The Nordic countries led by Denmark and Finland are the world's least corrupt, according to a latest survey done by the NGO Transparency International .
The Corruption Perceptions Index 2015, released on Wednesday, weighs graft in 168 countries. This year Finland ranks just behind Denmark as the world's second-leastcorrupt. 
Two thirds of the states included garnered less than 50 points, with the direst situations in Somalia, Afghanistan and North Korea.
Transparency International (TI) says that while the Nordic countries fare
well in the survey, some of their overseas business operations may be dodgy.
well in the survey, some of their overseas business operations may be dodgy.
The 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index clearly shows that corruption remains a blight around the world," said Transparency head Jose Ugaz. "But 2015 was also a year when people again took to the streets to protest corruption -- people across the globe sent a strong signal to those in power: it is time to tackle grand corruption."
Overall, two-thirds of the 168 countries studied scored below 50 and the global average was 43.
Still, Transparency said it was a good sign that 64 countries improved their score while only 53 declined. The rest were unchanged.
Below are the five least and five most corrupt countries, according to Transparency International:
Least corrupt 1. Denmark, 2. Finland, 3. Sweden ,4. New Zealand ,5. Netherlands
Most corrupt 163. South Sudan (tied with Angola),
165. Sudan,166.Afghanistan167. Somalia (tied)167. North Korea (tied)
YLE FINLAND
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