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Least corrupt - Countries are graded from 0 to 100, with 0 being highly corrupt and 100 being highly transparent. These are the least corrupt nations in the world according to Transparency International.

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14. (Tied) Iceland - The land of fire and ice is known for its progressive culture and has a score of 76.

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14. (Tied) Hong Kong - The semi-autonomous city is the fourth-highest ranked city in the Asia Pacific and also has a score of 76.

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14. (Tied) Austria - The winter sports capital of Europe, this landlocked nation got a score of 76.

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13. Australia - Down Under has seen its transparency score drop significantly over the past two years.

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11. (Tied) United Kingdom - The United Kingdom is perennially in the news for Brexit, and has seen its transparency score slowly slip over the past three years, now sitting at 80.

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11. (Tied) Germany - Known for their staunch, rule-abiding culture, Germany's transparency score has remained stable over the past three years. It now also has a score of 80.

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9. (Tied) Luxembourg - Tiny but wealthy, the nation of Luxembourg has a transparency score of 81. While that's quite high, it's slipped from its score of 85 in 2015.

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9. (Tied) Canada - Canada is the highest-ranked country for transparency in the Americas, with a score of 81. That's slipped slightly from a score of 83 in 2015.

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8. Netherlands - The Netherlands are the highest-ranked EU country outside of Scandinavia, with a score of 82.

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7. Norway - Despite being ranked one of the most transparent countries in the world, Norway's score has tumbled significantly to a score of 84 from a score of 88 in 2015. 

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3. (Tied) Switzerland - Known as the world's bank, Switzerland has a transparency score of 85. 

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3. (Tied) Sweden - World hockey champions and IKEA creators, Sweden also has a transparency score of 85.

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3. (Tied) Singapore - This unique, island city-state has some of the strictest rules in the world for littering and financial practices. Singapore also has a transparency score of 85.

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3. (Tied) Finland - Longtime transparency leader Finland has seen its score drop five points since 2015, but is still ahead most of the world with a score of 85.

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2. New Zealand - The Asia-Pacific's transparency leader is the home of the Kiwis, with a transparency score of 87. 

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1. Denmark - The least corrupt country in the world is Denmark, with a transparency score of 88.

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Most Corrupt - Here are the countries perceived to be the most corrupt in the world. 

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165. (Tied) Chad - The Central African country's government has banned social media for nearly a year and has a transparency score of 19.

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165. (Tied) Congo - Long troubled by internal conflict and more recently Ebola, this resource-rich nation also has a transparency score of 19.

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168. (Tied) Iraq - The ancient country has been ravaged by nearly constant war for the past four decades, has massive oil reserves, and a transparency score of 18.

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168. (Tied) Venezuela - One of the world's biggest oil reserves lies in Venezuela, a country that could have the wealth of a Scandinavian or Gulf state, but instead has a transparency score of 18. It's the lowest-ranked country in the Americas.

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170. (Tied) Burundi - Now in the process of kicking out aid groups ahead of their 2020 election, Burundi received a transparency score of 17.

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170. (Tied) Libya - Corruption runs rampant in this North African country, which holds a transparency score of just 17. 

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172. (Tied) Afghanistan - Suffering from decades of war, the US and the Taliban have worked out a peace agreement in Afghanistan, a country with a transparency score of 16.

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172. (Tied) Equatorial Guinea - Now opening up exploitation of its off-shore oil reserves, Equatorial Guinea has a transparency score of 16.

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172. (Tied) Guinea Bissau - Guinea Bissau's major source of income is exporting cashews, and it has a transparency score of 16.

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172. (Tied) Sudan - This Sub-Saharan African country has had the same score for the past two years, skating by with a low 16. 

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176. (Tied) North Korea - The country with the lowest transparency score in the Asia Pacific is rogue state North Korea, with a score of 14. 

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176. (Tied) Yemen - Currently under siege by a Saudi-led insurgency, the ancient country of Yemen has a transparency score of 14. 

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178. (Tied) Syria - Syria is only now beginning to recover from its civil war, and has a transparency score of 13.

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178. (Tied) South Sudan - One of the newest nations in the world, recently separated from Sudan, has a transparency score of 13. 

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180. Somalia - The United Nations were kicked out of Somalia on the second day of 2019 after they arrested a militant who was running for political office. Somalia has a transparency score of 10.

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