Analysis of the Prevalence of Bribery among Nigerian States.
This analysis takes an in-depth look into the Nigerian corruption index data released by the national bureau of statistics in 2016. The data contain information derived from a sample of the population to highlight how much corruption is prevalent in Nigeria. Here
This data provides data on the prevalence of bribery in each state, the average amount of bribes per state among other variables.
Now let’s dive in and see how our data really looks like and what insights can be generated from them.
Firstly, we will look at the top 5 states in Nigeria with the highest prevalence of bribery.
The result showed that the prevalence of bribery among residents of each state might not be as prevalent as we think they are because the state with the highest prevalence of bribery, Borno State, is just a little bit above 0.5. We can also infer from the chart that two of the most terrorized states in Nigeria are on the list, does this mean that extreme violence within a region contributes to a high rate of bribery. Do more peaceful communities or societies experience a low rate of bribery?
This chart showed us that the prevalence of bribery is extremely high within the northern region of Nigeria, the north-eastern and north-western regions of Nigeria have been the hotbed of terrorism, kidnapping, banditry, and communal clashes. Do these mean residents of these regions have to pay bribes consistently for survival? Are the people within these regions being exploited because of their desperation for survival?
A closer look into the top 10 states with the highest prevalence of bribery showed that although bribery is most prevalent within these aforementioned regions, other regions such as the southwest and south-south are also laden with bribery. The emergence of another north-eastern state in this chart further establishes our hypothesis that an increase in violence within any region will most likely lead to an increase in corruption, this simply means people will have no other option than to pay for access to basic things that are their rights as citizens and residents.
The top 2 regions with the most prevalent police bribery are northwest and northeast. Does this mean the security officials guarding access to basic utilities exploit residents due to the presence of extreme violence? Does this mean security operatives show more indiscipline when posted to chaotic regions? What efforts can be made to safeguard the human rights of residents of violence-dominated regions?
The chart above measures the relationship between average incomes in states to the prevalence of bribery. There appears to be little or no correlation between income size and bribery as the state with the highest income has just about 29% bribery prevalence compared to states with about 52% and 50% bribery prevalence, but the income range of the latter group falls mid-way of the income spectrum. There also appear to be exceptions, one of which is Nassarawa state with a relatively high-income size and high prevalence of bribery compared to other states.
The aim of the preceding chart was to show if the average size of income in each state has any correlation with the size of the amount being paid for a bribe, but the result showed us that it doesn’t. Almost all the states are clustered at the lower end of the scale of “average bribe size NGN”, except for two outliers, Bayelsa and Anambra. The income size of both Bayelsa and Anambra does not appear to be as distinct as the average size of her bribes, further confirming the hypothesis that income size does not always determine bribe size.
The chart above shows us that none of the 5 states with the most prevalent rates of bribery can be found in the list of the states with the highest amount paid in bribes. This might mean that it is easier to take bribes when the amounts are smaller or insignificant. This chart also showed us that there is a higher prevalence of bribery within regions with low earning power.
The chart above showed us that there is no correlation whatsoever on gender domination within a state and the prevalence of bribery.
The last chart shows how the prevalence of bribery varies within each region among the states.
Once again, all data used were from the Nigerian corruption index data for 2016 as released by the Nigerian bureau of statistics.
Thank you and see you at the next release of data speak.
