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Comparison of countries
Guatemala
Switzerland
Indices
Overall Score:
25 out of 100
Rank:
146 out of 180
Overall Score:
2,86 out of 10
Rank:
45 out of 141
Overall Score:
64 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,44 out of 1
Rank:
107 out of 142
Overall Score:
92 out of 150
Rank:
59 out of 140
Overall Score:
5,38 out of 10
Rank:
78 out of 119
Overall Score:
81 out of 100
Rank:
5 out of 180
Rank:
2 out of 141
Overall Score:
77 out of 150
Rank:
87 out of 140
Overall Score:
8,58 out of 10
Rank:
9 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
OAS
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
Guatemala
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2001.
Switzerland
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2009.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • GRECO’s member since 2006.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption is not ratified.
  • The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 2000.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • Member of the FATF since 1990.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
Main Legislation
Guatemala

1. Penal Code: Articles 358, 418, 439-444 (unofficial source)
(Código Penal: Artículos 358, 418, 439-444), (Spanish);

2. Law on Civil Service: Articles 64-66, 74
(Ley de Servicio Civil: Artículos 64-66, 74), (Spanish);

3. Law on Probity and Responsibilities of Public Officials and Civil Servants (unofficial source)
(Ley De Probidad Y Responsabilidades De Funcionarios Y Empleados Publicos), (Spanish);

4. Law against Corruption (unofficial source)
(Ley Contra la Corrupción), (Spanish).

Switzerland
  1. Swiss Criminal Code: Articles 281, 312, 314, 322ter-322 novies, (German/French/Italian/English).
Anti-Corruption Bodies
Guatemala

1. National Anti-Corruption Commission
(Comisión Nacional contra la Corrupción), (Spanish);

2. Public Prosecutor's Office (site created but currently unavailable)
(Ministerio Público), (Spanish);

3. Special Prosecutor's Office against Impunity
(Fiscalía Especial contra la Impunidad), (Spanish).

Switzerland
  1. Attorney General of Switzerland
    (Ministère public de la Confédération), (German/French/Italian/English);

  2. Interdepartmental Working Group on Combating Corruption
    (Groupe de travail interdépartemental pour la lutte contre la corruption), (German/French/Italian/English).

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