A recently published index by Transparency International — which scored 180 countries and territories from zero (highly corrupt) to 100 (clean) — has revealed which parts of the world are perceived by experts and businesspeople to have the highest levels of public sector corruption.

Key Findings:

• The average corruption score across all 180 countries and territories analyzed is just 43 out of 100. More than two-thirds of countries received scores of below 50, and most countries have made "no progress or declined in the last decade," according to the index.

• The countries perceived to have the lowest level of public sector corruption in 2023 were Denmark, Finland and New Zealand.

• The most corrupt country, on the other hand, is Somalia, with a score of just 11, followed by Syria, Venezuela and South Sudan, which all scored 13.

Via Statista.