非政府組織“透明國際”公布的2009年度“清廉指數”顯示，在受評估的180個國家當中，新西蘭以9.4分的成績高居榜首，成為全球最清廉的國家，緊隨其后的是得分9.3的丹麥，新加坡和瑞典則以9.2分并列第三。沖突不斷的索馬里和阿富汗分別以1.1分和1.3分在排名中墊底。該清廉指數采用10分制，10分表示最廉潔，0分表示最腐敗。透明國際表示，根除腐敗需要政府強有力的監督、司法系統的有序運行、審計和反腐部門的獨立運作、公共預算及收入的透明等各方面的協同支持，國際社會必須幫助那些受戰爭創傷的國家發展和維持本國的法律體制。

The annual index by Transparency International ranked 180 countries on a scale of zero to 10 according to 13 independent surveys, with zero being perceived as highly corrupt and 10 as having low levels of corruption.

New Zealand was on Wednesday named the world's least corrupt nation out of a list of 180 countries, unseating Denmark after a year in which the global recession and ongoing conflicts proved challenging.

The annual index by Transparency International ranked 180 countries on a scale of zero to 10 according to 13 independent surveys, with zero being perceived as highly corrupt and 10 as having low levels of corruption.

New Zealand topped the table with a score of 9.4 after coming second last year. In second place was last year's leader, Denmark with 9.3 followed by Singapore and Sweden tying at 9.2 and Switzerland at 9.0.

Countries at the bottom of the table were those which are unstable or impacted by war and ongoing conflicts that have affected the public sector and torn apart governance infrastructure.

Somalia had a score of 1.1, Afghanistan was 1.3, Myanmar ranked 1.4 and Sudan tied with Iraq at 1.5.

"Stemming corruption requires strong oversight by parliaments, a well-performing judiciary, independent and properly resourced audit and anti-corruption agencies, vigorous law enforcement, transparency in public budgets, revenue and aid flows, as well as space for independent media and a vibrant civil society," said Huguette Labelle, chairwoman of Transparency International.

"The international community must find efficient ways to help war-torn countries to develop and sustain their own institutions."

Rounding out the top 10 least corrupt nations were Finland, the Netherlands, Australia, Canada and Iceland.

Britain came 17th in the list and the United States was 19th with a score of 7.5.

More than 130 of the countries scored below 5.

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