Greece has significantly improved its corruption perception ranking in the index of Transparency International in 2019. The country scored 48 points out of 100 and was placed in 60th position. In 2018, Greece had scored 45 points and was on the 87th ranking position.
Για το 2019, η Ελλάδα συγκεντρώνει 48 βαθμούς, κατατασσόμενη στην 60η θέση παγκοσμίως! https://t.co/Y04wq8tlBq#CPI2019 #TIGREECE #FIGHTCORRUPTION #TransparencyInternational pic.twitter.com/ZZ6uAjfa2v
— Transparency Greece (@transparency_gr) January 23, 2020
Together with Estonia and Guyana, Greece is among the countries that improved their corruption ranking since 2012, while Canada, Nicaragua and Australia worsened their position.
👉Countries that significantly improved on the #CPI2019:
🇬🇷 Greece
🇬🇾 Guyana
🇪🇪 Estonia👉Countries that significantly declined:
🇨🇦 Canada
🇳🇮 Nicaragua
🇦🇺 Australia🔵More info: https://t.co/ib2EUh16yg
— Transparency Int'l (@anticorruption) January 27, 2020
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hailed the improvement.