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PO Box 355
Port Vila, Vanuatu
2023 Rank
61/180
2023 Score
48/100
Since its inception in 1995, the Corruption Perceptions Index, Transparency International’s flagship research product, has become the leading global indicator of public sector corruption. The index offers an annual snapshot of the relative degree of corruption by ranking countries and territories from all over the globe. In 2012, Transparency International revised the methodology used to construct the index to allow for comparison of scores from one year to the next.
73%
Percentage of people who think that corruption in government is a big problem*
21%
Percentage of public service users who paid a bribe in the previous 12 months*
25%
Percentage of people who were offered a bribe in exchange for their vote in the last 5 years*
81%
Percentage of people who think regular people can make a difference in the fight against corruption*
*Since the most recent publication of the GCB - Pacific
Since its debut in 2003, the Global Corruption Barometer has surveyed the experiences of everyday people confronting corruption around the world. Through our barometer, tens of thousands of people around the globe are asked about their views and experiences, making it the only worldwide public opinion survey on corruption.
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For five years in a row, the Asia Pacific region has shown little to no progress in the fight against corruption due to failure to deliver on anti-corruption agendas.
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As authoritarianism grows and restrictions on civic space and basic freedoms imposed during the pandemic remain in place, the region stagnates for the fourth year in a row.
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Asia has witnessed 10 years of mass movements calling for action against corruption, but much of this public outrage has been co-opted by populist leaders and…
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A ground-breaking new study reveals how Pacific Islanders experience corruption in their daily lives.
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The most extensive set of public opinion data on perceptions and experiences of corruption in the Pacific.
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Freedom of information is not only a human right, but also an essential tool to engage and empower citizens to demand accountability from governments and fight corruption.
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