Yet again, Nigeria is ranked the 3rd
most corrupt country in the West African Region. This was highlighted in the
2013 Transparency International Corruption Perception Index released today. Transparency
International Corruption Perception Index ranks countries based on how corrupt
their public sector is perceived to be. The measurement is based on a scale
of 0 to 100 with a score of 0 perceived as
"highly corrupt" and 100 "very
clean". Not surprising, Nigeria’s performance on the ranking is lower
than its 2012 ranking. It ranked 144 out of 177 countries with a score of 25
compared to 2012 when it 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 64. Cape Verde ranked the best in the West African
region with a position of 41 and CPI score of 68.Ghana
ranked 63 with a CPI score of 46. Please see table
below showing Nigeria’s performance in comparison with other West African
countries.
|
Position
|
Country
|
2013
Rank
|
2013
Score
|
2012 rank
|
2012
score
|
|
1
|
Cape Verde
|
41
|
58
|
39
|
60
|
|
2
|
Ghana
|
63
|
46
|
64
|
45
|
|
3
|
Senegal
|
77
|
41
|
94
|
36
|
|
4
|
Liberia
|
83
|
38
|
75
|
41
|
|
5
|
Burkina Faso
|
83
|
38
|
83
|
38
|
|
6
|
Benin
|
94
|
36
|
94
|
36
|
|
7
|
Niger
|
106
|
34
|
113
|
33
|
|
8
|
Sierra Leone
|
119
|
30
|
123
|
31
|
|
9
|
Mauritania
|
119
|
30
|
123
|
31
|
|
10
|
Togo
|
123
|
29
|
128
|
30
|
|
11
|
Gambia
|
127
|
28
|
105
|
34
|
|
12
|
Mali
|
127
|
28
|
105
|
34
|
|
13
|
Cote d'ivoire
|
136
|
27
|
130
|
29
|
|
14
|
Nigeria
|
144
|
25
|
139
|
27
|
|
16
|
Guinea
|
150
|
24
|
154
|
24
|
|
15
|
Guinea Bissau
|
163
|
19
|
150
|
25
|
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