2020 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG)
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The new IIAG framework encompasses additional categories since 2015 38 governance dimensions 9 Rights: the second most declined IIAG sub-category over 2. A better-balanced structure and mainly clustered indicators 10 the decade and since 2015 39 3. Africa’s citizens’ voices are more prominently highlighted 11 Inclusion & Equality: bouncing back in the latest five years within a decade of decline 41 Spotlight: Data gaps: still a lot to be done 12 Gender: bouncing back in the latest five years and highest scoring sub-category in Participation, Rights & Inclusion in 2019 43 Security & Rule of Law: continued deterioration over the past decade, albeit slower since 2015 48 SECTION 02 Very diverse performances within the category 48 At country level: worrying trends for some of the The 2020 IIAG findings better performers 48 Security & Safety: the 2019 best scoring yet most declined IIAG sub-category over the decade 50 > Rule of Law & Justice: marginal progress over the decade already under threat 51 Overall Governance: the first ever year-on-year decline Accountability & Transparency: progress on hold for the in 2019 22 lowest scoring sub-category in 2019 53 Over the decade, while Human Development and Foundations Anti-Corruption: accelerating improvement but still the for Economic Opportunity lead the way, Security & Rule of Law second lowest scoring IIAG sub-category 54 and Participation, Rights & Inclusion have deteriorated 23 The majority of countries have improved over the decade, Human Development: slowing improvement since 2015 however almost half register a decline in 2019 25 and first ever year-on-year decline in 2019 mirror the Ranks are not acquired forever: some high-ranking countries trajectory of Overall Governance 58 follow a deteriorating path, while some low-rankers feature Deteriorating Social Protection, as well as slowing among the largest improvers 25 improvement in Health and Education drive the slowdown 58 Unbalanced governance progress: only eight countries Human Development is the category where most countries manage to improve in all four categories over the decade 26 follow a path of slowing Improvement 58 Tell-tale correlations: besides balance, rule of law, justice, Health: still second highest scoring in 2019 and second inclusion and equality are the common denominators among most improved IIAG sub-category over the decade, but best performers 28 progress has slowed since 2015 60 Spotlight: Regional discrepancies: Northern Africa is on Education: progress has marginally slowed since 2015 62 the up while Central Africa, the lowest scoring region, is falling behind 30 Social Protection: concerning trends for the fourth lowest scoring IIAG sub-category in 2019 and the only one in Spotlight: What can the 2020 IIAG results tell us about Human Development to have declined since 2010 64 the impact of COVID-19 on Africa? 32 Sustainable Environment: the only IIAG sub-category where every single indicator improved over the whole decade 66 Foundations for Economic Opportunity: IIAG’s most improved category since 2010 70 All sub-categories have improved over the decade, with the largest progress in Infrastructure 70 All countries but three have improved over the decade 71 Infrastructure: though still low scoring in 2019, it is the best trending IIAG sub-category over the decade 72 Business Environment: better access to financial services drives progress 73 Public Administration: almost at standstill as 32 countries have shown signs of deterioration since 2015 74 Rural Sector: the best scoring sub-category in Foundations for Economic Opportunity 75 SECTION 03 Citizens’ Voices > Public Perception of Overall Governance: 2019 score is the lowest of the decade 78 Public perceptions of governance have declined in most countries over the decade and since 2015 79 All four sub-sections record the lowest scores of the decade 79 Annex > Country list 84 Country Scorecards 86 Notes 140 IIAG indicator definitions & sources 142 CV indicator definitions & sources 147 IIAG & CV data sources 148 Project team 149 SECTION 01 The IIAG’s in-depth review: background and main changes > 31.0 30.2 52.8 45.1 46.1 18.1 22.6 22.0 87.5 18.9 60.2 38.4 63.1 27.4 63.4 46.3 59.8 49.0 65.0 25.0 50.0 44.6 55.0 50.4 53.5 87.4 45.8 98.7 26.9 88.8 82.5 99.8 76.8 49.8 59.5 99.7 29.6 48.8 58.2 36.3 68.4 1.6 39.3 65.8 66.5 69.1 64.1 62.8 52.8 57.4 48.0 26.9 31.0 30.2 52.8 45.1 46.1 18.1 22.6 22.0 87.5 18.9 60.2 38.4 63.1 27.4 63.4 46.3 59.8 49.0 65.0 25.0 50.0 44.6 39.3 65.8 66.5 69.1 64.1 62.8 52.8 57.4 48.0 26.9 31.0 30.2 8 The IIAG in-depth review A new IIAG framework with three main new features The Mo Ibrahim Foundation defines governance as the provision of political, social, economic and environmental The 2018-2020 IIAG in-depth review: public goods and services that every citizen has the right to expect from their government, and that a government has the responsibility to deliver to its citizens.