The latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) published on Tuesday has ranked Nigeria as the 36th most corrupt country in the world alongside Uganda, Mexico, Madagascar, Iraq, and Cameroon with a total score of 26 points each.
The index, annually compiled by Transparency International, a global coalition against corruption, shows that Nigeria scored 26 points in the corruption score, 17 points below the global average.
The report also showed that Nigeria has improved only by one point since 2023.
Transparency International revealed in its corruption perceptions index for 2024, disclosing that South Sudan, Somalia and Venezuela were the most corrupt countries in the world.
According to the list, Denmark was the least corrupt country in the world with 90 points, Finland, second with 88 points, and Singapore was third with 84 points.
No African nation appeared in the top 10 cleanest countries, which were all European countries, although Cape Verde ranked as the least corrupt African country at 35th place with 62 points.
Citing the basis of the selection and result, the chair of Transparency International, Francois Valeria, said, “The 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) shows that corruption is a dangerous problem in every part of the world, but change for the better is happening in many countries.
The CPI “measures how corrupt each country’s public sector is perceived to be” relying on information from experts and business people.
The index ranks countries on a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 signifies highly corrupt and 100 represents an uncorrupted public sector.
“More than two-thirds of countries score below 50 on this year’s CPI, with an average score of just 43,” the index states.
“While 32 countries have significantly reduced their corruption levels since 2012, there’s still a huge amount of work to be done as 148 countries have stayed stagnant or got worse during the same period.”
Nigeria’s ranking is based on data assessing bribery, diversion of public funds, abuse of office for personal gain without consequences and the government’s effectiveness in curbing corruption. It also considers nepotistic appointments in the civil service, state capture by vested interests and access to public information.
Historical data from the CPI shows Nigeria ranked 146th with a score of 26 in 2019, 149th (25) in 2020, 154th (24) in 2021, 150th (24) in 2022 and 145th (25) in 2023.
This index showed that Nigeria has consistently failed to keep a clean corruption sheet in the last five years.
Meanwhile, African countries like Rwanda, Ghana, Burkina Faso, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and The Gambia rank ahead of Nigeria in the Corruption Perceptions Index.
Nigeria is only ranked ahead of Uganda, Mozambique, the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia and South Sudan in Africa.
Score Country Rank
90Denmark1
88Finland2
84Singapore3
83New Zealand4
81Luxembourg5
81Norway5
81Switzerland5
80Sweden8
78Netherlands9
77Australia10
77Iceland10
77Ireland10
76Estonia13
76Uruguay13
75Canada15
75Germany15
74Hong Kong17
72Bhutan18
72Seychelles18
71Japan20
71United Kingdom20
69Belgium22
68Barbados23
68United Arab Emirates23
67Austria25
67France25
67Taiwan25
65Bahamas28
65United States of America28
64Israel30
64South Korea30
63Chile32
63Lithuania32
63Saint Vincent and the Grenadines32
62Cabo Verde35
25Kyrgyzstan146
25Mozambique146
24Central African Republic149
24Paraguay149
23Bangladesh151
23Congo151
23Iran151
22Azerbaijan154
22Honduras154
22Lebanon154
22Russia154
21Cambodia158
21Chad158
21Comoros158
21Guinea-Bissau158
21Zimbabwe158
20Democratic Republic of the Congo163
19Tajikistan164
17Afghanistan165
17Burundi165
17Turkmenistan165
16Haiti168
16Myanmar168
15North Korea170
15Sudan170
14Nicaragua172
13Equatorial Guinea173
13Eritrea173
13Libya173
13Yemen173
12Syria177
10Venezuela178
9Somalia179
8South Sudan180
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