Nigeria has been ranked the 36th most corrupt country in the world for 2024, according to Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released on Tuesday. The ranking places Nigeria behind countries like North Korea, Uganda, and Libya, which are often perceived as more corrupt.
The report ranks Denmark (90 points) as the least corrupt country, followed by Finland (88 points) and Singapore (84 points). No African country made it into the top 10 least corrupt nations, though Cape Verde emerged as the least corrupt African nation, ranking 35th with 62 points.
Transparency International’s Chair, Francois Valeria, highlighted that corruption remains a global issue, warning that it also threatens climate action by hindering efforts to reduce emissions and combat global warming.
The CPI evaluates 180 countries, scoring them on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). Since 2012, 32 countries have significantly improved, but 148 countries have stagnated or worsened, with the global average stuck at 43.
Valeria emphasized that corruption continues to harm billions of people, undermining human rights and economic progress worldwide.
