Transparency International has ranked Nigeria as the 36th most corrupt country in the world, scoring 26 points in the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index.
Nigeria shared the position with Uganda, Mexico, Madagascar, Iraq, and Cameroon.
The ranking, released today places Denmark as the least corrupt nation with 90 points, followed by Finland with 88 and Singapore 84.
No African country made the top 10 cleanest list, though Cape Verde emerged as the least corrupt in Africa, ranking 35th globally with 62 points.
Transparency International’s chair, François Valeria, who stressed that corruption remains a global crisis, hindering development, noted that South Sudan, Somalia, and Venezuela were listed as the most corrupt countries.
