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Comparison of countries
Malta
Costa Rica
Indices
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2024
Overall Score:
46 out of 100
Rank:
65 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2022
Rank:
38 out of 141
The Rule of Law Index 2024
Overall Score:
0,67 out of 1
Rank:
30 out of 142
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
78 out of 150
Rank:
83 out of 140
Index of Public Integrity 2024
Overall Score:
7,26 out of 10
Rank:
38 out of 119
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2024
Overall Score:
58 out of 100
Rank:
42 out of 180
Capacity to Combat Corruption Index 2023
Overall Score:
6,76 out of 10
Financial Secrecy Index 2022
Rank:
105 out of 141
Open Budget 2023
Overall Score:
61 out of 100
The Rule of Law Index 2024
Overall Score:
0,68 out of 1
Rank:
29 out of 142
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
71 out of 150
Rank:
102 out of 140
Index of Public Integrity 2024
Overall Score:
7,51 out of 10
Rank:
30 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
UN
OECD
OAS
Malta
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2008.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
  • GRECO’s member since 2001.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2003.
  • 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.
Costa Rica
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2007.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary 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 2017.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 2 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
Organization of American States (OAS)
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 1997.
Main Legislation
Malta

  1. Criminal Code: Articles 115-121A, 121C, 121D, 124-126, (Maltese/English);

  2. Permanent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988, (Maltese/English);

  3. Public Administration Act 2019, along with Code of Ethics, (Maltese/English);

  4. Protection of the Whistleblower Act 2013, (Maltese/English);

  5. Code of Principles of Good Corporate Governance for Listed Entities, (English).

 
Costa Rica

  1. Criminal Code: Articles 324, 338, 347-355
    (Ley 4573, Código Penal: Artículos 324, 338, 347-355), (Spanish);

  2. Law No. 8422 «On Countering Corruption and Illicit Enrichment in Civil Service»
    (Ley 8422 contra la corrupción y el enriquecimeinto ilícito en la función pública), (Spanish);

  3. Law No. 9699 «On Liability of Legal Persons for Bribery, Transnational Bribery and other Crimes»
    (Ley 9699 Responsabilidad de las personas jurídicas sobre cohechos domésticos, soborno transnacional y otros delitos), (Spanish);

  4. Law No. 10437 «On Protecting of Whistleblowers and Witnesses of Corruption against Retaliation in the Workplace»
    (Ley 10437 de protección de las personas denunciantes y testigos de actos de corrupción contra represalias laborales), (Spanish).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Malta

  1. Permanent Commission against Corruption of Malta, (Maltese/English).

Costa Rica

  1. General Prosecutor’s Office of Costa Rica
    (Procuraduría General de la República de Costa Rica), (Spanish).

 
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