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Cult45's phone calls to Ukraine are not about some valiant effort to help them drain their swamp.

Would anyone saying POTUS held up aide to Ukraine due to “corruption” like the names of at least 10 countries we provide more funds to that are more corrupt? That’s pretty easy to do.

— Mark Hertling (@MarkHertling) September 25, 2019

Here's that list (low score wins - like golf):

The top 25 most corrupt countries according to the CPI are:

1. Somalia (Corruption Perception Index Score: 9) 
2. South Sudan (Corruption Perception Index Score: 12) 
3. Syria (Corruption Perception Index Score: 14) 
4. Afghanistan (Corruption Perception Index Score: 15) 
5. Yemen (Corruption Perception Index Score: 16) 
6. Sudan (Corruption Perception Index Score: 16) 
7. Libya (Corruption Perception Index Score: 17) 
8. North Korea (Corruption Perception Index Score: 17) 
9. Venezuela (Corruption Perception Index Score: 18) 
10. Iraq (Corruption Perception Index Score: 18) 
11. Turkmenistan (Corruption Perception Index Score: 19) 
12. Angola (Corruption Perception Index Score: 19) 
13. Eritrea (Corruption Perception Index Score: 20) 
14. Chad (Corruption Perception Index Score: 20) 
15. Tajikistan (Corruption Perception Index Score: 21) 
16. Republic of Congo (Corruption Perception Index Score: 21) 
17. Democratic Republic of Congo (Corruption Perception Index Score: 21) 
18. Cambodia (Corruption Perception Index Score: 21) 
19. Zimbabwe (Corruption Perception Index Score: 22) 
20. Haiti (Corruption Perception Index Score: 22) 
21. Burundi (Corruption Perception Index Score: 22) 
22. Central African Republic (Corruption Perception Index Score: 23) 
23. Madagascar (Corruption Perception Index Score: 24) 
24. Guinea-Bissau (Corruption Perception Index Score: 27) 
25. Equatorial Guinea (Corruption Perception Index Score: 27)

However, there are other surveys available that provide different rankings. The 2018 Best Countries rankings from U.S. News and World Report takes a look at survey data from over 21,000 citizens. Eighty countries are featured on this list. This survey shows that Nigeria is seen as the most corrupt nation. Colombia and Pakistan round out the top three.

The top 10 most corrupt nations according to the 2018 U.S. News and World Report rankings are:

1. Nigeria
2. Colombia
3. Pakistan
4. Iran
5. Mexico
6. Ghana
7. Angola
8. Russia
9. Kenya
10. Guatemala