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Yeah but the US and India, which the OP is comparing were both part of the British Empire.

Indeed former British holdings span all extremes of corruption from the Sudan to New Zealand and every flavor in between.

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It's helpful to remember that the British took very different methods of governance among different colonies at different times. They very much used different means depending upon the local situation and what they were trying to get out of a colony. Also colonies that were populated by British people (US, Canada, etc.) have a very different cultural and social heritage than the colonies where Britain showed up in a pre-existing society with established norms.

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