‘Corruption increased in Sudan in 2013’: survey
Sudan consistently scores very low compared to other surveyed countries in the global Corruption Perceptions Index for 2013, ranked at 174 out of 177 countries surveyed by Transparency International (TI), a global organisation against corruption. Sudan’s index score declined from 13 in 2012 to 11 this year, staying ahead of only Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia. In comparison, both Denmark and New Zealand have scored 91 out of the 100 points in 2013, and are worldwide the least corrupt, according to TI. South Sudan scored slightly better than Sudan. Botswana is the highest-ranking country in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Corruption Perceptions Index measures the perceived levels of public sector corruption. For Sudan, it has “nearly no information” or transparency of key national budget documents. It therefore scored eight (out of 100 for ‘extensive information’) for its ‘Open Budget’. The country is classified ‘lowest’ on human development, which measured a long and healthy life, access to knowledge and a decent standard of living. TI also evaluates the perceptions on the quality of property rights, the police, the courts, as well as the likelihood of crime and violence in Sudan very low: only six out of one hundred. Press freedom According to Reporters Without Borders, a source for TI, Sudan is ranked among one of the ten countries that violate press freedom the most. The index reflected the degree of freedom that journalists and news organisations enjoy in the surveyed countries, and the efforts made by the authorities to respect and ensure respect for this freedom. Other index pointers that the TI did not find data on, included the ‘bribe-payers index’, ‘financial secrecy index’ and ‘global competitiveness’. Sudanese officials acknowledge the existence of corruption within government ranks but insist that it is grossly exaggerated without solid proof, Sudan Tribune reports. The TI concludes its index saying “2013 paints a worrying picture. While a handful perform well, not one single country gets a perfect score.” Transparency International infographic: The perceived levels of public sector corruption in 177 countries/territories around the world. Bright yellow represents a ‘very clean’ country, dark red for ‘highly corrupt’.
Sudan consistently scores very low compared to other surveyed countries in the global Corruption Perceptions Index for 2013, ranked at 174 out of 177 countries surveyed by Transparency International (TI), a global organisation against corruption.
Sudan’s index score declined from 13 in 2012 to 11 this year, staying ahead of only Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia. In comparison, both Denmark and New Zealand have scored 91 out of the 100 points in 2013, and are worldwide the least corrupt, according to TI.
South Sudan scored slightly better than Sudan. Botswana is the highest-ranking country in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The Corruption Perceptions Index measures the perceived levels of public sector corruption. For Sudan, it has “nearly no information” or transparency of key national budget documents. It therefore scored eight (out of 100 for ‘extensive information’) for its ‘Open Budget’.
The country is classified ‘lowest’ on human development, which measured a long and healthy life, access to knowledge and a decent standard of living.
TI also evaluates the perceptions on the quality of property rights, the police, the courts, as well as the likelihood of crime and violence in Sudan very low: only six out of one hundred.
Press freedom
According to Reporters Without Borders, a source for TI, Sudan is ranked among one of the ten countries that violate press freedom the most. The index reflected the degree of freedom that journalists and news organisations enjoy in the surveyed countries, and the efforts made by the authorities to respect and ensure respect for this freedom.
Other index pointers that the TI did not find data on, included the ‘bribe-payers index’, ‘financial secrecy index’ and ‘global competitiveness’.
Sudanese officials acknowledge the existence of corruption within government ranks but insist that it is grossly exaggerated without solid proof, Sudan Tribune reports.
The TI concludes its index saying “2013 paints a worrying picture. While a handful perform well, not one single country gets a perfect score.”
Transparency International infographic: The perceived levels of public sector corruption in 177 countries/territories around the world. Bright yellow represents a ‘very clean’ country, dark red for ‘highly corrupt’.
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