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The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is the most widely used global corruption ranking in the world. It measures how corrupt each country’s public sector is perceived to be, according to experts and businesspeople.
According to its report shared on its website, Nigeria secured the 36th spot as the most corrupt country in the world.
Nigeria was joined by Uganda, Mexico, Madagascar, Iraq, and Cameroon in the same spot with a total score of 26 points.
The ranking released on Tuesday, February 11, highlighted the 2024 corruption perceptions index.
The list ranks Denmark as the least corrupt country with 90 points, Finland as second with 88 points, and Singapore as third with 84 points.
No African country made it to the top 10 list as it was dominated by European countries.
However, Cape Verde tops the list of least corrupt African countries despite being number 35 with 62 points.
South Sudan, Somalia and Venezuela are the most corrupt countries in the world for the year in review.
Citing the basis of the selection and result, the chair of Transparency Internation, 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.
“Research also reveals that corruption is a major threat to climate action. It hinders progress in reducing emissions and adapting to the unavoidable effects of global heating.
“The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories worldwide by their perceived levels of public sector corruption. The results are given on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).”
Valeria further maintained that While 32 countries have significantly reduced their corruption levels since 2012, there’s still a huge amount of work to be done – 148 countries have stayed stagnant or gotten worse during the same period, adding:
“The global average of 43 has also stood still for years, while over two-thirds of countries score below 50. Billions of people live in countries where corruption destroys lives and undermines human rights.”
Country Rank
Denmark 1
Finland 2
Singapore 3
New Zealand 4
Luxembourg 5
Switzerland 5
Sweden 8
Netherlands 9
Australia 10
Iceland 10
Ireland 10
Estonia 13
Uruguay 13
Canada 15
Germany 15
Hong Kong 17
Bhutan 18
Seychelles 18
Japan 20
United Kingdom 20
Belgium 22
Barbados 23
United Arab Emirates 23
Austria 25
France 25
Taiwan 25
Bahamas 28
United States of America 28
1. Denmark
From the report, Denmark was ranked 1, securing 90 points
2. Finland
Finland secured the second spot on the list as it scored 88 points.
See the full list of the corruption perceptions index below:
Nigerian passport gets new position in world ranking
In another development, Legit.ng reported that the Nigerian passport has been relegated among the 18 least powerful in the world in a ranking for 2025.
Data from the Henley Passport Index shows that the Nigerian passport was ranked in the bottom 18 for 2025.
Singapore and Japan have the most powerful passports, as their citizens can travel visa-free to close to 200 countries.