Ecuador ranks as one of the countries with the most corruption in Latin America, according to Transparency International

This organization published its 2021 ranking and Ecuador dropped 13 positions.

This Tuesday, January 25, Transparency International published its report with the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) worldwide, in which it classifies 180 countries, according to the levels of corruption that are perceived in the public sector, based on 13 expert evaluations and surveys of business executives.

In this report, Ecuador is located as one of the nations with the highest corruption in Latin America. The country fell to position 105 out of 180 countries and obtained a total of 36 points. The CPI uses a scale between 0 (very corrupt) and 100 (very clean).

In 2020, Ecuador was in position 92 out of 180 countries, but in 2021 it was ranked 105, that is, it dropped thirteen positions. This position refers to the fact that the one in position 1 is more transparent and the one in position 180 is more corrupt.

With these indicators, Ecuador remains below the world and regional average.

The Citizenship and Development Foundation, which is accredited in the country as the national contact for Transparency International, published these results and its director, Mauricio Alarcón, indicated that citizens must reject impunity and not normalize corruption.

For her part, Luciana Torchiaro, coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean of Transparency International, lamented that, of the 180 countries monitored, 131 are “stuck” in the fight against corruption, which is made worse by restrictions on the exercise of rights. civil and political, fomenting authoritarianism and corruption.

In America, the “most transparent” countries were Canada, Uruguay, Chile and the United States. The “most corrupt”, Venezuela, Haiti and Nicaragua.

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