Nigeria Ranked thirty sixth Most Corrupt Nation within the World [FULL LIST]

Transparency Worldwide, the worldwide coalition in opposition to corruption, has once more ranked Nigeria because the thirty sixth most corrupt nation on the planet.

Within the newest report, Nigeria fell from one hundred and fortieth in 2024 to 142nd out of 182 international locations in 2025, the place 1 represents the cleanest nation and 182 probably the most corrupt.

Regardless of this drop in rating, Nigeria retained its place because the thirty sixth most corrupt nation, sharing the spot with Cameroon, Guatemala, Guinea, Kyrgyzstan, and Papua New Guinea, all scoring 26 factors.

The rating, launched on Transparency Worldwide’s web site on Tuesday, varieties a part of the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index.

Maíra Martini, CEO of Transparency Worldwide, defined that the index ranks 182 international locations and territories primarily based on perceived public-sector corruption, scored on a scale from 0 (extremely corrupt) to 100 (very clear).

“Persons are paying the value,” Martini stated, “as corruption results in underfunded hospitals, unbuilt flood defenses, and hinders the hopes of younger individuals.”

She warned that corruption stays a severe threat worldwide, even in established democracies such because the US, UK, and New Zealand, that are experiencing declines in anti-corruption efficiency.

“Leaders should act to deal with abuses of energy and the components driving this decline, together with the roll-back of democratic checks and balances,” she stated.

Full Listing

Rating Nation Rank

89 — Denmark — 1
88 — Finland — 2
84 — Singapore — 3
81 — New Zealand — 4
81 — Norway — 4
80 — Sweden — 6
80 — Switzerland — 6
78 — Luxembourg — 8
78 — Netherlands — 8
77 — Germany — 10
77 — Iceland — 10
76 — Australia — 12
76 — Estonia — 12
76 — Hong Kong — 12
76 — Eire — 12
75 — Canada — 16
73 — Uruguay — 17
71 — Bhutan — 18
71 — Japan — 18
70 — United Kingdom — 20
69 — Austria — 21
69 — Belgium — 21
69 — United Arab Emirates — 21
68 — Barbados — 24
68 — Seychelles — 24
68 — Taiwan — 24
66 — France — 27
65 — Lithuania — 28
64 — Bahamas — 29
64 — United States of America — 29
63 — Brunei Darussalam — 31
63 — Chile — 31
63 — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — 31
63 — South Korea — 31
62 — Cabo Verde — 35
62 — Israel — 35
60 — Dominica — 37
60 — Latvia — 37
59 — Czechia — 39
59 — Saint Lucia — 39
58 — Botswana — 41
58 — Qatar — 41
58 — Rwanda — 41
58 — Slovenia — 41
57 — Saudi Arabia — 45
56 — Costa Rica — 46
56 — Grenada — 46
56 — Portugal — 46
55 — Cyprus — 49
55 — Fiji — 49
55 — Spain — 49
53 — Italy — 52
53 — Poland — 52
52 — Malaysia — 54
52 — Oman — 54
50 — Bahrain — 56
50 — Georgia — 56
50 — Greece — 56
50 — Jordan — 56
49 — Malta — 60
48 — Mauritius — 61
48 — Slovakia — 61
47 — Croatia — 63
47 — Vanuatu — 63
46 — Armenia — 65
46 — Kuwait — 65
46 — Montenegro — 65
46 — Namibia — 65
46 — Senegal — 65
45 — Benin — 70
45 — Romania — 70
45 — Sao Tome and Principe — 70
44 — Jamaica — 73
44 — Solomon Islands — 73
44 — Timor-Leste — 73
43 — China — 76
43 — Côte d’Ivoire — 76
43 — Ghana — 76
43 — Kosovo — 76
42 — Moldova — 80
41 — South Africa — 81
41 — Trinidad and Tobago — 81
41 — Vietnam — 81
40 — Bulgaria — 84
40 — Burkina Faso — 84
40 — Cuba — 84
40 — Guyana — 84
40 — Hungary — 84
40 — North Macedonia — 84
40 — Tanzania — 84
39 — Albania — 91
39 — India — 91
39 — Maldives — 91
39 — Morocco — 91
39 — Tunisia — 91
38 — Ethiopia — 96
38 — Kazakhstan — 96
38 — Suriname — 96
37 — Colombia — 99
37 — Dominican Republic — 99
37 — Gambia — 99
37 — Lesotho — 99
37 — Zambia — 99
36 — Argentina — 104
36 — Belize — 104
36 — Ukraine — 104
35 — Brazil — 107
35 — Sri Lanka — 107
34 — Algeria — 109
34 — Bosnia and Herzegovina — 109
34 — Indonesia — 109
34 — Laos — 109
34 — Malawi — 109
34 — Nepal — 109
34 — Sierra Leone — 109
33 — Ecuador — 116
33 — Panama — 116
33 — Serbia — 116
33 — Thailand — 116
32 — Angola — 120
32 — El Salvador — 120
32 — Philippines — 120
32 — Togo — 120
31 — Belarus — 124
31 — Djibouti — 124
31 — Mongolia — 124
31 — Niger — 124
31 — Turkey — 124
31 — Uzbekistan — 124
30 — Azerbaijan — 130
30 — Egypt — 130
30 — Kenya — 130
30 — Mauritania — 130
30 — Peru — 130
29 — Gabon — 135
28 — Bolivia — 136
28 — Iraq — 136
28 — Liberia — 136
28 — Mali — 136
28 — Pakistan — 136
27 — Mexico — 141
26 — Cameroon — 142
26 — Guatemala — 142
26 — Guinea — 142
26 — Kyrgyzstan — 142
26 — Nigeria — 142
26 — Papua New Guinea — 142
25 — Madagascar — 148
25 — Uganda — 148
24 — Bangladesh — 150
24 — Central African Republic — 150
24 — Paraguay — 150
23 — Congo — 153
23 — Eswatini — 153
23 — Iran — 153
23 — Lebanon — 153
22 — Chad — 157
22 — Honduras — 157
22 — Russia — 157
22 — Zimbabwe — 157
21 — Guinea-Bissau — 161
21 — Mozambique — 161
20 — Cambodia — 163
20 — Comoros — 163
20 — Democratic Republic of the Congo — 163
19 — Tajikistan — 166
17 — Burundi — 167
17 — Turkmenistan — 167
16 — Afghanistan — 169
16 — Haiti — 169
16 — Myanmar — 169
15 — Equatorial Guinea — 172
15 — North Korea — 172
15 — Syria — 172
14 — Nicaragua — 175
14 — Sudan — 175
13 — Eritrea — 177
13 — Libya — 177
13 — Yemen — 177
10 — Venezuela — 180
9 — Somalia — 181
9 — South Sudan — 181