U.S. Standing Falls Sharply In Corruption Index
The U.S. has fallen out of the 25 least corrupt counties for the first time, according to a new Corruption Perception study from Transparency International. The study’s index ranks countries from 0 (corrupt) to 100 (very clean) based on the Corruption Perceptions Index. The index measures levels of corruption experts and business people perceive in each countries’ private sector. In their study, the U.S. earned 67 points, tied with Chile, which was good for ranking 27th in the least corrupt countries. The U.S. has been trending downward in the study since 2015. Six years ago, the country came ...