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India ranks 96 out of 180 countries in Corruption Perceptions Index 2024
New Delhi: India ranked 96 out of 180 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2024 as its overall score dropped a point to 38, according to a fresh report released by Transparency International.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the index, which ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption according to experts and business people, uses a scale of zero to 100, where “zero” is highly corrupt and “100” is very clean.
In 2024, India’s overall score was 38 while it was 39 in 2023 and 40 in 2022. India’s rank in 2023 was 93.
Denmark topped the list of being the least-corrupt nation, followed by Finland and Singapore.
