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Comparison of countries
Iceland
Sweden
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:
85 out of 100
Rank:
3 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2020
Rank:
64 out of 133
The Rule of Law Index 2020
Overall Score:
0,86 out of 1
Rank:
4 out of 128
Open Budget 2019
Overall Score:
86 out of 100
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
101 out of 150
Rank:
40 out of 128
Index of Public Integrity 2019
Overall Score:
8,95 out of 10
Rank:
8 out of 117
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
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.
Sweden
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was accepted in 2007.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here. The self-assessment checklist under the second cycle 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 ratified in 2004.
  • 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 1999.
  • 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 1990.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations 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), (English);

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

Sweden

  1. Criminal Code, Chapter 10 and Chapter 17, Part 8
    (Brottsbalk: kap. 10, kap. 17, § 8), (Sweden/English);

  2. Public Employment Act
    (Lag om offentlig anställning), (Swedish/English);

  3. Common Basic Values for Central Government Employees – Fundamental Legal Principles
    (Den gemensamma värdegrunden för de statsanställda - grundläggande rättsliga principer), (Swedish);

  4. Common Basic Values for Central Government Employees – A Summary
    (Introduktion till den gemensamma värdegrunden för de statsanställda), (Swedish/English).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Sweden
  1. National Anti-Corruption Unit, Swedish Prosecution Authority
    (Riksenheten mot korruption), (Swedish/English);
  2. National Anti-Corruption Group, Swedish Police
    (Nationella anti-korruptionsgruppen, Svensk Polis), (Swedish);
  3. Anti-Corruption Network
    (Myndighetsnätverket mot korruption), (Swedish).

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