Ghana vs South Africa: Corruption Perceptions Index

Ghana
45 score
in 2012
South Africa
43 score
in 2012
Ghana rank
7th
South Africa rank
9th

Corruption Perceptions Index over time

  • Ghana
  • South Africa
01020304050199820052012

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 45 score against 43 score in South Africa, a difference of 2 score.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Africa ahead.

Ghana ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 9th of 52 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 3.3 score 5.1 score 1.8 score South Africa
2000s 3.6 score 4.74 score 1.14 score South Africa
2010s 17.65 score 17.19 score 0.4568 score Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corruption perceptions index, Ghana or South Africa?
Ghana, at 45 score against 43 score in South Africa as of 2012.
What is the difference in corruption perceptions index between Ghana and South Africa?
2 score, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South Africa?
15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2012.
How do Ghana and South Africa rank globally for corruption perceptions index?
Ghana ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 9th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Transparency International, published as Corruption Perceptions Index (score). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Corruption Perceptions Index (score)
Unit
score
Source
Transparency International
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
52 places, 564 data points, 1998–2012
Last refreshed

This information is from the http://www.transparency.org Transparency International web site. More information may be available there. CPI Score relates to perceptions of the degree of corruption as seen by business people and country analysts, and ranges between 0 (highly corrupt) and 10 (highly clean). Data for 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index scores countries on a scale from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). Confidence range provides a range of possible values of the CPI score. This reflects how a country's score may vary, depending on measurement precision. Nominally, with 5 percent probability the score is above this range and with another 5 percent it is below.