China dropped five places to 80th place out of 180 nations in the Corruption Perceptions Index . Denmark , Finland , New Zealand , Norway and Singapore topped the list as the cleanest countries . Somalia , South Korea , Afghanistan , Sudan and Myanmar ranked at the bottom . The United States was ranked 19th in the list , below Japan and the UK .
China dropped five spots to 80th place out of 176 nations in the Corruption Perceptions Index . Denmark , Finland , New Zealand , Sweden and Singapore topped the list as the cleanest countries . Somalia , North Korea , Afghanistan , Sudan and Myanmar ranked at the bottom . The United States was ranked 19th in the world , below Japan and the UK .