There's probably corruption everywhere. There's corruption in both developed and underdeveloped nations. It's just that in most underdeveloped nations corruption is so rampant that what goes into public services is what little left after every politician fills his/her pocket.
Yes but also no, you understand it wrongly. If there are 10 thieves and there is a $100 budget, they may steal $90 or even $99 because each gets a small portion. If there are 10 thieves and there is a $100 000 budget, they may steal only 10% and be satisfied from this single plunder. In the second case even if they stole only 10% compared to 99% in the first case, each thief gets 100 times more money!
Corruption is rampant in developed nations, but there are 2 key differences. First is that it is much smarter, involving NGOs, kickbacks, board membership and other deals. Second is that there is a much larger pile of money from which you can steal. As I have demonstrated 2 cases, the theft will be much more obvious in the first one than in the second one. Sure there is probably a bit more corruption and stealing in undeveloped countries, but this is not a primary factor it is more secondary.
No, it's not the government; it's the people. The government can only be as good as the people. The government is a reflection of the people. It doesn't have a soul of its own. It's the people that form the government.
I am not sure that I can agree with this. Maybe a majority of the people in a country? I am not sure even about that. The most consistent complaint that I hear about governments everywhere is corruption.