The Corruption Perception Index is produced by Transparency
International, a global civil society organisation focused on fighting
corruption. It ranks countries based on how corrupt their public sector is
perceived to be. This year, an update was made on the methodology used to
measure the index. The measurement is now based on a scale of 0 to 100 with
a score of 0 perceived as "highly
corrupt" and 100 "very clean". Nigeria
ranked 139 out of 176 countries with a score of 27.
In Sub-Sahara Africa, Botswana
ranked the best at 30 with a CPI score
of 65. Cape Verde ranked the best in
the West African region with a position of 39
and CPI score of 60.Ghana ranked 64 with a CPI score of 45. Nigeria
ranked the 3rd most corrupt country in the West African Region. Please
see table below showing Nigeria’s performance in comparison with other West
African countries.
Performance
of West African Countries in the 2012 Corruption Perception Index
Position
|
Country
|
Rank
|
Score
|
||
1
|
Cape Verde
|
39
|
60
|
||
2
|
Ghana
|
64
|
45
|
||
3
|
Liberia
|
75
|
41
|
||
4
|
Burkina Faso
|
83
|
38
|
||
5
|
Benin
|
94
|
36
|
||
6
|
Senegal
|
94
|
36
|
||
7
|
Gambia
|
105
|
34
|
||
8
|
Mali
|
105
|
34
|
||
9
|
Niger
|
113
|
33
|
||
10
|
Sierra Leone
|
123
|
31
|
||
11
|
Mauritania
|
123
|
31
|
||
12
|
Togo
|
128
|
30
|
||
13
|
Cote d’Ivoire
|
130
|
29
|
||
14
|
Nigeria
|
139
|
27
|
||
15
|
Guinea Bissau
|
150
|
25
|
||
16
|
Guinea
|
154
|
24
|
