According to the Corruption Perception Index for 2022, Croatia has improved its position by six places and is now ranked 57th out of 180 countries, Transparency International announced on Tuesday.
This year’s Croatian index is 50, which is three points higher than last year. This is also its best result since 2015 on the TI Corruption Perception Index.
Italy and Slovenia, which share 41st place with 56 points, rank better than Croatia.
According to the Corruption Perception Index, Montenegro ranks worse with 45 points, Hungary with 42 points, and Serbia has fallen five places and is now 101st with 36 points.
Among Croatia’s neighbors, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks the worst with 34 points, making it the third worst country on the continent (110th in the world), with only Ukraine (116th place) and Russia (137th place) ranking lower.
Among European Union member states, Croatia ranks better than Hungary (77th place), Bulgaria (72nd place), and Romania (63rd place).
In Croatian society, Mauritius ranks at 50 points, while Rwanda and Saudi Arabia have one point more.
The most transparent countries in 2022 are again Denmark, Finland, and New Zealand. Denmark has one point more than last year (90), while Finland and New Zealand have lost a point (87).
At the bottom of the list with only 12 points is Somalia.
The Corruption Perception Index is based on a combination of data and analyses from international institutions that determine the perception of corruption in the public sector in the eyes of business people, analysts, and experts.
The results are presented on a scale from 0 to 100, where a score of zero indicates high corruption in the country, and a score of 100 is the highest possible.
