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Comparison of countries
Iceland
Estonia
Indices
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2021
Overall Score:
74 out of 100
Rank:
13 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2022
Rank:
126 out of 141
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
64 out of 150
Rank:
111 out of 135
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2021
Overall Score:
74 out of 100
Rank:
13 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2022
Rank:
125 out of 141
The Rule of Law Index 2022
Overall Score:
0,82 out of 1
Rank:
9 out of 140
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
95 out of 150
Rank:
47 out of 135
Index of Public Integrity
Overall Score:
8,42 out of 10
Rank:
12 out of 114
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
UN
GRECO
OECD
Iceland
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was accessed in 2011.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
  • GRECO’s member since 1999.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2004.
  • 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.
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 1998.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
  • Member of the FATF since 1992.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
Estonia
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was accessed in 2006.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
  • GRECO’s member since 1999.
  • 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 2000.
  • 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 2004.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 3 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
Main Legislation
Iceland

  1. General Penal Code of 1940 No.19: Articles 109, 128, 129, 134, 264, 264a
    (№19/1940, Almenn hegningarlög: greinar 109, 128, 129, 134, 264, 264a), (Icelandic);

  2. Act on the Protection of Whistleblowers
    (Lög um vernd uppljóstrara), (исл.);

  3. Code of Conduct for Government Officials
    (Siðareglur fyrir starfsfólk Stjórnarráðs Íslands), (Icelandic).

Estonia

  1. Penal Code: § 294, 296, 298, 2981, 3001, 4023, 4024
    (Karistusseadustik: § 294, 296, 298, 2981, 3001, 4023, 4024), (Estonian/English/Russian);

  2. Anti-Corruption Act
    (Korruptsioonivastane seadus), (Estonian/English)

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Iceland

1. Office of the Attorney General
(Ríkissaksóknari), (Icelandic/English).

Estonia

  1. Prosecutor’s Office
    (Prokuratuur), (Estonian/English/Russian);

  2. Ministry of Justice
    (Justiitsministeerium), (Estonian/English/Russian);

  3. Anti-Corruption Portal of Ministry of Justice
    (Justiitsministeerium), (Estonian/English/Russian);

  4. Internal Security Service
    (Kaitsepolitseiamet), (Estonian/English).

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