UK is more corrupt than Qatar.

The 2010 International Corruption Index, a controversial assessment of perceived levels of corruption placed UK in 20th position below Qatar, a gas/oil export country.  This is a step down from the UK's 2009 result.

The Top 50 least corrupt countries.

 International World Corruption Index TOP 50

Country Rank	Country / Territory	CPI 2010 Score	CPI 2009 Score	CPI 2008 Score
SOURCE: CPI FULL LIST.
1	Denmark	9.3	9.3	9.3
1	New Zealand	9.3	9.4	9.3
1	Singapore	9.3	9.2	9.2
4	Finland	9.2	8.9	9
4	Sweden	9.2	9.2	9.3
6	Canada	8.9	8.7	8.7
7	Netherlands	8.8	8.9	8.9
8	Australia	8.7	8.7	8.7
8	Switzerland	8.7	9	9
10	Norway	8.6	8.6	7.9
11	Iceland	8.5	8.7	8.9
11	Luxembourg	8.5	8.2	8.3
13	Hong Kong	8.4	8.2	8.1
14	Ireland	8	8	7.7
15	Austria	7.9	7.9	8.1
15	Germany	7.9	8	7.9
17	Barbados	7.8	7.4	7
17	Japan	7.8	7.7	7.3
19	Qatar	7.7	7	6.5
20	United Kingdom	7.6	7.7	7.7
21	Chile	7.2	6.7	6.9
22	Belgium	7.1	7.1	7.3
22	United States	7.1	7.5	7.3
24	Uruguay	6.9	6.7	6.9
25	France	6.8	6.9	6.9
26	Estonia	6.5	6.6	6.6
27	Slovenia	6.4	6.6	6.7
28	Cyprus	6.3	6.6	6.4
28	United Arab Emirates	6.3	6.5	5.9
30	Israel	6.1	6.1	6
30	Spain	6.1	6.1	6.5
32	Portugal	6	5.8	6.1
33	Botswana	5.8	5.6	5.8
33	Puerto Rico	5.8	5.8	5.8
33	Taiwan	5.8	5.6	5.7
36	Bhutan	5.7	5	5.2
37	Malta	5.6	5.2	5.8
38	Brunei	5.5	5.5	0
39	Korea (South)	5.4	5.5	5.6
39	Mauritius	5.4	5.4	5.5
41	Costa Rica	5.3	5.3	5.1
41	Oman	5.3	5.5	5.5
41	Poland	5.3	5	4.6
44	Dominica	5.2	5.9	6
45	Cape Verde	5.1	5.1	5.1
46	Lithuania	5	4.9	4.6
46	Macau	5	5.3	5.4
48	Bahrain	4.9	5.1	5.4
49	Seychelles	4.8	4.8	4.8
50	Hungary	4.7	5.1	5.1
50	Jordan	4.7	5	5.1