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| Corruption getting worse, says poll | Corruption getting worse, says poll |
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| One person in four has paid a bribe to a public body in the last year, according to a survey carried out in 95 countries by Transparency International. | One person in four has paid a bribe to a public body in the last year, according to a survey carried out in 95 countries by Transparency International. |
| The poor record of some African nations on bribery stands out. Sierra Leone has the highest number of respondents admitting to having paid a bribe - 84% - and seven out of the nine countries with the highest reported bribery rate are in sub-Saharan Africa. | The poor record of some African nations on bribery stands out. Sierra Leone has the highest number of respondents admitting to having paid a bribe - 84% - and seven out of the nine countries with the highest reported bribery rate are in sub-Saharan Africa. |
| The countries with the lowest reported bribery rate are Denmark, Finland, Japan and Australia, they all have a bribery rate of 1%. | The countries with the lowest reported bribery rate are Denmark, Finland, Japan and Australia, they all have a bribery rate of 1%. |
| The margin of error for each country is 3%. The typical sample size is 1,000 people. Four countries - Cyprus, Luxembourg, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands - have a sample size of 500 people and a margin of error of 4%. . |