Nigeria is 35th most corrupt in the World -Transparency Int’l Report

Nigeria my country! Nigeria is ranked the 35th most corrupt country in the world, according to a 2012 report by Transparency International on global corruption. The report released at 6 a.m. Wednesday, Nigeria scored 27 out of a maximum 100 marks to clinch the 139th position out of the 176 countries surveyed for the report.

It shared that position with Azerbaijan, Kenya, Nepal and Pakistan. Countries such as Togo, Mali, Niger and Benin fared better than Nigeria. It will be recalled that Nigeria placed 143rd in the 2011 ranking, making it the 37th most corrupt country.

However,  when compared with this year’s result, It is difficult to say whether Nigeria has recorded any improvement because 182, six more than this year’s, were ranked in 2011. According to the report, this year’s index ranks 176 countries/territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption. The index draws on 13 surveys covering expert assessments and surveys of businesspeople.