HSE University Anti-Corruption Portal
Comparison of countries
Nicaragua
Sweden
Indices
Overall Score:
17 out of 100
Rank:
172 out of 180
Overall Score:
0,36 out of 1
Rank:
133 out of 140
Overall Score:
42 out of 100
Overall Score:
111 out of 150
Rank:
24 out of 140
Overall Score:
4,43 out of 10
Rank:
96 out of 119
Overall Score:
82 out of 100
Rank:
6 out of 180
Rank:
67 out of 141
Overall Score:
85 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,85 out of 1
Rank:
4 out of 142
Overall Score:
101 out of 150
Rank:
40 out of 140
Overall Score:
8,52 out of 10
Rank:
10 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
OAS
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
Nicaragua
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 1999.
Sweden
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was accepted in 2007.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Member of the FATF since 1990.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
Main Legislation
Nicaragua

1. Constitution: Article 130
(Constitución: Artículo 130), (Spanish), (English);

2. Criminal Code: Articles 281, 282, 445-450, 452, 453, 454, 456-459
(Código Penal: Artículos 281, 282, 445-450, 452, 453, 454, 456-459), (Spanish);

3. Civil Service Probity Law
(Ley de Probidad de Los Servidores Públicos), (Spanish);

4. Law on Amendments to Law No. 735, Law on the Prevention, Investigation and Prosecution of Organised Crime and on the Administration of Seized, Confiscated and Abandoned Assets
(Ley de Reforma a la Ley N°. 735, Ley de Prevención, Investigación y Persecución del Crimen Organizado y de la Administración de los Bienes Incautados, Decomisados y Abandonados), (Spanish);

5. Code of Ethical Conduct for Civil Servants in the Executive Branch of Government
(Código de Conducta Ética de los Servidores Públicos del Poder Ejecutivo), (Spanish).

Sweden
  1. Criminal Code: Chapter 10 § 5a-6
    (Brottsbalk: kap. 10 § 5a-6), (Sweden/English);

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

  3. Whistleblower Protection Act
    (Lag (2021:890) om skydd för personer som rapporterar om missförhållanden)(Swedish);

  4. Common Basic Values for Central Government Employees – Fundamental Legal Principles
    (Den statliga värdegrunden – gemensamma principer för en god förvaltning), (Swedish).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Nicaragua

1. Attorney General of the Republic
(Fiscal General de la República), (Spanish).

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

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