> In 2014 India ranked 85th out of 175 countries in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, compared to its neighbors Bhutan (30th), Banglade

> In 2014 India ranked 85th out of 175 countries in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, compared to its neighbors Bhutan (30th), Bangladesh (145th), Myanmar (156th), China (100th), Nepal (126th), Pakistan (126th) and Sri Lanka (85th). One thing I find confusing with this ranking is that it can easily be interpreted as "India is the 85th more corrupted country (or perceived as so) in the world". In reality, it’s a reversed ranking: the higher rank you get the more corrupt you’re perceived as. This means that, excluding Bhutan, India is less perceived as corrupt than any of its neighbors. The first 3 countries in that ranking in 2021 were Denmark, Finland and New Zealand.