India Ranks 86 In Corruption Perception Index 2020; Drops By 6 Spots

Transparency International Corruption Perception Index for 2020 published on January 28, revealed that India dropped by six spots to rank 86th out of 180 nations. The index which lists over 180 countries as per the perceived levels of public sector corruption, employs a computation ranging from 0 to 100. The ‘0’ denotes highly corrupt whereas 100 implies profoundly honest on the index scale. While New Zealand and Denmark jointly ranked first, Somalia and South Sudan settled with least (179th).