Somalia named as world's most corrupt country, Denmark the least, while US is 'one to watch'

Somalia is the most corrupt country in the world, Denmark the least, while America's falling score is a 'red flag', according to a global corruption watchdog. Trump's America lost four points and dropped out of the top 20 least corrupt nations for the first time since 2011, while Hungary's politics has taken on more autocratic overtones, according to the researchers. A map showing the most corrupt countries in red and the 'cleanest' countries in yellow, Europe is the best continental region, while Africa is mired in corruption at the top levels of government Their list shows Denmark at the top with Somalia placing at the bottom, the data is based on data from the World Bank and World Economic Forum among other institutions The top five countries in each category can be seen above, with Denmark leading the 'cleanest' nations and Somalia falling bottom of the list along with other infamous countries 'If this trend continues, it would indicate a serious corruption problem in a country that has taken a lead on the issue globally -this is a bipartisan issue that requires a bipartisan solution.' The watchdog said that the Trump administration was the symptom of a wider corruption problem in the United States which had been brewing for years Viktor Orban is pictured on the front of the new Magyar Hang newspaper, created by Hungarian journalists to combat Orban's crackdown on the press and printed across the border in Slovakia At the same time, the report cited Freedom House's annual democracy survey, noting Turkey was downgraded from 'partly free' to 'not free,' while Hungary registered its lowest score for political rights since the fall of communism in 1989.