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Nigeria Political Corruption Index

0.834as of 2025Modelled-10.5% vs 2024

V-Dem expert-coded index of political corruption across government on a 0-1 scale (higher is more corrupt). Source: Our World in Data — Governance (CPI, V-Dem). Retrieved 19 Jun 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2025 · OWID

History

most recent 12 periods · OWID
PeriodPolitical Corruption Index
20250.834
20240.932
20230.922
20220.931
20210.939
20200.937
20190.937
20180.934
20170.915
20160.917
20150.933
20140.953

Political Corruption Index across Africa

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CountryPolitical Corruption IndexPeriod
Kenya0.5642025
South Africa0.5382025
Egypt0.7292025
Ghana0.6152025
Ethiopia0.5292025
Tanzania0.3292025

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