This week saw the release of the 2022 Corruption Perception Index, which lists the countries with the worst and lowest levels of corruption globally.
The report, which examined opinions on corruption in 180 nations, also revealed that “the majority of countries are failing to stop corruption.”
According to information on the transparency.org website, which organises this index, rankings are based on how corrupt the public sector is, with scores ranging from 0 (extremely corrupt) to 100. (very clean).
Seychelles won the competition at the level of the African continent with 70 points.
Together with Cabo Verde, Botswana was rated as the second least corrupt country (both countries got 60 points).
Fourth-placed Rwanda (51 points), followed by Mauritius (50 points), Namibia (49 points), Sao Tome & Principe (45 points), and South Africa (43 points) in a tie for eighth place.
The top 10 African nations included in the ranking were finished by Burkina Faso and Tunisia with 42 and 40 points, respectively.
Denmark received a score of 90, making it the nation with the lowest level of corruption.
