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Comparison of countries
Norway
Belarus
Indices
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2024
Overall Score:
81 out of 100
Rank:
5 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2022
Rank:
48 out of 141
Open Budget 2023
Overall Score:
80 out of 100
The Rule of Law Index 2024
Overall Score:
0,89 out of 1
Rank:
2 out of 142
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
77 out of 150
Rank:
86 out of 140
Index of Public Integrity 2024
Overall Score:
9,26 out of 10
Rank:
2 out of 119
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2024
Overall Score:
33 out of 100
Rank:
114 out of 180
The Rule of Law Index 2024
Overall Score:
0,45 out of 1
Rank:
105 out of 142
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
38 out of 150
Rank:
137 out of 140
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
UN
GRECO
BRICS
Norway
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report 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 2004.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2008.
  • 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 1991.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
Belarus
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2005.
  • 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 2011 (membership ceased from May 1, 2024 following the denunciation of the Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption and the Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption).
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2007 and was denounced on January 18, 2024.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2006 and was denounced on January 18, 2024.
  • The fourth evaluation round is completed. The status of the evaluation report is confidential. The summary is available here.
BRICS
  • BRICS Member since 2024.
Main Legislation
Norway
  1. Penal Code: Chapter 4 – Penalties on Bodies Corporate, Articles 173, 330, 331, 387-389
    (Lov om straff (Straffeloven): Kapittel 4 – Foretaksstraff, § 173, 330, 331, 387-389), (Norwegian);
  2. Law on Restrictions on Employment after Leaving the Public Sector
    (Lov om informasjonsplikt, karantene og saksforbud for politikere, embetsmenn og statsansatte (karanteneloven)​), (Norwegian);
  3. Law on Civil Servants
    (Lov om statens ansatte mv. (statsansatteloven)​), (Norwegian);
  4. Government's Personnel Handbook
    (Statens personalhåndbok​), (Norwegian).
Belarus
  1. Criminal Code: Articles 235, 252, 253, 396, 424, 429-433
    (Уголовный кодекс: статьи 235, 252, 253, 396, 424, 429-433​), (Russian);
  2. Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus: Article 24.59
    (Кодекс Республики Беларусь об административных правонарушениях: статья 24.59​), (Russian);
  3. Law of the Republic of Belarus of July 15, 2015 No. 305-3 «On Combating Corruption»
    (Закон Республики Беларусь «О борьбе с коррупцией» от 15 июля 2015 года № 305-3), (Russian);
  4. Law of the Republic of Belarus of June 1, 2022 No. 175-З «On Civil Service»
    (Закон Республики Беларусь от 1 июня 2022 г. № 175-З «О государственной службе»), (Russian);
  5. Decree of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus of September 12, 2019 No. 619 «On Award and Other Compensations to Natural Persons Facilitating the Detection of Corruption»
    (Постановление Совета Министров Республики Беларусь от 5 февраля 2016 года № 101 «О выплате вознаграждения и других выплат физическому лицу, способствующему выявлению коррупции»), (Russian).
Anti-Corruption Bodies
Norway

  1. National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime
    (Den sentrale enhet for etterforskning og påtale av økonomisk kriminalitet og miljøkriminalitet), (Norwegian/English).

Belarus
  1. General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Belarus (site created but currently unavailable), (Russian/English).
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