
Nigeria’s Position in Global Corruption: 2024 Insights
According to Transparency International’s 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), Nigeria is ranked as the 36th most corrupt country globally, sharing this position with Uganda, Mexico, Madagascar, Iraq, and Cameroon, each scoring 26 points on the index.
This ranking indicates a slight improvement from the previous year, where Nigeria was ranked 145th out of 180 countries with a score of 25.
Despite this progress, Nigeria remains among the countries perceived to have high levels of public sector corruption. In contrast, countries like Denmark, Finland, and Singapore are ranked as the least corrupt globally.
The CPI is a tool that ranks countries and territories based on perceived levels of public sector corruption, scoring on a scale from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).