Iran among world’s most corrupt countries

Iran Focus: London, Nov. 07 – Iran ranked among the world’s most corrupt countries in an annual report issued by an international corruption watchdog. Iran Focus

London, Nov. 07 – Iran ranked among the world’s most corrupt countries in an annual report issued by an international corruption watchdog.

Transparency International listed Iran at 105th place out of 163 in its 2006 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), released Monday.

The theocratic regime scored 2.7 on the zero-to-10 scale, with zero indicating the highest level of perceived corruption.

Iran ranked at 88th place in Transparency International’s 2005 CPI.