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2007 Corruption Perceptions Index Regional Highlights: Africa The 2007 Corruption Perceptions Index ranks fifty-two African countries. Seven new countries were included in this year’s index: Cape Verde, Comoros, Djibouti, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Sao Tome and Principe, and Somalia. The 2007 CPI results show that Africa is producing good results in the fight against corruption. Across Africa, countries including Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa and Swaziland scored significantly higher. Three out of those four nations have ratified the United Nations Convention against Corruption. Mauritius, on the other hand, saw a significant worsening in perceived levels of corruption this year. Overall, corruption and lack of transparency clearly remain a serious challenge across the continent. Out of the 52 African countries included in the index, 36 scored below three, indicating that corruption is perceived as rampant and 14 scored between three and five indicating that corruption is perceived as a serious challenge. Only two African countries scored above five: Botswana and South Africa.

Country Rank

Regional Country Rank

38 43 49 53 57 57 61 69 71 72 84 84 84 94 94 99 105 105 105 111 111 111 111

1 2 3 4 5 5 7 8 9 10 11 11 11 14 14 16 17 17 17 20 20 20 20

Country /Territory Botswana South Africa Cape Verde Mauritius Namibia Seychelles Tunisia Ghana Senegal Morocco Gabon Swaziland Lesotho Madagascar Tanzania Algeria Djibouti Burkina Faso Egypt Eritrea Rwanda Mozambique Uganda

CPI Score 2007

Confidence Intervals

Surveys Used

5.4 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.2 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8

4.8 - 6.1 4.9 - 5.5 3.4 - 5.5 4.1 - 5.7 3.9 - 5.2 2.9 - 5.7 3.4 - 4.8 3.5 - 3.9 3.2 - 4.2 3.0 - 4.2 3.0 - 3.5 2.6 - 4.2 3.1 - 3.5 2.5 - 3.9 2.9 - 3.4 2.7 - 3.2 2.2 - 3.4 2.6 - 3.4 2.6 - 3.3 2.1 - 3.5 2.3 - 3.3 2.5 - 3.1 2.5 - 3.0

7 9 3 6 7 4 6 7 7 7 5 5 6 7 8 6 3 7 7 5 5 8 8

Country Rank

Regional Country Rank

118 118 118 118 123 123 123 123 131 138 138 143 143 147 147 147 150 150 150 150 150 150 162 168 168

24 24 24 24 28 28 28 28 32 33 33 35 35 37 37 37 40 40 40 40 40 40 46 47 47

168 172 172 179

47 50 50 52

Country /Territory Mali Malawi Sao Tome and Principe Benin Zambia Comoros Mauritania Niger Burundi Ethiopia Cameroon Gambia Togo Angola Nigeria Guinea-Bissau Sierra Leone Zimbabwe Côte d´Ivoire Congo, Republic of the Kenya Liberia Central African Republic Equatorial Guinea Guinea Congo, Democratic Republic of the Sudan Chad Somalia ###

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CPI Score 2007

Confidence Intervals

Surveys Used

2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.9

2.4 - 3.0 2.4 - 3.0 2.4 - 3.0 2.3 - 3.2 2.3 - 2.9 2.2 - 3.0 2.0 - 3.3 2.3 - 2.9 2.0 - 3.0 2.1 - 2.7 2.1 - 2.7 2.0 - 2.6 1.9 - 2.8 1.8 - 2.4 2.0 - 2.4 2.0 - 2.3 2.0 - 2.2 1.8 - 2.4 1.7 - 2.6 2.0 - 2.2 1.9 - 2.3 1.8 - 2.4 1.8 - 2.3 1.7 - 2.0 1.4 - 2.6

8 8 3 7 8 3 6 7 7 8 8 6 5 7 8 3 5 8 6 6 8 4 5 4 6

1.9 1.8 1.8 1.4

1.8 - 2.1 1.6 - 1.9 1.7 - 1.9 1.1 - 1.7

6 6 7 4