Transparency International index links corruption and poverty

The 2006 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), launched recently by Transparency International (TI), points to a strong correlation between corruption and poverty, with a concentration of impoverished states at the bottom of the ranking. The 2006 Corruption Perceptions Index is a composite index that draws on multiple expert opinion surveys that poll perceptions of public sector corruption in 163 countries around the world, the greatest scope of any CPI to date. It scores countries on a scale from zero to ten, with zero indicating high levels of perceived corruption and ten indicating low levels of perceived corruption.

For more information, see www.transparency.org/news_room/latest_news/press_releases/2006/en_2006_11_06_cpi_2006