Europe Is Corrupt

These are the results of the 2002 Corruption Perception Index performed by Transparancy International. The score given to a country is looked at by investors and advisors across the world; my own employer (a big 4 firm of accountants) refuses to do business with corrupt countries or individuals from currupt countries. In marginal cases (eg. someone from Greece) we look to be paid high fees to justify the risk. Number are the international ranking for each country:

EU
1. Finland
2. Denmark
5. Sweden
7. Luxembourg
7. Netherlands
10. United Kingdom
15. Austria
18. Germany
20. Belgium
20. Spain
23. Ireland
25. France
25. Portugal
27. Slovenia
29. Estonia
31. Italy
33. Hungary
36. Lithuania
44. Greece
45. Poland
52. Czech Republic
52. Latvia
52. Slovak Republic

OTHERS
64. Turkey
11. Australia
12. Norway
16. United States
20. Japan
96. Indonesia
101. Nigeria
102. Bangladesh

Source – http://www.transparency.org/pressreleases_archive/2002/dnld/cpi2002.pressrelease.en.pdf