Surprise: Countries that don't recognize Israel are mostly corrupt

There are 36 countries in the world whose governments refuse to have relations with Israel, and I'm sure you'll all be shocked to learn that on a scale of 1-10, with 1 being most corrupt and 10 being cleanest, those 36 countries have an average Corruption Perceptions Index of 3.16. As it happens, the countries that refuse to have diplomatic relations with Israel are, by and large, among the most