[confused] Why is South Korea's score so low and ranked only a few places above Malaysia and even below Rwanda on the Corruption Perceptions Index?

[musashi]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index
transparency.org/news/feature/corruption_perceptions_index_2017#table


Is there some mistake, or is:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_South_Korea
really nearly as bad as:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Malaysia

 

[zeebjii]

Shocked by 54th ranking? ? This country is ranked 151 out of 180!
https://rsf.org/en/ranking#

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[Tony Tan]

Because they are all FUCKING CORRUPTED

 

[Rogue Trader]

Koreans do a lot of "gifting". it's part of their business culture.

 

[syed putra]

You should ask why marketing fees are allowed in all glc owned corporations. Basically about 2.5%. No question asked.