Thailand falls 3 places in corruption table
Transparency International notes little improvement by most countries in the past decade
Thailand has fallen another three places in the annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) published this week by Transparency International.
The country ranked 104th among 180 countries surveyed, down from 101st a year earlier, with an overall score of 36 out of 100. Since 2012 when it was ranked 103rd, the country’s score has changed very little.
The top two countries in the index, Denmark and New Zealand, had a score of 88. They were followed by Finland and Singapore at 85.
In Southeast Asia, Thailand was tied with Vietnam in 104th place, two spots behind Indonesia. Malaysia ranked 57th with a score of 51 points. Farther down the list were the…
