HSE University Anti-Corruption Portal
Comparison of countries
Denmark
Venezuela
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:
111 out of 140
Overall Score:
9,30 out of 10
Rank:
1 out of 119
Overall Score:
13 out of 100
Rank:
177 out of 180
Overall Score:
1,46 out of 10
Rank:
69 out of 141
Overall Score:
0 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,26 out of 1
Rank:
142 out of 142
Overall Score:
62 out of 150
Rank:
117 out of 140
Overall Score:
2,51 out of 10
Rank:
117 out of 119
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.
Venezuela
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2009.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 1997.
Main Legislation
Denmark

1. Criminal Code: Articles 122, 144, 145, 280, 290, 304a, Chapter 5 – Criminal Liability of Legal Persons
(Straffeloven: § 122, 144, 145, 280, 290, 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).

Venezuela

1. Criminal Code: Articles 195-204, 207, 340 (unofficial source)
(Codigo Penal: Artículos: 195-204, 207, 340), (Spanish);

2. Organic Law on Fair Prices: Article 63 (unofficial source)
(Ley Orgánica de Precios Justos: Artículo 63), (Spanish);

3. Law on Combating Corruption
(Ley contra la Corrupción), (Spanish);

4. Amendments Law to the Law on Combating Corruption
(Decreto Con Rango, Valor Y Fuerza De Ley De Reforma De La Ley Contra La Corrupción), (Spanish);

5. Amendments Law to the Amendments Law to the Law on Combating Corruption
(Ley de Reforma del Decreto con Rango, Valor y Fuerza de Ley Contra la Corrupción), (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).

Venezuela

1. National Anti-Corruption Corps
(Cuerpo Nacional Contra la Corrupción);

2. Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic
(Contraloría General de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela), (Spanish);

3. Public Prosecutor's Office
(Ministerio Publico), (Spanish).

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