- India is ranked 79/176 countries
- New Zealand and Denmark are joint top countries
- India’s score is 40
- In this edition of list, India has marginally improved its ranking index for 2016 by two points from 38 score in 2015.
- India’s condition showed growth with inequality.
- India’s ongoing poor performance with a score of 40 reiterates the state’s inability to effectively deal with petty corruption and large-scale corruption scandals.
About Index:
- Index is launched by Berlin-based corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI).
- The index has been complied by using World Bank data, the World Economic Forum (WEF) and other institutions
- It ranks countries on the score in the scale ranging from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).