Most Corrupt Countries in the world 2017

6. Iraq

The Republic of Iraq is a country in western Asia with a total population of approximately 39 million people and a GDP of 613 billion USD. The state of corruption in Iraq is growing very widely and particularly among the security forces and the officials that enforce the law in Iraq. the leaders entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order are allowing the Islamic state jihadists to return to places it kept under control at one point. in addition to the current situation during Saddam’s regime, the country was suffering from the effects of corruption a situation now worsened by the current leaders. Corruption has greatly affected the economic growth in this country and development triggering high poverty levels.

5. South Sudan

The Republic South Sudan attained its independence in 2011, and it is a landlocked country situated in the Northeastern part of the African continent. Despite having gold and plenty of land that is suitable for cultivation and being Africa’s 5th most country with the largest oil reserve, it is among the world’s poorest and least developed countries. It is also one of the African countries with the highest level of illiteracy. Corruption in this country is termed as one of the worst in the world but the nation lack ways of getting rid of fraud among government officials. This problem is further facilitated by the lack of transparency within the South Sudan government.

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