In 2011 Costa Rica remained the best positioned in Central America, but fell from position 41 to 50, followed by El Salvador, which fell from 73 to 80, Panama (73 to 86), Guatemala (91 to 120) , Honduras (climbed from 134 to 129) and Nicaragua (dropped from 127 to 134).
Within Latin America, the subregion of Central America and the Caribbean was by far the worst performing in the ranking. Its representatives include the 5 countries that lost the most positions: Guatemala (29 positions), Dominican Republic (28 positions), Trinidad and Tobago (18 positions), Panama (13 positions) and Costa Rica (9 positions).
In absolute terms, the best positioned in Latin America are still Chile (21), Uruguay (24) and Puerto Rico (39), while the worst are Haiti (175), Venezuela (172) and Paraguay (154).
The index ranks 183 countries and territories with a score between 0 (highly corrupt) to 10 (very transparent) according to perceived levels of public sector corruption. It uses data from 17 surveys that analyze factors such as enforcement of laws against corruption, access to information and conflicts of interest.
New Zealand won the first position, followed by Finland and Denmark, while in the last place are Somalia and North Korea (for the first time included in the Index).
"2011 represents a unique moment for the movement which demands greater transparency because citizens around the world have been calling for their governments to be accountable for the actions they take. The countries that scored high marks show that transparency measures, as are constant, can, over time, succeed and benefit the population", said Executive Director of Transparency International, Cobus de Swardt.
Source: Transparency International
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October 2010
No Central American country comes to "green" in the Corruption Index 2010, representing serious problems for businesses.
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September 2008
Central America Ranking: Costa Rica 47, El Salvador 67, Panamá 85, Guatemala 96, Honduras 126, Nicaragua 134.
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February 2009
The region is ranked between positions 42 and 95 in the global list, with Panama placing the best.
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In Central America, Panama lead (ranked 42), followed by Costa Rica (53), El Salvador (55), Honduras (67), Dominican Republic (68), Guatemala (86) and Nicaragua(95).
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