Nigeria Rises to 140th in 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index

• Nigeria ranks 140th out of 180 countries in the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International.
• Country moves up 5 spots from 2023, but still lags behind many nations in governance and transparency.
• Denmark, Finland, and Singapore top the least corrupt list, while South Sudan, Somalia, and Venezuela rank as the most corrupt.

Nigeria has been ranked 140th out of 180 countries in the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index, according to a report by Transparency International (TI) released on Tuesday.

The latest ranking shows an improvement for Nigeria, moving up five spots compared to the 2023 report and ten spots from the 2022 ranking.

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Denmark retained its position as the least corrupt country in the world with 90 points, followed by Finland with 88 points and Singapore with 84 points. Meanwhile, South Sudan, Somalia, and Venezuela ranked as the most corrupt nations globally.

Notably, no African country made it into the top 10 least corrupt countries, as the list was dominated by European nations.

Nigeria shares its ranking with Uganda, Mexico, Madagascar, Iraq, and Cameroon, all scoring 26 points.

In Africa, Cape Verde emerged as the least corrupt country, ranking 35th globally with a score of 62 points.

“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 chair of Transparency International, Francois Valeria, said.

“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).”

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To Valeria, 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.

“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,” he said.

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