Ayomide Ayomide 
Nigeria has been ranked 140th out of 180 countries in the world in the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index released by Transparency International. This means Nigeria has moved up five places compared to 2023 and ten places compared to 2022.
Denmark was ranked as the least corrupt country with 90 points, followed by Finland with 88 points and Singapore with 84 points.
The most corrupt countries in the world, according to the report, are South Sudan, Somalia, and Venezuela.
No African country made it to the top 10 least corrupt nations, as the list was mostly filled with European countries. Nigeria scored 26 points and shared the 140th position with Uganda, Mexico, Madagascar, Iraq, and Cameroon.
