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http://cpi.transparency.org/cpi2011/results/ 
Press Release Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2011 Annual Survey from Transparency International Thailand is ranked 80 out of 183 countries around the world. December 1, 2011 Bangkok, Thailand Dr. Juree Vichit-Vadakan, Secretary General of Transparency Thailand, announced the latest results from the annual Corruptions Perceptions Index for 2011. Thailand earned 3.4 points from a total of 10, putting it in 80th place from a total of 183 countries surveyed. As for the 26 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, Thailand ranks number 11. Globally, Thailand ties with Columbia, Venezuela, Greece and Peru. This year’s survey reveals that the majority of the countries earned less than half of the total possible points. There were only 49 countries that received 5 or more points. New Zealand came out on top with 9.5 points, representing an increase from last year’s survey. As for Denmark and Finland, countries at the top of last year’s survey, received more points than last year, but are still ranked in 2nd place with 9.4 points. Somalia and North Korea each earned 1 point and are both at the bottom of this year’s index. In the Asia-Pacific region, Singapore still retains the top position (9.2 points). Comparing different regions in the world, the OECD countries along with the European countries fared much better than countries in other regions. Countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Africa all received limited points and are generally rank towards the bottom of the index. Dr. Juree Vichit-Vadakan said that “the CPI is an advocacy tool used to raise awareness among governments and citizens of various countries about the seriousness of corruption both in their respective countries and other countries. As a result, we can then work together to tackle this problem.” The Secretary General of Transparency Thailand also added “in Thailand, we’ve paid more and more attention to issues relating to corruption. Many sectors in Thai society have tried to come up with solutions, including the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), the private sector and various government agencies. The most important, however, is to try to change people’s mindsets about corruption and make them feel that corruption is unacceptable. Values should be more important than wealth. Transparency Thailand together with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) have collaborated on an innovative curriculum entitled ‘Growing Good’ for students attended schools under the supervision of the BMA in order to address this problem in the long-term.” The 2011 CPI draws on 17 data sources from 13 institutions. The information used for the 2011 CPI is survey data from these sources gathered between December 2009 and September 2011. The CPI includes only sources that provide a score for a set of countries/territories and which measure perceptions of corruption in the public sector. A country/territory’s score indicates the perceived level of public sector corruption there on a scale of 0 - 10, where 0 means that a country is perceived as highly corrupt and 10 means that a country is perceived as very clean. A country’s rank indicates its position relative to the other countries/territories included in the index. It is important to keep in mind that a country’s rank can change simply because new countries enter the index or others drop out. For further information, please contact: Dr. Juree Vichit-Vadakan, Dr. Chirawan Pakdeebut or Dr. Kanokkan AnukansaiTransparency ThailandNational Institute of Development Administration (NIDA)Seri-Thai Road, Bangkapi, Bangkok 10240 Tel: 02-727-3501, 02-377-7206Fax: 02-374-7399 www.transparency-thailand.org |
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