Though there is s a popular belief that Nigerians are spoiling things in Southern Africa, including in Zimbabwe, because of their high level of corruption, Zimbabwe is actually more corrupt than Nigeria.
British Prime Minister David Cameron said recently that Nigeria and Afghanistan were possibly two of the most corrupt countries in the world, but according to the Corruption Percent Index compiled by Transparency International, Nigeria is not even among the top 10 most countries in the world.
According to the 2015 index, the top 10 most corrupt countries in the world are:
The index is on a scale from 0 to 100 with those with the lowest figure being the most corrupt. Denmark with a score of 91 was the least corrupt country.
Nigeria was at 26 points and ranked 136 out of 167.
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This post was last modified on May 13, 2016 10:41 pm
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