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The 2020 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) was released yesterday by Transparency International. Ghana scored 43 out of a possible clean score of 100 and is ranked 75 out of
180 countries included in this year’s index.
This CPI score indicates that Ghana gained two points compared to its 2019 score of 41. Ghana’s score also exceeds the Sub-Saharan African (SSA) average of 32 and is equal to the global average score of 43.
According to the report, Denmark and New Zealand topped the 2020 CPI with 88 points each. Syria, Somalia and South Sudan are at the bottom with 14, 12 and 12 points respectively. The highest scoring region is Western Europe and the European Union with an average score of 66, whilst the lowest scoring region is Sub-Saharan Africa with an average score of 32.