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Comparison of countries
Iceland
Malta
Indices
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2020
Overall Score:
75 out of 100
Rank:
17 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2020
Rank:
84 out of 133
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
64 out of 150
Rank:
108 out of 128
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2020
Overall Score:
53 out of 100
Rank:
52 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2020
Rank:
18 out of 133
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
78 out of 150
Rank:
77 out of 129
Index of Public Integrity 2019
Overall Score:
7,86 out of 10
Rank:
29 out of 117
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
UN
GRECO
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.
Malta
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 country report is available here.
Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
  • GRECO’s member since 2001.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2003.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2004.
  • The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
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);

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

Malta

  1. Criminal Code 1854, Chapters 115-121D (Maltese/English);

  2. Public Administration Act 2019, along with Code of Ethics, (Maltese/English);

  3. Protection of the Whistleblower Act 2013, (Maltese/English);

  4. Code of Principles of Good Corporate Governance for Listed Entities, (English).

 
Anti-Corruption Bodies
Iceland

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

Malta

  1. Permanent Commission against Corruption of Malta, (Maltese/English).

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