Africa
List of most corrupt countries in Africa: Somalia ranked #1, Zimbabwe remain highly corrupt
List of most corrupt countries in Africa: Somalia ranked #1, Zimbabwe remain highly corrupt
Not all governments operate with the best interest of their citizens as the top priority. People in power can have hard time resisting the temptation to use that power for their own gain, and many public servants in many countries have been caught up in political scandals and corruption. In some countries such history of corruption has caused political unrest between the government and its citizens.
The 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) shows that most countries are failing to stop corruption.
The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories around the world by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, scoring on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).
CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX
| Country | score | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seychelles | 70 | Dec/22 | |
| Botswana | 60 | Dec/22 | |
| Cape Verde | 60 | Dec/22 | |
| Rwanda | 51 | Dec/22 | |
| Mauritius | 50 | Dec/22 | |
| Namibia | 49 | Dec/22 | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 45 | Dec/22 | |
| Benin | 43 | Dec/22 | |
| Ghana | 43 | Dec/22 | |
| Senegal | 43 | Dec/22 | |
| South Africa | 43 | Dec/22 | |
| Burkina Faso | 42 | Dec/22 | |
| Tunisia | 40 | Dec/22 | |
| Ethiopia | 38 | Dec/22 | |
| Morocco | 38 | Dec/22 | |
| Tanzania | 38 | Dec/22 | |
| Ivory Coast | 37 | Dec/22 | |
| Lesotho | 37 | Dec/22 | |
| Gambia | 34 | Dec/22 | |
| Malawi | 34 | Dec/22 | |
| Sierra Leone | 34 | Dec/22 | |
| Algeria | 33 | Dec/22 | |
| Angola | 33 | Dec/22 | |
| Zambia | 33 | Dec/22 | |
| Kenya | 32 | Dec/22 | |
| Niger | 32 | Dec/22 | |
| Djibouti | 30 | Dec/22 | |
| Egypt | 30 | Dec/22 | |
| Mauritania | 30 | Dec/22 | |
| Swaziland | 30 | Dec/22 | |
| Togo | 30 | Dec/22 | |
| Gabon | 29 | Dec/22 | |
| Mali | 28 | Dec/22 | |
| Cameroon | 26 | Dec/22 | |
| Liberia | 26 | Dec/22 | |
| Madagascar | 26 | Dec/22 | |
| Mozambique | 26 | Dec/22 | |
| Uganda | 26 | Dec/22 | |
| Guinea | 25 | Dec/22 | |
| Central African Republic | 24 | Dec/22 | |
| Nigeria | 24 | Dec/22 | |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | Dec/22 | |
| Eritrea | 22 | Dec/22 | |
| Sudan | 22 | Dec/22 | |
| Congo | 21 | Dec/22 | |
| Guinea Bissau | 21 | Dec/22 | |
| Republic of the Congo | 20 | Dec/22 | |
| Chad | 19 | Dec/22 | |
| Comoros | 19 | Dec/22 | |
| Burundi | 17 | Dec/22 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 17 | Dec/22 | |
| Libya | 17 | Dec/22 | |
| South Sudan | 13 | Dec/22 | |
| Somalia | 12 | Dec/22 |
