Support the project
РУС
ENG
Anti-Corruption Portal
Support the project
Comparison of countries
Costa Rica
Georgia
Indices
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
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2024
Overall Score:
53 out of 100
Rank:
53 out of 180
Open Budget 2023
Overall Score:
87 out of 100
The Rule of Law Index 2024
Overall Score:
0,60 out of 1
Rank:
49 out of 142
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
93 out of 150
Rank:
54 out of 140
Index of Public Integrity 2024
Overall Score:
7,56 out of 10
Rank:
29 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
OECD
OAS
UN
GRECO
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.
Georgia
The United Nations (UN)
  • Accessed the UN Convention against Corruption in 2008.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
  • GRECO’s member since 1999.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2008.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2003.
  • The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA)
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2015.
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).

Georgia

  1. Criminal Code: Articles 203, 220, 221, 332, 337-340, Articles 1071-1077 – Criminal Liability of Legal Persons 
    (საქართველოს სისხლის სამართლის კოდექსი: მუხლი 203, 220, 221, 332, 337-340, მუხლი 1071-1077 – იურიდიული პირის სისხლისსამართლებრივი პასუხისმგებლობა), (Georgian/Russian/English);

  2. Law of Georgia on Combating Corruption
    (კორუფციის წინააღმდეგ ბრძოლის შესახებ), (Georgian/Russian/English);

  3. Law of Georgia on Public Service
    (საჯარო სამსახურის შესახებ), (Georgian/Russian/English);

  4. Decree of the Government of Georgia on the Definition of General Rules of Ethics and Conduct in State Bodies
    (საჯარო დაწესებულებაში ეთიკისა და ქცევის ზოგადი წესების განსაზღვრის შესახებ), (Georgian).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Costa Rica

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

 
Georgia

  1. Anti-Corruption Council of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia
    (ანტიკორუფციული საბჭო), (Georgian);

  2. Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia
    (ფინანსთა სამინისტროს საგამოძიებო სამსახური), (Georgian/English);

  3. Anti-Corruption Agency, State Security Service of Georgia (site created but currently unavailable)
    (სახელმწიფო უსაფრთხოების სამსახურის ანტიკორუფციულმა სააგენტომ), (Georgian/English);

  4. Civil Service Bureau
    (საჯარო სამსახურის ბიურო), (Georgian/English);

  5. Anti-Corruption Bureau
    (ანტიკორუფციული ბიურო), (Georgian/English).

Support the project