Somalia is the most corrupt country in Africa right now.
The latest Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries on a rating scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (Highly clean) in the world.
Seychelles, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Rwanda, Namibia and Mauritius are among the transparent nations in the world.
Check out the list of African countries that scored below 30 in the latest corruption
Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Guinea Bissau and Equatorial Guinea are the most corrupt nations in Africa and the world.
Topping from below on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) table with a score less than 20 out of 100, according to the 2018 Transparency International ranking.
Delia Ferreira Rubio, Chair, Transparency International, said, “Corruption is much more likely to flourish where democratic foundations are weak and, as we have seen in many countries, where undemocratic and populist politicians can use it to their advantage.”
The latest corruption perceptions index ranks countries on a rating scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (Highly clean) in the world.
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In Africa, Seychelles, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Rwanda, Namibia and Mauritius are six countries that recorded above 50% and among the transparent nations in the world.
Somalia is the most corrupt country in the world with a score of 10 and Denmark perceived most clean nation with a score of 88.
Business Insider SSA presents a list of African countries that scored below 30 in the latest corruption:
African countries ranked lowest on Transparency International Corruption index 2018
20. Kenya
2018 rank: 144
CPI score: 27
19. Mauritania
2018 rank: 144
CPI score: 27
18. Nigeria
2018 rank: 144
CPI score: 27
17. Central African Republic
2018 rank: 149
CPI score: 26
16. Uganda
2018 rank: 149
CPI score: 26
15. Cameroon
2018 rank: 152
CPI score: 25
14. Madagascar
2018 rank: 152
CPI score: 25
13. Eritrea
2018 rank: 157
CPI score: 24
12. Mozambique
2018 rank: 158
CPI score: 23
11. Zimbabwe
2018 rank: 160
CPI score: 22
10. Democratic Republic of the Congo
2018 rank: 161
CPI score: 21
9. Angola
2018 rank: 165
CPI score: 27
8. Chad
2018 rank: 165
CPI score: 19
7. Congo
2018 rank: 165
CPI score: 19
6. Burundi
2018 rank: 170
CPI score: 17
5. Equatorial Guinea
2018 rank: 172
CPI score: 17
4. Guinea Bissau
2018 rank: 172
CPI score: 16
3. Sudan
2018 rank: 172
CPI score: 16
2. South Sudan
2018 rank: 178
CPI score: 13
1. Somalia
2018 rank: 180
CPI score: 10