These are the most corrupt countries in the world; Ghana ranked 36th in Africa

Ghana has been ranked the 36th most corrupt nation by watchdog Transparency International, which conducts an annual survey analysing corruption levels worldwide.

The research examines how corrupt each country’s public sector is perceived to be, giving it a rating out of 100, and then placing them in a 176-nation league.

In 2016, Ghana scored 43, placing it in joint 70th position worldwide with Bahrain and 36th in Africa.

Somalia has held the undesirable title as the world's most corrupt country for the past ten years, with a score of 10 on the Corruption Perceptions Index 2016, which ranks countries' public sector from zero to 100.

Countries with a lower score are deemed to be more corrupt, and are generally characterized by impunity for corruption, poor governance and weak institutions, the report said.

Second from the bottom is South Sudan, a relatively new country which only gained its independence from Sudan six years ago, with a score of 11. The third most corrupt country is North Korea, followed by Syria, a war-torn country which is presently seeing a massive outflow of refugees.

The top 10 ranked nations perceived to be the least corrupt are:

1. Denmark

2 New Zealand

3. Finland

4. Sweden

5. Switzerland

6. Norway

7. Singapore

8. Netherlands

9. Canada

10. Germany

And the most corrupt countries as ranked on the Corruption Perceptions Index 2016 are:

1. Somalia

2. South Sudan

3. North Korea

4. Syria

5. Yemen

6. Sudan

7. Libya

8. Afghanistan

9. Guinea-Bissau

10. Venezuela