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Comparison of countries
Costa Rica
Latvia
Indices
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2019
Overall Score:
56 out of 100
Rank:
44 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2020
Rank:
83 out of 133
The Rule of Law Index 2020
Overall Score:
0,68 out of 1
Rank:
25 out of 128
Open Budget 2019
Overall Score:
57 out of 100
Index of Public Integrity 2019
Overall Score:
8,04 out of 10
Rank:
25 out of 117
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2019
Overall Score:
56 out of 100
Rank:
44 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2020
Rank:
65 out of 133
The Rule of Law Index 2020
Overall Score:
N/A
Open Budget 2019
Overall Score:
N/A
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
71 out of 150
Rank:
96 out of 128
Index of Public Integrity 2019
Overall Score:
7,88 out of 10
Rank:
28 out of 117
International Cooperation
UN
OECD
OAS
UN
GRECO
OECD
IACA
Costa Rica
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2007.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report 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.
Latvia
The United Nations (UN)
  • 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.
Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
  • GRECO’s member since 2000.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2001.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2005.
  • The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report 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 2014.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 3 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA)
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2011.
Main Legislation
Costa Rica

  1. Criminal Code, Part XIV Crimes against the Administration of Justice, Section I
    (Ley 4573, Código Penal, Titulo XIV Delitos contra la Administración de Justicia, Sección I), (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).

Latvia

  1. Criminal Law, Chapter 24, articles 320-324 and 326-3263, Chapter 19, articles 198 and 199
    (Krimināllikums: XXIV nodaļa, 320-324, 326-3263 pants, XIX nodaļa, 198, 199 pants), (Latvian/English);

  2. Law on the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau
    (Korupcijas novēršanas un apkarošanas biroja likums), (Latvian/English);

  3. Law on the Prevention of Conflicts of Interest in Activities of Public Officials
    (Par interešu konflikta novēršanu valsts amatpersonu darbībā), (Latvian/English);

  4. Administrative Violations Code, Chapter 12С
    (Latvijas Administratīvo pārkāpumu kodekss, 12C), (Latvian/English).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Costa Rica

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

 
Latvia

  1. Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau
    (Korupcijas novēršanas un apkarošanas birojs), (Latvian/Russian/English).

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