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- An 18-month long survey carried by Transparency International revealed that one in four people have a paid a bribe when utilizing public service in Asia.
- Myanmar, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam and India are the five most corrupt countries in the region.
Forbes.com has recently released a list of the five most corrupt countries in Asia.
Based on an 18-month long survey carried out by Transparency International on 20,000 people in 16 countries, regions as well as territories in Asia Pacific, one in four people have paid a bribe when utilizing public service.
#5 Myanmar
With a 40% overall bribery rate, nearly half of the respondents think that most or all police are corrupt while 40% perceive that the judiciary system is also corrupt. Its 2013 Anti-Corruption Law may have swayed people to believe that things are getting better. In fact, less than 25% of the respondents think that corruption has increased over the past year.
#4 Pakistan
Pakistan has a bribery rate of 40% and about 75% of the respondents think that most or all of the police are corrupt. As a matter of fact, about 7 in 10 people who encountered either the police or courts had to pay a bribe. But unlike Myanmar, people aren’t so optimistic for change as only a third believe ordinary people can make a difference.
#3 Thailand
Despite having a 41% bribery rate, Thai people seem hopeful as about 72% of them believe that the government is handling the fight against corruption fairly or very well and only 14% think that corruption increased in the past year.
#2 Vietnam
Vietnamese people, who see corruption as endemic, were among the most negative about the situation in their country along with Malaysians. Nearly 60% of the respondents think that their government is performing poorly when it comes to fighting corruption. The country currently has a 65% bribery rate based on the survey.
#1 India
Despite the fact that more than half of the respondents have had to pay a bribe in public services like police, hospitals, ID documents, schools, as well as utility services, 53% of the respondents think Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s fight against corruption is doing fairly or very well. In addition, 63% think ordinary people can make a difference.
