THEIR GOVERNMENT AT WORK

Global index ranks Israel more corrupt than ever

'Now the media are much more aggressive in reporting on it'

Published: 12/01/2011 at 7:15 PM

The Israeli public sector is perceived to be more corrupt now than it has been at any other time in the last 15 years, according to a global index released Thursday.

Transparency International’s 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index ranked 183 countries on perceptions of public sector corruption. New Zealand, with 9.5 out of a possible 10, was the least corrupt, while Somalia and North Korea provided a stark contrast with scores of 1.0.

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