TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL
Presidents, prime ministers and parliamentarians seen as most corrupt We asked people how much corruption they thought there is in various institutions in their country.
More than half of citizens think the president or prime minister’s office and parliamentarians are the most corrupt public institutions. Eighty-seven per cent of Venezuelan citizens think that the office of the president is mostly or entirely corrupt,
followed by Guatemala (71 per cent) and Honduras (65 per cent). By contrast, citizens in Barbados and Guyana think the office of the president or prime minister is less corrupt (23 per cent and 29 per cent respectively).
CORRUPTION BY INSTITUTION Percentage of people who think that most or all people in these groups or institutions are involved in corruption18
THE PRIME MINISTER / PRESIDENT AND OFFICIALS IN THEIR OFFICE
53%
SENATORS AND MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AT FEDERAL LEVEL
52%
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
49%
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILLORS
45%
POLICE
45%
JUDGES AND MAGISTRATES
42%
BUSINESS EXECUTIVES
37%
BANKERS
33%
RELIGIOUS LEADERS
27%
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS
27%
JOURNALISTS
21%
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