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Comparison of countries
Iceland
South Africa
Indices
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2021
Overall Score:
74 out of 100
Rank:
13 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 2021
Overall Score:
44 out of 100
Rank:
70 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2020
Rank:
58 out of 133
The Rule of Law Index 2021
Overall Score:
0,58 out of 1
Rank:
52 out of 139
Open Budget 2019
Overall Score:
87 out of 100
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
119 out of 150
Rank:
15 out of 136
Index of Public Integrity 2021
Overall Score:
7,22 out of 10
Rank:
39 out of 116
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
UN
OECD
G20
FATF
BRICS
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.
South Africa
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2004.
  • The review under the second 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 2007.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 3 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
  • Member of the FATF since 2003.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
BRICS
  • BRICS Member since 2011.
  • BRICS Presidency is scheduled for 2023.
Main Legislation
Iceland

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

South Africa

  1. Public Service Act 103 of 1994, (English);

  2. Protected Disclosures Act 26 of 2000, (English);

  3. Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act 12 of 2004, (English);

  4. Public Service Amendment Act 30 of 2007, (English);

  5. Code of Ethical Conduct and Disclosure of Members’ Interests for Assembly and Permanent Council Members, (English).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Iceland

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

South Africa

  1. Investigating Directorate, (English);

  2. Public Service Commission, (English);

  3. Special Investigating Unit, (English);

  4. Special Tribunal, (English).

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