How Spain compares to the rest of the world over fighting corruption

THE image of how tough Spain is on corruption has barely changed in a year, according to the 2021 Corruption Perception Index(CPI).

The CPI, published on Tuesday and compiled by Transparency International, is a highly-regarded global measure of anti-corruption efforts.

It ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived level of public sector corruption.

Each country’s score is a combination of at least three data sources drawn from 13 different corruption surveys and assessments.

These sources are collected by a variety of reputable institutions, including the World Bank and the World Economic Forum.

Transparency International point out they have no control whatsoever over the figures.

The results are given on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).

The 2021 Index shows Spain scoring 61 compared to joint-leaders Denmark, Finland, and New Zealand with an 88 rating.

Spain got a 62 rating in the 2020 study.

At the other end of the scale, South Sudan props up the bottom with 11, followed by Syria and Somalia on 13.

Spain comes 34^th in the table of 180 countries, down by one place on the 2020 Index.

It’s 14^th among the 27 EU member states.

An Transparency International Spain spokesman said that a country like Spain that is ‘among the world’s top 15 economies’ should not be scoring below 70 in the Perception Index if it ‘wants to maintain its image and competitiveness’.

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