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Corruption Index International: Austria Loses Points for the Second Time in a Row

Organizations › Other ♦ Published: January 26, 2022; 22:01 ♦ (Vindobona)
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According to Transparency International's global corruption index, Austria has become even more corrupt and now finds itself in 13th place. The U.S. is in 67th place, and South Sudan ranks last, at 180th.

The world at a standstill: Likewise, Austria has become more corrupt. / Picture: © Transparency International e.V. / Screenshot

This year’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) reveals that corruption levels are at a worldwide standstill.

The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories around the world by their perceived levels of public sector corruption.

The results are given on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).

This year, the global average remains unchanged for the tenth year in a row, at just 43 out of a possible 100 points.

Despite multiple commitments, 131 countries have made no significant progress against corruption in the last decade.

Two-thirds of countries score below 50, indicating that they have serious corruption problems, while 27 countries are at their lowest score ever.

First place in the CPI 2021 is shared by Denmark, New Zealand and Finland (88 points).

Switzerland ranks 7th with 84 points and Germany 10th with 80 points.

Somalia, Syria and South Sudan are at the bottom of the ranking.

Trouble at the top, COVID-19 and human rights

As anti-corruption efforts stagnate worldwide, human rights and democracy are also under assault.

This is no coincidence. Transparency International's latest analysis shows that protecting human rights is crucial in the fight against corruption: countries with well-protected civil liberties generally score higher on the CPI, while countries who violate civil liberties tend to score lower.

The global COVID-19 pandemic has also been used in many countries as an excuse to curtail basic freedoms and side-step important checks and balances.

"In authoritarian contexts where control rests with a few, social movements are the last remaining check on power. It is the collective power held by ordinary people from all walks of life that will ultimately deliver accountability." says Daniel Eriksson, Chief Executive Officer, Transparency International Secretariat.

What’s happening around the world?

While corruption takes vastly different forms from country to country, this year’s scores reveal that all regions of the globe are at a standstill when it comes to fighting public sector corruption.

At the top of the CPI, countries in Western Europe and the European Union continue to wrestle with transparency and accountability in their response to COVID-19, threatening the region’s clean image.

In parts of Asia Pacific, the Americas, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, increasing restrictions on accountability measures and basic civil freedoms allow corruption to go unchecked.

Even historically high-performing countries are showing signs of decline.

In the Middle East and North Africa, the interests of a powerful few continue to dominate the political and private sphere, and the limitations placed on civil and political freedoms are blocking any significant progress.

In Sub-Saharan Africa, armed conflict, violent transitions of power and increasing terrorist threats combined with poor enforcement of anti-corruption commitments rob citizens of their basic rights and services.

Austria has also become more corrupt

Austria loses two points and receives an overall score of only 74 out of 100. …

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Transparency International - CPI Corruption Perceptions Index, USA, Transparency International - Austrian Chapter - TI-Austria, Transparency International, Eva Geiblinger, Corruption, Alexander Picker
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