Ecuador toward the tail end of corrupt countries

Transparency International has just released their 2006 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). The map shows a summary with the lightest colors the countries with the lesser perception of corruption (a higher CPI score) and the darker ones those with more. Click on the map for a larger version. Click here for a full table in PDF form.

"Corruption traps millions in poverty,"” said Transparency International Chair Huguette Labelle. "“Despite a decade of progress in establishing anti-corruption laws and regulations, today'’s results indicate that much remains to be done before we see meaningful improvements in the lives of the world'’s poorest citizens." (From Transparency International's Press Release.)

We continue to see that Ecuador is at the bottom of the range of Latin American countries. Actually, one Ecuadorian newspaper had a headline "Ecuador finds itself in the caboose of the most corrupt countries".

Please pray for Ecuador and the missionaries there as we minister God's love in this environment.