According to the report that assessed and subsequently ranked 180 countries on a scale from 0 (perceived as highly corrupt) to 100 points (highly transparent), Equatorial Guinea, with 13 points, leads the list of the most corrupt countries among the 180.
In the data released this week by the Non-Governmental Organization Transparency International, Angola has 32 points and ranks alongside other nations in a negative position, including São Tomé and Príncipe, Timor-Leste, Brazil, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and Equatorial Guinea.
Cape Verde is the best-ranked country in the CPLP, while Equatorial Guinea holds the worst position in the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index.
Overall, more than two-thirds of the countries analyzed scored below 50 out of 100, according to the document.
However, “there have been African countries that have invested in the fight against corruption and made notable progress,” the document states.
According to the organization, corruption and the climate crisis are “strongly interconnected,” and “to effectively combat the climate crisis, corruption must be placed at the center of the global debate.”
Source: Correio da Kianda
