Top 10 Countries with the Best Corruption Perceptions in the World, 2019
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Denmark and New Zealand are the countries with the best Corruption Perception Index (CPI) scores in the world in 2019. New Zealand's score remained stagnant at 87. Meanwhile, Denmark's score decreased by 1 point from 88 in 2018 to 87. Finland followed in third place with a score of 86, up 1 point from 85 in 2018.
For information, a CPI score close to 0 indicates widespread corruption in a country. Conversely, a country with a CPI score close to 100 indicates it is free from corruption. Indonesia, meanwhile, received a score of 40, up 2 points from 2018.
Indonesia ranked 85th out of 180 surveyed countries, alongside Burkina Faso, Guyana, Kuwait, Lesotho, and Trinidad and Tobago. Transparency International noted the weakening of the Corruption Eradication Commission's function in Indonesia.
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