Must read: List of world's most and least corrupt countries

Zee Media Bureau

Following is a list of the top- and bottom-ranked 10 nations -- on graft watchdog Transparency International`s 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index, published Wednesday.

TOP 10

1. Denmark 91
2. Finland 90
3. Sweden 89
4. New Zealand 88
5. Netherlands 87
=Norway 87
7. Switzerland 86
8. Singapore 85
9. Canada 83
10. Germany 81
= Luxembourg 81
= United Kingdom 81

IN THE MIDDLE

16. United States 76
18. Japan 75
23. France 70
61. Italy 44
= South Africa 44
66. Turkey 42
76. Brazil 38
= India 38
83. China 37
119. Russia 29

LAST 10

158. Haiti 17
= Venezuela
161. Iraq 16
= Libya 16
163. Angola 15
= South Sudan 15
165. Sudan 12
166. Afghanistan 11
167. North Korea 8
= Somalia 8