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Comparison of countries
Iceland
Switzerland
Indices
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2024
Overall Score:
77 out of 100
Rank:
10 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2022
Rank:
126 out of 141
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
64 out of 150
Rank:
115 out of 140
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2024
Overall Score:
81 out of 100
Rank:
5 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2022
Rank:
2 out of 141
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
77 out of 150
Rank:
87 out of 140
Index of Public Integrity 2024
Overall Score:
8,58 out of 10
Rank:
9 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
Iceland
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was accessed in 2011.
  • 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 1999.
  • 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 not ratified.
  • 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 1992.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
Switzerland
The United Nations (UN)
  • 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.
Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
  • 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.
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 2000.
  • 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 1990.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
Main Legislation
Iceland

  1. General Penal Code of 1940 No.19: Articles 109, 128, 129, 134, 264, 264a
    (№19/1940, Almenn hegningarlög: greinar 109, 128, 129, 134, 264, 264a), (Icelandic);

  2. Act on the Protection of Whistleblowers
    (Lög um vernd uppljóstrara), (Icelandic);

  3. Code of Conduct for Government Officials
    (Siðareglur fyrir starfsfólk Stjórnarráðs Íslands), (Icelandic).

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

1. Office of the Attorney General
(Ríkissaksóknari), (Icelandic/English).

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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