CENTRAL AMERICA |
CPI. The 2017 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) compiled by the NGO Transparency International (TI) showed that Costa Rica was the only Central American country to improve its ranking. Released on 21 February, the survey showed Costa Rica ranked 38
th out of 180 countries, up from 41st the previous year. Panama, which registered the second highest ranking in Central America,
dropped to 96
th place, down from 87
th, followed by El Salvador in 112
th, down from 95
th; and Honduras, 135
th, down from 123
rd. Guatemala slid to 143
rd, down from 136
th in 2016, and Nicaragua came in at 151
st, down from 123
rd.
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