Uzbekistan ranked 146th in Corruption Perception Index
Despite the fact that Uzbekistan has managed to improve its position, the country still has the worst performance in Central Asia. More corruption can be observed only in Afghanistan (165th position, 19 points).
Transparency International has updated its corruption perception index.
The index, which ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption according to experts and businesspeople, uses a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean.
In 2020, Uzbekistan improved its position by ranking 146th (153 in 2019). In addition, the country scored 26 points. The country shares its score with Bangladesh, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Guatemala, Iran, Lebanon, Madagascar, Nigeria and Tajikistan.
Despite the fact that Uzbekistan has managed to improve its position, the country still has the worst performance in Central Asia. More corruption can be observed only in Afghanistan (165th position, 19 points).
The least corrupt country in the region, according to experts, is Kazakhstan (94th place, 38 points). Kyrgyzstan was placed 124th (31), Tajikistan 149th (25).
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