India and Pakistan top in corruption

[durango]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Following is how countries ranked in
the 1999 Corruption Perceptions Index issued by Transparency
International (ranking begins with the least corrupt nation):

Both India and Pakistan are ranked as the MOST CORRUPT COUNTRIES in the world. Indians and Pakistanis now have something in common.

Rank Country 1999 CPI

Score
1 Denmark 10.0
2 Finland 9.8
3 New Zealand 9.4

Sweden 9.4
5 Canada 9.2

Iceland 9.2
7 Singapore 9.1
8 Netherlands 9.0
9 Norway 8.9

Switzerland 8.9
11 Luxembourg 8.8
12 Australia 8.7
13 United Kingdom 8.6
14 Germany 8.0
15 Hong Kong 7.7

Ireland 7.7
17 Austria 7.6
18 United States 7.5
19 Chile 6.9
20 Israel 6.8
21 Portugal 6.7
22 France 6.6

72 Colombia 2.9

India 2.9
74 Croatia 2.7
75 Ivory Coast 2.6

Moldova 2.6

Ukraine 2.6

Venezuela 2.6

Vietnam 2.6
80 Armenia 2.5

Bolivia 2.5
82 Ecuador 2.4

Russia 2.4
84 Albania 2.3

Georgia 2.3

Kazakhstan 2.3
87 Kyrgyzstan 2.2

Pakistan 2.2

Uganda 2.2
90 Kenya 2.0

Paraguay 2.0

Yugoslavia 2.0
93 Tanzania 1.9
94 Honduras 1.8

Uzbekistan 1.8
96 Azerbaijan 1.7

Indonesia 1.7
98 Nigeria 1.6
99 Cameroon 1.5

[azhar]

I thought that report said that we are ranked 12th in the world - which is a vast improvement on last year when we were ranked either 1st or 2nd.

And I thought we were leaders in at least one field under Nawaz Sharif - looks like he screwed that up as well.