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Comparison of countries
Iceland
Republic of Korea
Indices
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2019
Overall Score:
78 out of 100
Rank:
11 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2020
Rank:
84 out of 133
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2019
Overall Score:
59 out of 100
Rank:
37 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2020
Rank:
21 out of 133
The Rule of Law Index 2020
Overall Score:
0,73 out of 1
Rank:
17 out of 128
Open Budget 2019
Overall Score:
62 out of 100
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
97 out of 150
Rank:
46 out of 128
Index of Public Integrity 2019
Overall Score:
8,33 out of 10
Rank:
20 out of 117
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
UN
OECD
G20
APEC
FATF
IACA
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.
Republic of Korea
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2008.
  • The review under the first 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 1999.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
Group of Twenty (G20)
  • G20 Presidency in 2010.
  • The documents adopted under the Presidency of the Republic of Korea are available here.
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
  • APEC’s member since 1989.
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
  • Member of the FATF since 2009.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations 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
Iceland

  1. General Penal Code of 1940 No. 19, Chapter 12, article 109; Chapter 14, articles 128, 129 and 134
    (№19/1940, Almenn hegningarlög, XII. kafli (109. gr.); XIV kafli (128., 129., 134. gr.)), (Icelandic), (English);

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

Republic of Korea

  1. Criminal Act, articles 129-133 and 357, (Korean/English);

  2. Act on the Prevention of Corruption and the Establishment and Management of Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, (Korean/English);

  3. Improper Solicitation and Graft Act, (Korean/English);

  4. Act on Preventing Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, (Korean/English);

  5. Act on the Protection of Public Interest Whistleblowers, (Korean);

  6. Public Service Ethics Act, (Korean);

  7. Code of Conduct for Public Officials, (Korean).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Republic of Korea

  1. Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, (Korean/English).

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