Axios Visuals The United States was perceived as the most corrupt it's been since 2012 in a watchdog group's annual index of nations around the globe. The big picture: The U.S. received its lowest ever Corruption Perceptions Index score since Transparency International's current scale was established in 2012,

The Index ranks 180 nations according to their measurements on a scale from one (most corrupt) to 100 (least corrupt). The initiative, hosted by Transparency International, produces an invaluable yearly report explaining its findings.