Costa Rica Among
Countries Best To
Control Corruption
Costa Rica is one of the
countries in the world
with a more advanced
fight against
corruption, according to
a report by the Banco
Mundial titled "El buen
gobierno importa, 2007”.
The study evaluated 212
countries on the grounds
of ethics during the
last decade, taking into
account three areas
considered a priority in
the fight against
corruption and
strengthening democracy.
The countries were
ranked with point system
of 1 to 100.
The countries to head
the list with success in
controlling corruption
on a world level are
Canada (93.7), Chile
(89.8), the United
States (89.3), Uruguay
(75.2) and Costa Rica
(67). The Banco Mundial
report gives Finland a
score of 100, being the
least corrupt country in
the world.
The report indicates
that Costa Rica has
surpassed industrialized
countries like Italy and
Greece in combating
corruption.
The most corrupt country
in the world is Haiti
with 2.4 points, while
Venezuela at 12.6, leads
the list of most corrupt
countries in the
Americas.
Daniel Kaufman,
co-author of the report
and considered one of
the principal world
experts on governing,
said that good governing
has a direct impact on
the economy of a
country, translating
into more investment and
a significant increase
in earnings on capital.
Investigators say that
bribes, on a world
level, reach almost a
billion dollars a year
and that corruption
falls disproportionately
on the millions of
people who live in
extreme poverty.
More information on the
study is available at
www.govindicators.org.
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