India "Climbs" to 91st in Corruption Rankings – Still a Filthy Cesspool of Bribery and Danger
India just "improved" five measly spots to 91st out of 182 countries on the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index — a pathetic one-point bump that changes nothing in a nation where bribes grease every wheel, journalists get slaughtered for exposing scams, and public fury boils over unaccountable leaders. Transparency International's latest damning report lays bare the ugly reality: corruption is rotting the world, with two-thirds of countries scoring below 50, and india remains firmly mired in the sewer — dangerous, stagnant, and deadly. This isn't progress. This is a wake-up call wrapped in failure.
- The "climb" is pure delusion
India scraped up one pathetic point and five meaningless ranks to land at 91st with a score of just 39 out of 100. Out of 182 nations. That's not victory — that's lingering in the global corruption gutter while denmark lords it at 89 points and singapore breathes clean air. One point? That's the difference between "hopelessly corrupt" and "still hopelessly corrupt." - Asia Pacific's slow-motion collapse
The report slams the entire region for sluggish anti-corruption efforts, while citizens erupted in rage last year. india isn't leading the charge — it's dragging its feet, letting graft fester as public anger explodes over leaders who pocket power and money while hospitals crumble and flood defenses stay unbuilt. - Journalists pay with their lives
Transparency international calls out india as one of the deadliest places for reporters daring to uncover corruption. Since 2012, 829 journalists have been murdered worldwide — over 90% in countries scoring under 50, with india (39) right alongside Brazil, Mexico, and Pakistan. Speak truth to power here? Prepare for a coffin. That's the real cost of India's corruption rank. - Global average hits rock bottom
The world's corruption score sank to a new low of 42, with most nations wallowing below 50. While 31 countries actually cleaned house since 2012, the rest — including india — stagnated or slid deeper into the muck. Young dreams crushed, hospitals underfunded, infrastructure ignored — all because leaders choose theft over accountability. - Even "clean" democracies are rotting
The US tumbled to 29th, the UK to 20th, and new zealand slipped too. Established powers are backsliding on checks, balances, and civic space — silencing NGOs, journalists, and citizens. If the supposed beacons are dimming, what hope for nations like india still drowning in systemic sleaze? - Top dogs vs. bottom feeders
Denmark, Finland, and singapore hold the crown with near-perfect scores, proving clean governance is possible. At the opposite end, south sudan and somalia are scraping nine points, and venezuela is close behind. india at 91st isn't rock bottom — but it's nowhere near the light, trapped in a mid-tier hell where corruption kills slowly and surely. - Protests scream what rankings whisper
Anti-government fury swept the globe because people are sick of unaccountable elites. Transparency international warns leaders must tackle power abuses, democratic erosion, and attacks on civil society — or watch corruption devour everything. India's tiny rank bump? A band-aid on a gaping, infected wound. - The price ordinary people pay
Corruption isn't abstract — it's underfunded hospitals letting patients die, nonexistent flood walls dooming communities, and crushed aspirations for an entire generation. India's 91st place isn't a celebration; it's an indictment. Until real reform hits, the bribes, the threats, and the bodies will keep piling up.