Yet again, Nigeria retained its position of
being the 3rd most corrupt country in the West African Region. This was
highlighted in the 2014 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". Nigeria’s
performance on the 2014 ranking is slightly better than its 2013 ranking. It
ranked 136 out of 175 countries with a score of 27 compared to 2013 when it
ranked 144 out of 176 countries with a score of 25.
In Sub-Sahara Africa, Botswana
ranked the best at 31 with a CPI score of 63. Cape Verde retained its number
one position in the West African region being the best with a rank of 42 and
CPI score of 57.Ghana ranked 61 with a CPI score of 48. Please see table below
showing Nigeria’s performance in comparison with other West African countries.
|
Position
|
Country
|
Rank
|
2014 Score
|
2013 Rank
|
2013 Score
|
|
1
|
Cape Verde
|
42
|
57
|
41
|
58
|
|
2
|
Ghana
|
61
|
48
|
63
|
46
|
|
3
|
Senegal
|
69
|
43
|
77
|
41
|
|
4
|
Benin
|
80
|
39
|
94
|
36
|
|
5
|
Burkina Faso
|
85
|
38
|
83
|
38
|
|
6
|
Liberia
|
94
|
37
|
83
|
38
|
|
7
|
Niger
|
103
|
35
|
106
|
34
|
|
8
|
Mali
|
115
|
32
|
127
|
28
|
|
9
|
Cote d'ivoire
|
115
|
32
|
136
|
27
|
|
10
|
Sierra Leone
|
119
|
31
|
119
|
30
|
|
11
|
Togo
|
126
|
29
|
123
|
29
|
|
12
|
Gambia
|
126
|
29
|
127
|
28
|
|
13
|
Nigeria
|
136
|
27
|
144
|
25
|
|
14
|
Guinea
|
145
|
25
|
150
|
24
|
|
15
|
Guinea Bissau
|
161
|
19
|
163
|
19
|