How Corrupt is Europe?

Slovakia 56th in Global Corruption Perception Index 2011. No regulation of lobbyists.

Latvia 61st in Global Corruption Perception Index 2011. No regulation of lobbyists. 61.9% of citizens polled view political parties as corrupt or very corrupt.

Portugal 32nd in Global Corruption Perception Index 2011. No regulation of lobbyists. 70.9% of citizens polled view political parties as corrupt or very corrupt.

Ireland 19th in Global Corruption Perception Index 2011. No regulation of lobbyists. 80% of citizens polled view political parties as corrupt or very corrupt.

Poland 41st in Global Corruption Perception Index 2011. Statutory register of lobbyists since 2005 but limited to 'professional lobbyists' only. 47.8% of citizens polled view political parties as corrupt or very corrupt.

Sources Global Corruption Perceptions Index 2011 report. Countries ranked in order of least corrupt to most - Transparency International. Money, Politics, Power: Corruption Risks in Europe report. First Europe-wide assessment of countries' resilience to corruption - Transparency International. Transparency International Global Corruption Barometer 2010/11 (Europe). Belgium, Estonia, Slovakia and Sweden not included in poll.

Hungary 54th in Global Corruption Perception Index 2011. No lobbying regulation. 61.9% view political parties as corrupt or very corrupt.

Spain 31st in Global Corruption Perception Index 2011. No regulation of lobbyists. 80.8% of citizens polled view political parties as corrupt or very corrupt.

Czech Republic 57th in Global Corruption Perception Index 2011. No regulation of lobbyists. 58.3% of citizens polled view political parties as corrupt or very corrupt.

Belgium 19th Global Corruption Perception Index 2011. No regulation of lobbyists.

Estonia 29th in Global Corruption Perception Index 2011. No regulation of lobbyists.

Switzerland 8th Global Corruption Perception Index 2011. No regulation of lobbyists. 29% of citizens polled view political parties as corrupt or very corrupt.

Italy 69th in Global Corruption Perception Index 2011. No regulation of lobbyists. 80.8% of population view political parties as corrupt or very corrupt.

Slovenia 35th in Global Corruption Perception Index 2011. No regulation of lobbyists. 76.9% of citizens polled view political parties as corrupt or very corrupt.

Norway 6th in Global Corruption Perception Index 2011. No regulation of lobbyists. 26.3% of citizens polled view political parties as corrupt or very corrupt.

Romania 75th in Global Corruption Perception Index 2011. No regulation of lobbyists. 81.7% of citizens polled view political parties as corrupt or very corrupt.

Germany 14th in Global Corruption Perception Index 2011. Voluntary register of lobbying associations but not companies or law firms. 57.3% of citizens polled view political parties as corrupt or very corrupt.

Sweden 4th in Global Corruption Perception Index 2011. No regulation of lobbyists.

Bulgaria 86th in Global Corruption Perception Index 2011. No regulation of lobbyists. 68.8% if citizens polled view political parties as corrupt or very corrupt.

UK 16th in Global Corruption Perception Index 2011. Partial regulation of lobbyists, rule limiting lobbying by former ministers and officials. 66.1% of citizens polled view political parties as corrupt.

Finland 3rd in Global Corruption Perception Index 2011. No regulation of lobbyists. 51.8% of citizens polled view political parties are corrupt or extremely corrupt.

France 25th in Global Corruption Perception Index 2011. Code of conduct regulates lobbyists with voluntary register - few volunteers. 53.8% of citizens polled view political parties as corrupt or very corrupt.

Denmark 1st in Global Corruption Perception Index 2011. No regulation of lobbyists. 18.4% of citizens polled view political parties as corrupt or very corrupt.

Lithuania 50th in Global Corruption Perception Index. Statutory regulation of lobbyists since 2001, described as 'completely deficient'. 78.1% of citizens polled view political parties as corrupt or very corrupt.

Greece 80th in Global Corruption Perception Index 2011. No regulation of lobbyists. 87.9% of citizens polled view political parties as corrupt or very corrupt.

Netherlands 7th in Global Corruption Perception Index 2011. No regulation of lobbying. 23.4% of citizens polled view political parties as corrupt or very corrupt.