Poorly equipped schools, counterfeit medicine and elections decided by money are just some of the consequences of public sector corruption. Bribes and backroom deals don’t just steal resources from the most vulnerable – they undermine justice and economic development, and destroy public trust in government and leaders.

Based on expert opinion from around the world, the Corruption Perceptions Index measures the perceived levels of public sector corruption worldwide, and it paints an alarming picture. Not one single country gets a perfect score and more than two-thirds score below 50, on a scale from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).

Nigeria seats on a score of 27 in 2014 ranking it as the 39th most corrupt country among 175 sampled countries and territories in the world according to Transparency International. Somalia had the least score of 8 making the most corrupt of the sampled countries.

Corruption is a problem for all countries. A poor score is likely a sign of widespread bribery, lack of punishment for corruption and public institutions that don’t respond to citizens’ needs. Countries at the top of the index also need to act. Leading financial centres in the EU and US need to join with fast-growing economies to stop the corrupt from getting away with it. The G20 needs to prove its global leadership role and prevent money laundering and stop secret companies from masking corruption.

The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be. A country or territory’s score indicates the perceived level of public sector corruption on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). A country or territory's rank indicates its position relative to the other countries and territories in the index. This year's index includes 175 countries and territories. Click on the column headings to sort the results, or use the drop-down menu to view results by region.

Source: 2014 Corruption Perceptions Index -- Results - http://www.transparency.org/cpi2014/results

Must they cheat us in every thing....even the one we are suppose to be sitting at the no 1 position clearly they are giving us 39..

chei chei deris god oooo

this is not a true reflection of thing on ground in nigeria

Am very sure Nigeria will be the 1st if this drunkard still remain in power......