Levels of Asian Government Corruption
Asia Pulse
June 28, 2001
Taiwan was ranked 27th in terms of its government's cleanliness Wednesday by international private anti-corruption organization Transparency International.
In its annual survey of 91 countries around the world, Taiwan got a score of 5.9 out of a possible 10, with 10 the least corrupt government and zero the most corrupt.
The island came in 28th place in a 1999 survey, with a score of 5.6.
The organization metes out the corruption perception index according to interviews with academics, business leaders and analysts.
An executive from the organization said the latest survey was prepared from the data of the last three years and noted that any government's newly launched anti-graft efforts might not be immediately reflected in its ranking.
Finland led the pack with an index of 9.9, followed by Denmark with 9.5, New Zealand with 9.4 and Iceland and Singapore tied at 9.2.
Hong Kong led its Asian neighbors with an index of 7.9 in 14th place, followed by Japan with 7.1 for 21st place, and Taiwan.
Asian states trailing Taiwan were Malaysia, with 5.0 at 36th, South Korea, with 4.2 at 42nd, and mainland China, with 3.5 at 57th.
Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam were further behind still in terms of government corruption.
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