Corruption can often be hard to track, so each year, one watchdog group puts all of the bribery, back-room deals and other nefarious practices going on in the world on one technicolor map.

The International Fight Against Bribery Use the map to examine the world's biggest corruption cases and the prosecutors who try them March 13, 2009 BY Siri Schubert and Matthew Vree ...

The map below shows the relative levels of corruption around the world, with the most corrupt countries colored dark red and the least corrupt ones appearing in light yellow. Clicking on a country ...

In fact, Transparency International’s data shows that “more than two-thirds of countries score below 50, with an average score of 43,” which is quite grim at this stage of global civilization.

This is the global distribution of transparency international corruption scores, 2016. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

The organization measures the perception of public sector corruption according to 13 data sources, including the World Bank, the World Economic Forum and private risk and consulting companies.

More and more, the global community is recognizing the scope and devastating effects of corruption. On May 12, 2011, Leonard McCarthy, the World Bank’s Vice President for Integrity, updated the ...