is at 109.
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