The Corruption Perceptions Index measures
the perceived level of public-sector corruption, and the 2009 list was released
by Transparency International today. In 2008 Belize was ranked 109 on the corruption
perception index – that was a sharp and embarrassing fall from 90th in
2007.
So what is the finding for 2009? Well, Belize’s corruption perceptions
index is off the charts – literally! That’s because this year of
180 countries ranked in the corruption index, Belize is the only one that was
not ranked this year. And why? According to the Transparency International website,
countries are only included in the index if at least three sources of data are
available. Belize it explains “had to be dropped from the index, as there
was only one source available.”
Now, this is a list that has 180 countries, countries as small and disparate
as Kiribati, Malawi and Eritrea. But to be fair, it also excludes Anguilla,
Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Grenada, Kosovo,
St. Kitts & Nevis and Tuvalu and others. But those countries have two sources
of data. For 2009, Belize only has one.
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