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CPI: US drops a notch, Nicaragua improves

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Corruption Perceptions Index 2009
The CPI table shows a country's ranking. I've abstracted a few of interest. (see link for score, the number of surveys used to determine the score, and the confidence range of the scoring.)
The rank shows how one country compares to others included in the index.
The CPI score indicates the perceived level of public-sector corruption in a country.
The numbers in parentheses are the 2008 rankings. Least corrupt to most (perceived):

1 New Zealand
2 Denmark
8 Canada (9)
17 United Kingdom (16)
19 United States (18)
25 Chile, Uruguay (23)
35 Puerto Rico (36)
43 Costa Rica (47)
61 Cuba (65)
75 Brazil (80), Colombia, Peru (72)
79 China (72)
84 El Salvador (67), Guatemala (96), Panama (85)
89 Mexico (72)
99 Dominican Republic (102)
106 Argentina (109)
120 Bolivia (102)
130 Honduras (126), Nicaragua (134)
146 Ecuador (151), Russia
154 Paraguay (138)
162 Venezuela (158)
168 Haiti (177)
179 Afghanistann (176)
180 Somalia (180

Transparency International

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