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HSE University Anti-Corruption Portal
Comparison of countries
Costa Rica
Andorra
Indices
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2023
Overall Score:
55 out of 100
Rank:
45 out of 180
Capacity to Combat Corruption Index 2023
Overall Score:
6,76 out of 10
Financial Secrecy Index 2022
Rank:
105 out of 141
Open Budget 2023
Overall Score:
61 out of 100
The Rule of Law Index 2023
Overall Score:
0,68 out of 1
Rank:
29 out of 142
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
71 out of 150
Rank:
102 out of 140
Index of Public Integrity
Overall Score:
7,51 out of 10
Rank:
30 out of 119
Financial Secrecy Index 2022
Rank:
114 out of 141
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
73 out of 150
Rank:
94 out of 140
International Cooperation
UN
OECD
OAS
GRECO
Costa Rica
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2007.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 2017.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 2 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
Organization of American States (OAS)
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 1997.
Andorra
Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
  • GRECO’s member since 2005.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2008.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption is not ratified.
  • The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
Main Legislation
Costa Rica

  1. Criminal Code: Articles 324, 338, 347-355
    (Ley 4573, Código Penal: Artículos 324, 338, 347-355), (Spanish);

  2. Law No. 8422 «On Countering Corruption and Illicit Enrichment in Civil Service»
    (Ley 8422 contra la corrupción y el enriquecimeinto ilícito en la función pública), (Spanish);

  3. Law No. 9699 «On Liability of Legal Persons for Bribery, Transnational Bribery and other Crimes»
    (Ley 9699 Responsabilidad de las personas jurídicas sobre cohechos domésticos, soborno transnacional y otros delitos), (Spanish);

  4. Law No. 10437 «On Protecting of Whistleblowers and Witnesses of Corruption against Retaliation in the Workplace»
    (Ley 10437 de protección de las personas denunciantes y testigos de actos de corrupción contra represalias laborales), (Spanish).

Andorra

  1. Criminal Code: Articles 380-387, 389-392
    (Codi Penal: Articles 380-387, 389-392), (Catalan);

  2. Law 1/2019 of January 17, 2019 «On Public Service»
    (Llei 1/2019, del 17 de gener, de la funció pública), (Catalan);

  3. Decree 6/2008 of January 16, 2008 «On the Functioning of the Unit for the Fight against Corruption of the Ministry of Justice and Internal Affairs»
    (Decret del 16-1-2008 de funcionament de la Unitat de Prevenció i Lluita contra la Corrupció), (Catalan).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Costa Rica

  1. General Prosecutor’s Office of Costa Rica
    (Procuraduría General de la República de Costa Rica), (Spanish).

 
Andorra

  1. Unit for the Fight against Corruption of the Ministry of Justice and Internal Affairs
    (Unitat del Ministeri de Justícia i Interior de Prevenció i Lluita contra la Corrupció), (Catalan).

 

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