France
# of Billionaires: >40
Corruption Index Score: 70
Campaign Finance Laws: http://www.oldsite.idea.int/political-finance/country.cfm?id=53
Top 5 Billionaires:
- Bernard Arnault
- Francoise Bettencourt Meyers
- Francois Pinault
- Alain Wertheimer
- Gerard Wertheimer
https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/;#version:realtime_country:France
Germany
# of Billionaires: >100
Corruption Index Score: 81
Campaign Finance Laws: http://www.oldsite.idea.int/political-finance/country.cfm?id=61
Top 5 Billionaires:
- Beate Heister & Karl Albrecht Jr.
- Dieter Schwarz
- Susanne Klatten
- Stefan Quandt
- Klaus-Michael Kuehne
https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/;#version:realtime_country:Germany
Italy
# of Billionaires: >30
Corruption Index Score: 44
Campaign Finance Laws: http://www.oldsite.idea.int/political-finance/country.cfm?id=110
Top 5 Billionaires:
- Leonardo Del Vecchio
- Giovanni Ferrero
- Giorgio Armani
- Stefano Pessina
- Massimiliana Landini Aleotti
https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/;#version:realtime_country:Italy
Russia
# of Billionaires: >75
Corruption Index Score: 29
Campaign Finance Laws: http://www.oldsite.idea.int/political-finance/country.cfm?id=191
Top 5 Billionaires:
- Leonid Mikhelson
- Vagit Alekperov
- Vladimir Potanin
- Gennady Timchenko
- Vladimir Lisin
https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/;#version:realtime_country:Russia
Spain
# of Billionaires: >20
Corruption Index Score: 58
Campaign Finance Laws: http://www.oldsite.idea.int/political-finance/country.cfm?id=72
Top 5 Billionaires:
- Amancio Ortega
- Sandra Ortega Mera
- Rafael Del Pino y Calvo Sotelo
- Miguel Fluxa Rossello
- Juan Roig
https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/;#version:realtime_country:Spain
Sweden
# of Billionaires: >30
Corruption Index Score: 89
Campaign Finance Laws: http://www.oldsite.idea.int/political-finance/country.cfm?id=197
Top 5 Billionaires:
- Stefan Persson
- Jorn Rausing
- Finn Rausing
- Kirsten Rausing
- Frederik Paulsen
https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/;#version:realtime_country:Sweden
Switzerland
# of Billionaires: >30
Corruption Index Level: 7
Campaign Finance Laws: http://www.oldsite.idea.int/political-finance/country.cfm?id=15
Top 5 Billionaires:
- Gianluigi and Rafaela Aponte
- Ernesto Bertarelli
- Hansjoerg Wyss
- Margarita Louis-Dreyfus
- Magdalena Martullo-Blocher
https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/;#version:realtime_country:Switzerland
Ukraine# of Billionaires: <10
Corruption Index Score:30/100
Campaign Finance Laws: USAID Report
Top 6 Billionaires:
1. Rinat Akhmetov
2. Victor Pinchuk
3. Yuriy Kosiuk
5. Kostyantic Zhevago
https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/;#version:realtime_country:Ukraine
With four out of six Ukrainian billionaires involved in politics and holding major positions in government, and with similar proportions among the centi-millionaires, we can observe a trend within Ukrainian wealthy men: they like getting involved in politics. All of the billionaires on the given list established their most profitable businesses after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Furthermore, five out of the six billionaires has faced corruption and bribery accusations.
Further Reading:
Oligarchs After The Maidan: The Old System In A ‘New’ Ukraine
Contradictions of the Ruling Class in Ukraine
4 Ukrainian Oligarchs You Should Know About
United Kingdom
# of Billionaires: <50
Corruption Index Score: 81
Campaign Finance Laws: http://www.oldsite.idea.int/political-finance/country.cfm?id=77
Top 5 Billionaires:
- Hinduja Family
- James Ratcliffe
- Denise Coates
- Michael Platt
- Ian and Richard Livingstone
https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/;#version:realtime_country:United%20Kingdom