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Most African countries are corrupt, ranking worse than every other region in the world. According to the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) by Transparency International, the average CPI score of African countries was 32.3, on a scale of 0 to 100, with zero being very corrupt and 100 being very clean. The median African country was ranked 126th in the world.
There is no evidence of improvement between 2019 and 2024. In 2019, the average CPI score of African countries was 32.4, and the median-ranked country was in position 124.
South Sudan is the most corrupt country, with a CPI score of 8. It is followed by Somalia, with a score of 9, and Libya, Eritrea, and Equatorial Guinea, with scores of 13 each.
Sudan, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo also have very high levels of corruption with CPI scores of 15, 17, and 20, respectively. Notably, the most corrupt countries in Africa are either authoritarian, impoverished, or have a history of war in the recent past.
Only five countries have a CPI score above 50, and only one has a score above 70. Seychelles is the least corrupt country in Africa, with a score of 72, and is ranked 19th globally. Cabo Verde is the second least corrupt country in Africa, scoring 62, while Botswana and Rwanda have scores of 57 each. Mauritius is fifth, with a CPI score of 51.
About the Data
This article is based on a curated dataset listing African countries with their Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) scores and global ranks as compiled each year by Transparency International. Scores range from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean)
Find the clean full dataset here
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