HSE University Anti-Corruption Portal
Comparison of countries
Denmark
El Salvador
Indices
Overall Score:
90 out of 100
Rank:
1 out of 180
Rank:
80 out of 141
Overall Score:
0,90 out of 1
Rank:
1 out of 142
Overall Score:
64 out of 150
Rank:
112 out of 140
Overall Score:
9,30 out of 10
Rank:
1 out of 119
Overall Score:
31 out of 100
Rank:
126 out of 180
Rank:
97 out of 141
Overall Score:
24 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,45 out of 1
Rank:
108 out of 142
Overall Score:
120 out of 150
Rank:
12 out of 140
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
UN
OAS
Denmark
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • GRECO’s member since 2000.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2000.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was not ratified.
  • The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 2000.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • Member of the FATF since 1991.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
El Salvador
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2004.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 1998.
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2016.
Main Legislation
Denmark

1. Criminal Code: Articles 122, 144, 145, 280, 290, 290a, 304a, Chapter 5 – Criminal Liability of Legal Persons
(Straffeloven: § 122, 144, 145, 280, 290, 290a, 304a, 5. kapitel  Strafansvar for juridiske personer​), (Danish);

2. Public Administration Act
(Forvaltningsloven LBK nr 433 af 22/04/2014), (Danish);

3. Whistleblower Protection Act
(Lov om beskyttelse af whistleblowere LOV nr 1436 af 29/06/2021), (Danish);

4. Code of Conduct VII: Seven Key Responsibilities of Central Government Officials
(Syv centrale pligter for embedsmænd i centraladministrationen — Kodex VII), (Danish).

El Salvador

1. Constitution: Article 240
(Constitución: Artículo 240), (Spanish);

2. Criminal Code: Article 38 – Legal Persons Liability, Articles 307, 308, 310, 327, 328, 330-333, 335, 336
(Código Penal: Artículo 38 – Actuar por Otro, Artículos 307, 308, 310, 327, 328, 330-333, 335, 336), (Spanish);

3. Law on Civil Service: Articles 31, 32
(Ley de Servicio Civil: Artículos 31, 32), (Spanish);

4. Law on the Unjust Enrichment of Public Servants
(Ley Sobre el Enriquecimiento Ilicito de Funcionarios y Empleados Publicos), (Spanish);

5. Law on the Government Ethics
(Ley de Ética Gubernamental), (Spanish);

6. Special Law on the Extinction of Ownership and the Administration of Assets of Illicit Origin or Destination
(Ley Especial De Extinciónde Dominio Y De La Administraciónde Los Bienes De Origen O Destinaciónilícita), (Spanish);

7. Presidential Decree on Ethical Standards of Public Service
(Normas Éticas Para La Función Pública), (Spanish).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Denmark
  1. Ministry of Justice of Denmark
    (Justitsministeriet), (Danish);

  2. National Special Crime Unit
    (National enhed for Særlig Kriminalitet), (Danish);

  3. State Prosecutor for Special Crime
    (Statsadvokaten for Særlig Kriminalitet), (Danish).

El Salvador

1. Office of the Prosecutor General
(Fiscalia General de la República), (Spanish);

2. Integrity Division of the Supreme Court of Justice
(Sección de Probidad de la Corte Suprema de Justicia), (Spanish).

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