An index released Tuesday showed many countries’ worst showing in more than a decade. The index serves as a barometer of public sector corruption worldwide, ranging from leading powers such as the United States and France to authoritarian nations such as Russia and Venezuela.
Transparency International, which compiles the annual Corruption Perceptions Index, found that 47 countries out of the 180 it surveyed had their lowest score last year since it started using its current methodology for its global ranking in 2012. It said of its 2024 survey that “global corruption levels remain alarmingly high, with efforts to reduce them faltering.”
The group also pointed to worldwide risks…
