Before now, Nigeria was in the top 10 most corrupt nations.
Transparency International, a global charity with over 100 national chapters, ranked 168 countries’ corruption in the public sector on a scale of 0 to 100, with lower scores reflecting levels of corruption and higher scores being seen as very clean. It canvasses experts views’ of graft among state employees.
The 10 least corrupt
Denmark
Finland
Sweden
New Zealand
Netherlands
Norway
Switzerland
Singapore
Canada
Germany,
Luxembourg and UK (tied)
The 10 most corrupt
North Korea and Somalia (tied)
Afghanistan
Sudan
Angola and South Sudan (tied)
Iraq and Libya (tied)
Haiti, Guinea-Bissau and Venezuela (tied)
Eritrea, Syria, Turkmenistan and Yemen (tied)
UzbekistanBurundi, Cambodia and Zimbabwe (tied)
Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Myanmar (tied)
Britain is one of the least corrupt countries in the world, with UK public officials seen as some of the most honest anywhere, according to a comprehensive new report.