S'pore least corrupt nation

BERLIN - SINGAPORE, Denmark and New Zealand were seen as the nations least blighted by corruption, according to a survey published on Tuesday by watchdog Transparency International (TI).

The three tied for top spot, scoring 9.3 points. They were followed by Finland, Sweden, Canada and the Netherlands.

Afghanistan and Myanmar shared second last place with a score of 1.4, with Somalia coming in last with a score of 1.1.

Nearly three-quarters of the 178 countries in TI's annual survey scored worse than average on the scale. LINK

Transparency International Corruption Perceptions ranking
=1. Denmark 9.3
=1. New Zealand 9.3
=1. Singapore 9.3
=4. Finland 9.2
=4. Sweden 9.2
6. Canada 8.9
7. Netherlands 8.8
=8. Australia 8.7
=8. Switzerland 8.7
10. Norway 8.6
=11. Iceland 8.5
=11. Luxembourg 8.5
13. Hong Kong 8.4
14. Ireland 8.0
=15. Austria 7.9
=15. Germany 7.9
=164. Democratic Republic of Congo 2.0
=164. Guinea 2.0
=164. Kyrgyzstan 2.0
=164. Venezuela 2.0
168. Angola 1.9
168. Equatorial Guinea 1.9
170. Burundi 1.8
171. Chad 1.7
=172. Sudan 1.6
=172. Turkmenistan 1.6
=172. Uzbekistan 1.6
175. Iraq 1.5
=176. Afghanistan 1.4
=176. Myanmar 1.4
178. Somalia 1.1