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Comparison of countries
Costa Rica
Sri Lanka
Indices
Overall Score:
58 out of 100
Rank:
42 out of 180
Overall Score:
6,76 out of 10
Rank:
105 out of 141
Overall Score:
61 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,68 out of 1
Rank:
29 out of 142
Overall Score:
71 out of 150
Rank:
102 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,51 out of 10
Rank:
30 out of 119
Overall Score:
32 out of 100
Rank:
121 out of 180
Rank:
50 out of 141
Overall Score:
37 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,51 out of 1
Rank:
75 out of 142
Overall Score:
131 out of 150
Rank:
4 out of 140
Overall Score:
5,01 out of 10
Rank:
86 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
OECD
OAS
UN
Costa Rica
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 1997.
Sri Lanka
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2004.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
Main Legislation
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).

Sri Lanka
  1. Penal Code: Articles 158-161 (unofficial source), (English);
  2. Declaration of Assets and Liabilities Law, (English);
  3. Anti-Corruption Act No. 9 of 2023, (English);
  4. Integrity Handbook, (English);
  5. Handbook on Gift Rules, (English);
  6. Handbook of Conflict of Interest, (English);
  7. Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption Circular No. 01/2024 «Declaration of Assets and Liabilities in terms of Anti-Corruption Act No. 9 of 2023», (English).
Anti-Corruption Bodies
Costa Rica
  1. General Prosecutor’s Office of Costa Rica
    (Procuraduría General de la República de Costa Rica), (Spanish).

 
Sri Lanka
  1. Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, (English);
  2. Permanent High Court at Bar, (no official website).
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