London, Oct 07: Asia has fared poorly in a global report on corruption released on Tuesday, with many nations in the region ranked among the worst in the world for graft and honesty. Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan were among the few leading lights for Asia, with anti-graft watchdog Transparency International (TI) placing them in the top 21 of least corrupt nations out of 133 polled in its annual survey.
Bangladesh took out the inglorious title of the most corrupt nation in the world for a third successive year with a score of just 1.3 out of 10, just edging out the African nation of Nigeria.
Myanmar, ranked 129, and Indonesia, 122, also had rankings of less than two out of 10, which TI said meant corruption was "pervasive" in those countries. A score of 10 means a country is perceived to be "highly clean" while zero equates to "highly corrupt".
Vietnam was next on the list of corrupt Asian nations, ranked equal 100 in the world with the likes of Guatamala, Kazakhstan and Moldova on a score of 2.4.

Pakistan and the Philippines shared 92nd position with six other nations, including Gambia and Albania, with just 2.5 out of 10.
India fared little better, recording a score of 2.8 to rank equal 83rd in the world with Malawi and Romania.
Thailand may be enjoying a booming economy at the moment but TI said corruption was still a big problem in the Southeast Asian nation, giving it a score of three and a share of 70th position in the world.
China and Sri Lanka were next on the list for Asia on equal 66th position in the world and a score of 3.4, followed by South Korea, 4.3 and equal 50th position, then Malaysia with a score of 5.2 and ranking of equal 37th.TI, which is based in Berlin, said the survey did not include all countries, including other nations in Asia with reputations for corruption such as Cambodia and Laos, because of insufficient data. Bureau Report