These are the 11 richest countries with the biggest organised crime problems
10. Greece — The country's huge shipping industry and proximity to Asia creates opportunities for smuggling, and it ranks 52nd.
11. Japan — despite their famous Yakuza gangs, Japan only just sneaks onto our list, coming in 57th place. The group is known as one of the biggest single organised crime syndicates in the world.
9. France — in 60th place, France ranks worse than other large EU countries like Spain, the UK and Germany. Its Corsican mafia was once heavily involved in the trafficking of heroin into the United States, referred to as "the French Connection."
7. USA — Despite its wealth, the United States is placed roughly in the middle of the global rankings for organised crime, in 62nd place.
6. Turkey — As a gateway into Europe, Turkey is a predictable route for drug trafficking from the east, which the Turkish mafia takes advantage of. Turkish organised criminals also have a presence in London and the country takes 69th place.
5. Slovak Republic — Slovakia is the second-worst ranked country in Europe for organised crime. Three lists of organised crime associates and groups have been leaked in the country. It sits in 70th place, exactly half way down the ranks.
4. Israel — Israel saw a spike in mafia activity from Russia as it encouraged the immigration of Jews after the fall of the Soviet Union. Important figures like Zeev Rosenstein and Itzhak Abergil have been extradited to the US.
8. Hungary — Like many other countries under former communist systems, Hungary experienced a surge in organised crime in the 1990s, as gangs sought to capitalise on the lack of order and the sudden emergence of massive commercial activity.
3. South Korea — Gangs known as "Kkangpae" operate in South Korea. Like Japan's Yakuza, they also often have tattoos that identify their affiliation. Korea sits in 83rd place on the rankings.
2. Italy — Italy, the symbolic home of the Mafia, is by far the worst-ranking EU country for organised crime, coming in 130th place of 144, 70 places worse than France.
1. Mexico — the extremely powerful and violent cartels in Mexico have brought the country to the edge of civil war, and the only four countries in the world come ahead of them for the prevalence? of organised crime, despite the country's OECD membership.
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