Oddbean new post about login | logout Corruption idexes are inherently subjective but that doesn’t mean they’re useless. When people think everyone else is honest and trustworthy then they’ll act better themselves. It’s a story here in New Zealand because for the first time ever the country isn’t ranked first or second least corrupt. https://www.transparency.org.nz/blog/new-zealands-score-slips-in-latest-corruption-perceptions-index-now-ranked-third https://image.nostr.build/d6db92937c1239128ce233e955f6a0744a6afab3c9758cc9206417d7f28c50c2.jpg
Bulgaria should be placed behind Somalia. Thanks to GERB.
The infographic says "perceived levels"...what is that? 😅 I'd wager the US should be a lot higher on the list. But their corruption is just "hidden". Whereas, some other countries just outright don't care how they're viewed.
Iceland is definitely more corrupted. Just look at their 10% central bank interest rate. Very western centric rank.
As soon as the state starts turning against you that's where people start corrupting as a defense mechanism and to survive. I remember how you had to bring some nice alcohol to a doctor so you get referred to the surgery that you really needed... and essentially one bottle for every person on that journey. This was because the communist central planning was failing people badly and rectal-alpinism was the only approach available to people not in the party.
So proud to see Uruguay up there with Japan and Belgium in the ranking. An oasis of civic culture in South America.
