HSE University Anti-Corruption Portal
Comparison of countries
Benin
Ukraine
Indices
Overall Score:
43 out of 100
Rank:
70 out of 180
Overall Score:
79 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,48 out of 1
Rank:
90 out of 142
Overall Score:
52 out of 150
Rank:
130 out of 140
Overall Score:
5,25 out of 10
Rank:
84 out of 119
Overall Score:
36 out of 100
Rank:
104 out of 180
Rank:
85 out of 141
Overall Score:
38 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,49 out of 1
Rank:
89 out of 142
Overall Score:
115 out of 150
Rank:
19 out of 140
Overall Score:
6,37 out of 10
Rank:
57 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
AU
UN
GRECO
Benin
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2004.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
  • The AU Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption was ratified in 2007.
Ukraine
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2009.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • GRECO’s member since 2006.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2009.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2005.
  • The fourth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
Main Legislation
Benin
  1. Criminal Code: Articles 335-346, 357-359, 360-362, 368, 375
    (Code Pénal: Articles 335-346, 357-359, 360-362, 368, 375), (French);
  2. Law No. 2011-20 of October 12, 2011 «On Combating Corruption and Other Related Offences in the Republic of Benin»
    (Loi No. 2011-020 Portant Lutte Contre la Corruption et Autres Infractions Connexes en République du Bénin), (French);
  3. Law No. 2015-18 of January 17, 2018 «On the General Status of the Civil Service»: Article 20
    (Loi No. 2015-18 du 17 janvier 2018 portant statut général de la fonction publique: Article 20), (French);
  4. Law No. 2020-09 of April 23, 2020 «On the Creation, Mission, Organisation and Functioning of the High Commission for the Prevention of Corruption in the Republic of Benin»
    (Loi No. 2020-09 du 23 avril 2020 portant création, mission, organisation et fonctionnement du Haut-Commissariat à la prévention de la corruption en République du Bénin), (French);
  5. Decree No. 2020-601 of December 23, 2020 «On the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct in Public Procurement»
    (Décret No. 2020-601 portant code d’éthique et déontologie dans la commande publique), (French);
  6. Decree No. 2022-040 of January 19, 2022 «On the Establishment of the Complaints and Whistleblower Processing and Analysis Unit under the President of the Republic»
    (Décret No. 2022-040 du 19 janvier 2022 portant création à la Présidence de la République, d'une Cellule d'analyse et de traitement des plaintes et dénonciations), (French);
  7. Decree No. 2022-388 of July 13, 2022 «On Approving the Code of Ethics and Values for the Public Administration»
    (Décret No. 2022-388 du 13 juillet 2022 portant approbation du code d'éthique et des valeurs de l'Administration publique), (French).
Ukraine
  1. Criminal Code: Chapter XIV1 – Criminal Law Provisions against Legal Persons, Articles 354, 364, 3641, 3652, 3662, 3663, 368, 3682-370
    (Кримінальний Кодекс: Розділ XIV1 – Заходи кримінально-правового характеру щодо юридичних осіб, статті 354, 364, 3641, 3652, 3662, 3663, 368, 3682-370), (Ukrainian/English);

  2. Law of October 14, 2014 No. 1700-VII «On the Prevention of Corruption»
    (Про запобігання корупції), (Ukrainian/English);

  3. Law of October 17, 2019 No. 198-IX «On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On the Prevention of Corruption” Regarding Corruption Whistleblowers»
    (Про внесення змін до Закону України "Про запобігання корупції" щодо викривачів корупції), (Ukrainian);

  4. Law of October 31, 2019 No. 263-IX «On Amendments to Specific Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding the Confiscation of Illicit Assets of Persons Authorized to Implement Public Functions or Functions of Local Government and Liability for the Acquisition of Such Assets»
    (Про внесення змін до деяких законодавчих актів України щодо конфіскації незаконних активів осіб, уповноважених на виконання функцій держави або місцевого самоврядування, і покарання за набуття таких активів), (Ukrainian);

  5. Law of September 23, 2021 No. 1780-IX «On the Prevention of Threats to National Security Related to the Excessive Influence of Persons of Significant Economic and Political Importance in Public Life (Oligarchs)»
    (Про запобігання загрозам національній безпеці, пов’язаним із надмірним впливом осіб, які мають значну економічну та політичну вагу в суспільному житті (олігархів))(Ukrainian);

  6. Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of March 18, 2015 No. 118 «On the Establishment of the National Agency for Prevention of Corruption»
    (Про утворення Національного агентства з питань запобігання корупції), (Ukrainian).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Benin
  1. High Commission for the Prevention of Corruption in the Republic of Benin
    (Haut-Commissariat à la prévention de la corruption en République du Bénin), (no official website);
  2. Complaints and Whistleblower Processing and Analysis Unit
    (Cellule d’Analyse et de Traitement des Plaintes et Dénonciations), (French).

Ukraine
  1. National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine
    (Національне антикорупційне бюро України), (Ukrainian/English);

  2. National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption
    (Національне агентство з питань запобігання корупції), (Ukrainian/English);

  3. Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine
    (Спеціалізована антикорупційна прокуратура України)(Ukrainian);
  4. High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine
    (Вищий антикорупційний суд України)(Ukrainian).

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