Chile least corrupt country in Latin America
#172 — Venezuela
A boy gives a thumbs up as he holds a poster of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during a ceremony to celebrate the Day of the Student at the presidential palace Miraflores in Caracas on Nov. 21, 2011.
Chile and Uruguay are the least corrupt countries in Latin America, according to Transparency International's latest corruption index.
Paraguay and Venezuela ranked as the most corrupt countries on the continent.
The index ranks countries on how corrupt the public sector is perceived to be.
Here are the scores for the Latin American and Caribbean countries:
1) Chile, 7.2 (22)
2) Uruguay 7.0 (25)
3) Costa Rica 4.8 (50)
4) Cuba: 4,2 (61)
5) Brazil 3,8 (73)
6) Colombia 3,4 (80); El Salvador: 3,4 (80) and Peru: 3,4 (80)
7) Panama 3,3 (86)
8) Argentina 3,0 (100) and Mexico, 3.0 (100)
9) Bolivia: 2,8 (118)
10) Ecuador 2,7 (120) and Guatemala 2,7 (120)
11) Dominican Rep.2,6 (129) and Honduras 2..6 (129)
12) Nicaragua 2.5 (134)
13) Paraguay 2.2 (154)
14) Venezuela 1,9 (172)