Sentence examples for cleanest countries from inspiring English sources

But even the cleanest countries are not corruption free, new research from Transparency International shows.

The "cleanest" countries, though not perfect, were Australia, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria and Canada.

They also stated that the world's "cleanest" countries included Switzerland, Singapore, the UK and the US.

In Transparency's newly published 2012 index, Denmark, Finland and New Zealand tied for first as the cleanest countries.

Meanwhile, some of the world's poorer states do comparatively well: Botswana, Bhutan, Cape Verde, and Rwanda all appear among the 50 "cleanest" countries.

Authorities are often alerted by firms themselves: those that co-operate quickly are often treated leniently.Nevertheless, the cleanest countries tend to be rich, and the dirtiest poor.

That has been the secret of success in Estonia, probably the cleanest country in the region.

Finland is ranked as the cleanest country, with Denmark and Sweden close behind.

Uruguay lost just 0.03% of its GDP, costing it $17m, but Iceland – with only 400,000 people, little industry and costs of just $3m – emerged as the cleanest country in the world overall.

Despite Ghana's bouncy growth, vast ranks of the young have no jobs.Ghana does surprisingly well in the latest corruption-perceptions index of Transparency International, a Berlin-based watchdog, which reckons it is Africa's seventh-cleanest country.

Sikkim in northern India – the country's cleanest state – topped the best regions list for "setting new benchmarks for responsible travel in the country", while the Kimberley, Western Australia, is described as the one of the most starkly beautiful places in the world.