Bangkok (Web Desk): Transparency International TI surveyed revealed Pakistan as the fourth highest in bribery rate among the 16 Asia Pacific countries. Contrast this with the least corrupt country – Japan, where only 0.2% of the respondents reported paying a bribe.
Berlin-based TI surveyed reported, by more than 20,000 people in 16 countries in 2016 spanning the Asia Pacific region from Pakistan to Australia.
A watchdog said on Tuesday, in the past year, more than a quarter of people living in Asia had to pay a bribe while trying to access a basic public service calling on governments to root out endemic graft in the region.
BRIBERY RATES ACROSS THE 16 ASIA PACIFIC COUNTRIES
India: 69 %
Vietnam: 65 %
Thailand: 41 %
Pakistan: 40 %
Myanmar: 40 %
Cambodia: 40 %
China: 26 %
Malaysia: 23 %
Indonesia: 21 %
Mongolia: 20 %
Sri Lanka: 15 %
Taiwan: 6 %
Australia: 4 %
South Korea: 3 %
Hong Kong: 2 %
Japan: 0.2 %