Revealed: 31 nations ‘more corrupt’ than Nigeria

Transparency International released the latest edition of its Corruption Perception Index on Wednesday, rating Nigeria 136th of all 167 ranked countries.

While Denmark, Finland, Sweden, New Zealand and Netherlands lead the pack with scores of 91, 90, 89, 88 and 87 out of a maximum possible score of 100, Somali, North Korea, Afghanistan, Sudan and South Sudan occupy the rear, scoring 8, 8, 11, 12 and 15 respectively.

Nigeria occupied the same 136th spot it had in 2014, receiving 26 points in contrast to the 27 it scored in 2014, which represents no progress for “perception” of corruption in Africa’s most populous country.

Still, Nigeria finds itself managing to maintain a better rating than 31 other countries, an ignoble company dominated by African countries – 18 in all.

Below is a list of the 31 countries perceived to be more corrupt than Nigeria.

136. Nigeria
136. Tajikistan
139. Guinea
139. Kenya
139. Bangladesh
139. Papua New Guinea
139. Uganda
139. Laos
145. Central African Republic
146. Congo Republic
147. Chad
147. Democratic Republic of the Congo
147. Myanmar
150. Burundi
150. Zimbabwe
150. Cambodia
153. Uzbekistan
154. Eritrea
154. Syria
154. Turkmenistan
154. Yemen
158. Haiti
158. Guinea-Bissau
158. Venezuela
161. Iraq
161. Libya
163. Angola
163. South Sudan
165. Sudan
166. Afghanistan
167. Korea (North)
167. Somalia