Countries like Afghanistan, Syria, North Korea, Somalia, and Yemen dominate the most corrupt end of the scale – but CEOWORLD magazine has produced a list of low-scoring European countries, which are usually assumed to have higher standards.

The annual Corruption Percept Index analyses 180 countries, and they are given a score out of 100, with low-scoring nations the most corrupt.

The most corrupt European countries were found to be Russia and Ukraine, with a score of 29 and 30, respectively.

They were closely followed by Moldova and Macedonia, followed by Bosnia & Herzegovina and Albania in joint fifth.

The least corrupt countries in Europe were found to be Denmark (Global rank: 2 and Score: 88). Finland was next on the list along with Norway and Switzerland – score of 85.

These Are The 20 Most Corrupt Countries In Europe:

1. Russia

Global rank: 135

Score: 29

2. Ukraine

Global rank: 130

Score: 30

3. Moldova

Global rank: 122

Score: 31

4. Macedonia

Global rank: 107

Score: 35

5. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Global rank: 91

Score: 38 (tie)

6. Albania

Global rank: 91

Score: 38 (tie)

7. Kosovo

Global rank: 85

Score: 39

8. Turkey

Global rank: 81

Score: 40

9. Serbia

Global rank: 77

Score: 41

10. Bulgaria

Global rank: 71

Score: 43

11. Belarus

Global rank: 68

core: 44

12. Hungary

Global rank: 66

Score: 45

13. Montenegro

Global rank: 64

Score: 46

14. Romania

Global rank: 59 (tie)

Score: 48

15. Greece

Global rank: 59 (tie)

Score: 48

16. Croatia

Global rank: 57

Score: 49

17. Slovakia

Global rank: 54 (tie)

Score: 50

18. Italy

Global rank: 54 (tie)

Score: 50

19. Spain

Global rank: 42 (tie)

Score: 57

20. Czech Republic

Global rank: 42 (tie)

Score: 57

These are the 10 most and least corrupt countries in the world in 2017 corruption perceptions index:

The least corrupt countries

New Zealand Denmark Finland/Norway/Switzerland Singapore/Sweden United Kingdom/Canada/Luxembourg/ Netherlands Germany Australia/Hong Kong/ Iceland US, Austria, Belgium Ireland Japan

The most corrupt countries