3. 2014 IIAG: COUNTRY PROFILES
1
The Country Profiles provide a snapshot of every country’s performance
in the 2014 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), from the overall
governance level to category and sub-category level. Further information
can be found within the Data Portal, which is available to download at
www.moibrahimfoundation.org/downloads/publications/2014/2014-iiag-data-
portal.xls.
Contents
Algeria 2
Angola 3
Benin 4
Botswana 5
Burkina Faso 6
Burundi 7
Cabo Verde 8
Cameroon 9
Central African Republic (CAR) 10
Chad 11
Comoros 12
Congo 13
Côte d’Ivoire 14
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 15
Djibouti 16
Egypt 17
Equatorial Guinea 18
Eritrea 19
Ethiopia 20
Gabon 21
Gambia 22
Ghana 23
Guinea 24
Guinea-Bissau 25
Kenya 26
Lesotho 27
Liberia 28
Libya 29
Madagascar 30
Malawi 31
Mali 32
Mauritania 33
Mauritius 34
Morocco 35
Mozambique 36
Namibia 37
Niger 38
Nigeria 39
Rwanda 40
São Tomé & Príncipe 41
Senegal 42
Seychelles 43
Sierra Leone 44
Somalia 45
South Africa 46
Swaziland 47
Tanzania 48
Togo 49
Tunisia 50
Uganda 51
Zambia 52
Zimbabwe 53
IIAG Resources 54
Notes 55
4. 2
Algeria
Region North Africa
Head of State President Abdelaziz
Bouteflika
since 28 April 1999
REC
AMU
membership(s)
Country Results
RANK
2013
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Category Scores Sub-category Scores 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
HEALTH
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
20 Overall Governance 49.3 ... 53.0 54.2 52.5 53.2 54.4 +1.4
34 Safety & Rule of Law 52.7 ... 48.5 50.0 43.8 44.3 46.8 -1.7
31 Rule of Law 49.4 ... 44.5 41.5 40.1 39.4 41.4 -3.1
20 Accountability 37.6 ... 37.7 42.5 41.1 39.7 42.5 +4.9
31 Personal Safety 47.7 ... 46.6 45.8 33.5 37.8 42.9 -3.7
46 National Security 76.1 ... 65.3 70.3 60.3 60.3 60.4 -4.9
31 Participation & Human Rights 35.3 ... 38.3 39.0 39.5 43.3 43.4 +5.1
35 Participation 23.5 ... 21.3 22.7 22.7 27.7 30.0 +8.7
21 Rights 48.6 ... 55.5 54.6 54.6 56.3 54.5 -0.9
34 Gender 33.7 ... 38.1 39.7 41.1 45.8 45.8 +7.6
23 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 48.0 ... 50.3 51.8 49.8 48.0 49.9 -0.4
12 Public Management 45.3 ... 53.1 54.7 54.9 53.7 56.5 +3.4
32 Business Environment 47.8 ... 46.4 45.5 41.3 38.3 44.6 -1.8
15 Infrastructure 42.9 ... 48.2 52.6 48.2 46.1 44.5 -3.7
30 Rural Sector 56.0 ... 53.4 54.3 55.0 53.8 53.8 +0.4
7 Human Development 61.3 ... 74.8 76.0 77.1 77.2 77.5 +2.7
10 Welfare 50.5 ... 59.7 60.7 63.3 63.3 63.3 +3.6
8 Education 58.1 ... 68.3 70.6 71.2 71.6 72.3 +4.0
3 Health 75.2 ... 96.3 96.7 96.7 96.8 96.8 +0.5
Rank/52 Score/100
20th 54.4
Scores higher than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 20th
(out of 52) overall.
Scores higher than the regional
average for North Africa (52.8),
ranking 3rd (out of 6) in
the region.
•
•
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
YEAR
Population (millions) 39.2 2013
Population growth (annual %) 1.9 2013
Urban population (% of total) 74.5 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 5360.7 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 3.3 2013
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 21.6 2012
Gini Index . .
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
Score
Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
5. 2014 IIAG: COUNTRY PROFILES
3
Angola
Region Southern Africa
Head of State President José Eduardo
since 21 September 1979
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
44th 40.9
Scores lower than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 44th
(out of 52) overall.
Scores lower than the regional
average for Southern Africa
(59.3), ranking 11th (out of 12)
in the region.
•
•
Category Scores
dos Santos
ECCAS, SADC
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
HEALTH
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
INFRASTRUCTURE
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 21.5 2013
Population growth (annual %) 3.1 2013
Urban population (% of total) 60.7 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 5668.1 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 8.8 2013
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 12.8 2012
Gini Index 42.7 2009
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
44 Overall Governance 28.2 ... 40.6 42.3 42.7 44.0 40.9 +0.3
39 Safety & Rule of Law 26.6 ... 39.8 41.6 42.1 44.6 43.1 +3.3
38 Rule of Law 22.9 ... 38.6 31.9 30.8 37.1 35.0 -3.5
48 Accountability 12.0 ... 18.1 18.6 16.9 18.5 15.5 -2.6
37 Personal Safety 39.0 ... 39.0 45.2 39.9 38.7 37.5 -1.4
19 National Security 32.6 ... 63.7 70.7 81.0 84.1 84.3 +20.6
40 Participation & Human Rights 27.9 ... 43.1 43.1 41.6 43.0 37.3 -5.7
34 Participation 6.2 ... 29.6 30.3 30.3 37.0 34.8 +5.2
41 Rights 26.3 ... 40.9 42.3 42.6 41.7 35.8 -5.0
40 Gender 51.1 ... 58.8 56.6 52.0 50.5 41.4 -17.4
42 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 26.6 ... 36.2 38.1 38.2 38.7 34.6 -1.6
41 Public Management 34.9 ... 35.8 41.8 43.5 45.5 40.5 +4.7
42 Business Environment 29.5 ... 37.0 38.0 39.0 37.6 30.6 -6.4
33 Infrastructure 21.9 ... 30.8 31.1 30.1 31.0 28.5 -2.3
43 Rural Sector 19.9 ... 41.1 41.4 40.1 40.6 38.9 -2.2
41 Human Development 31.6 ... 43.4 46.6 48.7 49.8 48.6 +5.3
40 Welfare 32.8 ... 38.9 41.6 44.5 44.4 40.1 +1.3
41 Education 28.9 ... 34.1 36.5 39.5 40.2 40.9 +6.8
38 Health 33.3 ... 57.2 61.6 62.2 64.8 64.9 +7.7
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
Score
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
6. 4
Benin
Region West Africa
Head of State President Yayi Boni
since 6 April 2006
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
18th 56.7
Scores higher than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 18th
(out of 52) overall.
Scores higher than the regional
average for West Africa (52.2),
ranking 4th (out of 15) in
the region.
•
•
Category Scores
CEN-SAD, ECOWAS
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 10.3 2013
Population growth (annual %) 2.7 2013
Urban population (% of total) 46.2 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 804.7 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 1.0 2013
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 1.8 2012
Gini Index 38.6 2003
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
18 Overall Governance 55.2 ... 60.2 60.9 59.9 59.4 56.7 -3.5
23 Safety & Rule of Law 65.5 ... 64.6 63.7 63.4 62.0 55.6 -9.1
12 Rule of Law 58.9 ... 59.8 59.8 58.6 58.2 59.4 -0.4
26 Accountability 39.7 ... 40.4 39.2 38.8 37.4 37.2 -3.1
14 Personal Safety 68.3 ... 63.4 60.7 61.1 62.4 54.0 -9.5
40 National Security 95.0 ... 95.0 95.0 95.0 90.0 71.7 -23.3
11 Participation & Human Rights 64.1 ... 70.6 71.2 68.2 68.0 65.6 -5.0
10 Participation 74.1 ... 83.5 84.2 75.3 74.2 73.1 -10.4
7 Rights 72.8 ... 74.7 75.1 75.3 75.5 69.3 -5.4
22 Gender 45.4 ... 53.7 54.5 54.0 54.5 54.5 +0.8
25 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 47.1 ... 50.7 52.2 50.8 49.5 47.0 -3.7
11 Public Management 48.2 ... 49.9 50.1 49.6 48.1 56.8 +6.9
22 Business Environment 57.5 ... 59.1 60.6 57.7 55.9 50.6 -8.5
41 Infrastructure 25.5 ... 31.2 34.2 32.8 32.2 22.6 -8.6
22 Rural Sector 57.1 ... 62.7 63.6 63.1 61.9 57.8 -4.9
25 Human Development 44.0 ... 54.8 56.4 57.4 58.2 58.5 +3.7
18 Welfare 50.8 ... 53.6 56.2 56.0 56.9 58.4 +4.8
31 Education 31.1 ... 42.9 45.8 47.7 46.3 45.9 +3.0
26 Health 50.2 ... 68.0 67.2 68.5 71.3 71.3 +3.4
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
HEALTH
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
Score
Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
7. 2014 IIAG: COUNTRY PROFILES
5
Botswana
Region Southern Africa
Head of State President Seretse
since 1 April 2008
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
3rd 76.2
Scores higher than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 3rd
(out of 52) overall.
Scores higher than the regional
average for Southern Africa
(59.3), ranking 2nd (out of 12)
in the region.
•
•
Category Scores
Khama Ian Khama
SADC
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
HEALTH
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
INFRASTRUCTURE
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 2.0 2013
Population growth (annual %) 0.9 2013
Urban population (% of total) 62.9 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 7316.9 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 7.5 2012
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 31.7 2012
Gini Index . .
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
3 Overall Governance 71.0 ... 74.9 75.5 76.1 76.1 76.2 +1.3
1 Safety & Rule of Law 85.3 ... 84.6 86.8 87.8 86.6 85.3 +0.7
1 Rule of Law 97.3 ... 97.6 97.4 97.4 97.4 95.5 -2.2
1 Accountability 77.3 ... 79.2 79.6 79.2 78.0 77.3 -2.0
3 Personal Safety 71.8 ... 66.6 70.3 74.7 70.9 68.7 +2.1
3 National Security 95.0 ... 95.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 +5.0
8 Participation & Human Rights 69.5 ... 70.0 70.4 70.6 71.3 73.1 +3.1
7 Participation 78.9 ... 77.1 77.9 77.9 79.6 78.5 +1.3
8 Rights 64.4 ... 67.7 68.3 68.9 69.2 68.5 +0.8
4 Gender 65.2 ... 65.0 65.0 65.0 65.0 72.3 +7.3
4 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 62.5 ... 67.7 66.9 66.5 66.3 65.9 -1.8
3 Public Management 72.7 ... 72.6 68.6 68.3 69.3 69.5 -3.0
4 Business Environment 62.9 ... 75.1 74.4 74.7 71.5 72.8 -2.3
7 Infrastructure 56.1 ... 58.6 61.9 59.7 60.2 58.4 -0.1
14 Rural Sector 58.4 ... 64.6 62.8 63.3 64.0 62.9 -1.7
5 Human Development 66.7 ... 77.2 77.7 79.4 80.3 80.4 +3.3
2 Welfare 64.6 ... 73.0 72.5 77.2 78.2 79.2 +6.3
6 Education 72.1 ... 76.2 76.3 75.4 75.9 75.0 -1.1
9 Health 63.4 ... 82.3 84.4 85.4 86.9 86.9 +4.6
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Score
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 100
80
60
40
20
Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
8. 6
Burkina Faso
Region West Africa
Head of State President Blaise
since 15 October 1987
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
21st 53.3
Scores higher than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 21st
(out of 52) overall.
Scores higher than the regional
average for West Africa (52.2),
ranking 5th (out of 15) in
the region.
•
•
Category Scores
Compaoré
CEN-SAD, ECOWAS
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
HEALTH
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
INFRASTRUCTURE
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 16.9 2013
Population growth (annual %) 2.8 2013
Urban population (% of total) 28.2 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 683.9 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 0.5 2013
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 5.3 2012
Gini Index 39.8 2009
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
21 Overall Governance 51.1 ... 55.0 53.9 53.0 53.7 53.3 -1.7
18 Safety & Rule of Law 67.3 ... 61.4 57.9 56.7 58.3 57.7 -3.7
26 Rule of Law 57.4 ... 51.0 49.8 50.1 50.2 47.0 -4.1
15 Accountability 50.9 ... 45.2 44.2 42.1 43.7 44.7 -0.5
16 Personal Safety 71.0 ... 59.3 57.7 44.5 49.2 52.5 -6.7
16 National Security 90.0 ... 90.0 80.0 90.0 90.0 86.6 -3.4
23 Participation & Human Rights 50.3 ... 55.0 54.8 52.9 52.9 53.2 -1.8
25 Participation 49.1 ... 48.4 46.8 46.8 45.7 47.4 -0.9
11 Rights 58.1 ... 68.3 70.4 66.6 68.5 65.8 -2.6
33 Gender 43.8 ... 48.4 47.2 45.4 44.4 46.4 -2.0
17 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 47.5 ... 55.5 55.0 53.2 52.0 51.0 -4.5
9 Public Management 49.3 ... 56.4 55.9 55.3 56.7 59.3 +2.9
25 Business Environment 56.6 ... 57.9 59.4 56.5 50.1 48.0 -9.9
34 Infrastructure 26.8 ... 33.9 31.1 30.6 32.4 27.6 -6.3
6 Rural Sector 57.1 ... 73.9 73.6 70.4 68.9 69.1 -4.9
38 Human Development 39.3 ... 48.0 47.9 49.4 51.6 51.2 +3.2
20 Welfare 56.9 ... 52.4 51.4 52.2 55.0 54.2 +1.7
48 Education 19.4 ... 27.2 26.9 28.4 30.4 30.1 +2.9
32 Health 41.5 ... 64.3 65.5 67.5 69.3 69.4 +5.0
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
Score
Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
9. 2014 IIAG: COUNTRY PROFILES
7
Burundi
Region East Africa
Head of State President Pierre
since 26 August 2005
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
38th 45.3
Scores lower than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 38th
(out of 52) overall.
Scores lower than the regional
average for East Africa (48.5),
ranking 9th (out of 11) in
the region.
•
•
Category Scores
Nkurunziza
COMESA, EAC, ECCAS
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 10.2 2013
Population growth (annual %) 3.1 2013
Urban population (% of total) 11.5 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 267.5 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 8.0 2013
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 12.9 2012
Gini Index 33.3 2006
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
38 Overall Governance 35.7 ... 45.4 44.1 44.5 44.5 45.3 -0.1
43 Safety & Rule of Law 40.1 ... 43.6 42.5 41.9 40.8 40.4 -3.1
30 Rule of Law 57.7 ... 44.7 44.1 43.3 43.4 42.1 -2.6
41 Accountability 29.4 ... 29.7 28.2 26.6 24.7 27.0 -2.7
40 Personal Safety 44.8 ... 30.7 32.6 32.2 31.3 31.8 +1.0
45 National Security 28.3 ... 69.2 65.2 65.5 64.0 61.0 -8.3
25 Participation & Human Rights 36.0 ... 52.1 47.3 47.1 48.0 49.6 -2.5
28 Participation 13.3 ... 57.5 43.6 41.4 42.5 43.6 -13.9
37 Rights 38.9 ... 36.3 36.4 36.7 36.6 38.6 +2.3
12 Gender 55.8 ... 62.5 62.1 63.3 64.9 66.7 +4.2
38 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 30.5 ... 39.0 38.0 38.7 37.2 38.5 -0.5
39 Public Management 27.7 ... 33.7 40.4 41.5 40.6 41.9 +8.2
37 Business Environment 41.5 ... 45.2 41.3 42.0 35.3 36.6 -8.6
40 Infrastructure 15.4 ... 21.3 24.9 25.1 23.2 22.7 +1.4
33 Rural Sector 37.2 ... 55.9 45.2 46.1 49.7 53.0 -3.0
35 Human Development 36.1 ... 46.8 48.7 50.4 52.2 52.7 +5.9
27 Welfare 35.8 ... 44.7 46.4 47.1 51.3 51.6 +6.9
39 Education 27.5 ... 35.7 37.9 40.7 40.6 41.6 +6.0
39 Health 45.0 ... 60.0 61.8 63.3 64.6 64.8 +4.8
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
HEALTH
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
Score
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
10. 8
Cabo Verde
Region West Africa
Head of State President Jorge Carlos
since 9 September 2011
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
2nd 76.6
Scores higher than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 2nd
(out of 52) overall.
Scores higher than the regional
average for West Africa (52.2),
ranking 1st (out of 15) in
the region.
•
•
Category Scores
Fonseca
ECOWAS
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 0.5 2013
Population growth (annual %) 0.9 2013
Urban population (% of total) 64.1 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 3784.6 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 1.5 2013
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 12.8 2012
Gini Index 50.5 2002
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
2 Overall Governance 69.8 ... 75.2 76.4 76.6 76.4 76.6 +1.3
3 Safety & Rule of Law 82.9 ... 77.0 79.7 77.7 78.6 78.2 +1.1
6 Rule of Law 79.1 ... 72.4 79.0 79.5 80.4 82.5 +10.1
3 Accountability 71.8 ... 71.9 71.9 72.0 71.5 68.1 -3.8
5 Personal Safety 80.6 ... 63.9 68.1 59.5 62.6 62.1 -1.8
1 National Security 100.0 ... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 +0.0
1 Participation & Human Rights 72.9 ... 79.3 79.4 82.3 82.0 83.5 +4.2
1 Participation 75.5 ... 82.7 82.7 96.1 96.1 96.1 +13.5
1 Rights 76.9 ... 83.9 84.0 80.1 79.0 84.0 +0.1
8 Gender 66.2 ... 71.2 71.4 70.8 70.8 70.2 -1.0
8 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 52.7 ... 61.0 61.3 61.5 61.8 63.1 +2.1
7 Public Management 50.6 ... 58.9 58.0 56.1 55.3 59.7 +0.8
9 Business Environment 59.6 ... 59.7 59.7 62.1 63.1 63.0 +3.3
10 Infrastructure 39.1 ... 42.7 44.8 47.1 47.6 49.6 +6.9
1 Rural Sector 61.4 ... 82.8 82.8 80.8 81.2 80.3 -2.5
3 Human Development 70.8 ... 83.7 85.1 84.6 83.4 81.6 -2.0
6 Welfare 83.6 ... 87.0 88.4 86.6 81.7 76.1 -10.9
3 Education 62.8 ... 73.0 75.7 76.5 77.2 77.5 +4.5
5 Health 66.1 ... 91.0 91.2 90.8 91.3 91.3 +0.3
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
HEALTH
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
Score
Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
11. 2014 IIAG: COUNTRY PROFILES
9
Cameroon
Region Central Africa
Head of State President Paul Biya
since 6 November 1982
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
34th 47.6
Scores lower than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 34th
(out of 52) overall.
Scores higher than the regional
average for Central Africa (41.4),
ranking 3rd (out of 8) in
the region.
•
•
Category Scores
ECCAS
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
HEALTH
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
INFRASTRUCTURE
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 22.3 2013
Population growth (annual %) 2.5 2013
Urban population (% of total) 53.2 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 1315.5 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 1.9 2013
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 6.9 2012
Gini Index 38.9 2007
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
34 Overall Governance 41.0 ... 46.1 46.8 46.8 47.8 47.6 +1.5
36 Safety & Rule of Law 45.8 ... 46.7 44.9 45.1 46.7 45.4 -1.3
40 Rule of Law 39.7 ... 33.2 33.9 33.9 33.8 31.8 -1.4
38 Accountability 24.1 ... 34.5 31.7 27.7 29.3 29.4 -5.1
33 Personal Safety 34.5 ... 34.6 29.4 34.3 39.2 40.8 +6.2
29 National Security 84.9 ... 84.6 84.6 84.6 84.7 79.7 -4.9
37 Participation & Human Rights 34.4 ... 35.9 36.9 37.2 37.6 39.3 +3.4
38 Participation 18.5 ... 23.9 24.6 24.6 26.0 27.5 +3.6
39 Rights 36.1 ... 37.1 37.0 36.9 36.4 36.6 -0.5
24 Gender 48.6 ... 46.7 49.2 50.1 50.3 53.9 +7.2
27 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 37.7 ... 46.4 47.6 46.0 47.3 46.2 -0.3
25 Public Management 38.8 ... 48.4 48.5 47.1 49.0 48.5 +0.1
36 Business Environment 49.5 ... 48.0 48.8 41.8 42.8 40.0 -8.0
24 Infrastructure 17.7 ... 31.3 32.6 35.0 37.1 37.9 +6.6
20 Rural Sector 44.8 ... 58.1 60.5 60.2 60.2 58.3 +0.2
22 Human Development 46.0 ... 55.5 57.9 58.7 59.6 59.6 +4.1
30 Welfare 52.3 ... 50.8 51.6 52.3 51.2 50.5 -0.3
23 Education 36.3 ... 48.1 51.0 52.0 53.4 54.1 +6.0
24 Health 49.2 ... 67.6 71.1 71.9 74.2 74.3 +6.6
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
Score
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
12. 10
Central African Republic
Region Central Africa
Head of State Interim President
since 20 January 2014
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
51st 24.8
Scores lower than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 51st
(out of 52) overall.
Scores lower than the regional
average for Central Africa (41.4),
ranking 8th (out of 8) in
the region.
•
•
Category Scores
Catherine Samba-
Panza
CEN-SAD, ECCAS
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
HEALTH
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
INFRASTRUCTURE
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 4.6 2013
Population growth (annual %) 2.0 2013
Urban population (% of total) 39.6 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 333.2 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 1.5 2013
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 12.8 2012
Gini Index 56.3 2008
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
51 Overall Governance 28.8 ... 31.1 31.9 33.2 32.2 24.8 -6.2
51 Safety & Rule of Law 34.9 ... 26.5 27.0 28.6 23.9 12.0 -14.5
48 Rule of Law 31.9 ... 36.9 36.9 36.9 36.5 15.2 -21.7
49 Accountability 17.8 ... 20.6 22.9 22.9 23.6 15.2 -5.4
51 Personal Safety 50.0 ... 35.0 32.5 30.0 15.0 7.5 -27.5
52 National Security 40.0 ... 13.4 15.7 24.6 20.6 10.0 -3.4
48 Participation & Human Rights 29.2 ... 35.7 30.5 31.9 32.6 28.2 -7.4
46 Participation 24.8 ... 44.1 25.1 25.1 25.4 17.6 -26.5
48 Rights 30.7 ... 29.0 29.6 31.1 32.5 27.9 -1.1
42 Gender 32.0 ... 33.8 36.8 39.4 39.9 39.1 +5.3
49 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 23.9 ... 28.4 34.8 36.0 34.9 24.8 -3.5
49 Public Management 29.1 ... 37.2 39.1 39.0 40.6 27.6 -9.6
47 Business Environment 30.4 ... 30.0 40.6 40.6 37.1 25.7 -4.3
42 Infrastructure 15.5 ... 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.6 22.1 -1.1
49 Rural Sector 20.6 ... 23.2 36.1 41.1 38.0 24.0 +0.8
51 Human Development 27.3 ... 33.8 35.2 36.4 37.3 34.3 +0.5
50 Welfare 26.5 ... 29.2 29.2 30.3 31.6 22.5 -6.7
51 Education 23.5 ... 19.4 22.0 23.5 24.0 24.0 +4.6
48 Health 31.9 ... 52.6 54.4 55.3 56.2 56.4 +3.7
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
Score
Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
13. 2014 IIAG: COUNTRY PROFILES
11
Chad
Region Central Africa
Head of State President Idriss Déby
since 4 December 1990
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
49th 32.3
Scores lower than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 49th
(out of 52) overall.
Scores lower than the regional
average for Central Africa (41.4),
ranking 7th (out of 8) in
the region.
•
•
Category Scores
CEN-SAD, ECCAS
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
HEALTH
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
INFRASTRUCTURE
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 12.8 2013
Population growth (annual %) 3.0 2013
Urban population (% of total) 22.0 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 1045.9 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 14.0 2012
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 12.8 2012
Gini Index 39.8 2003
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
49 Overall Governance 31.0 ... 29.8 31.4 32.9 33.2 32.3 +2.5
46 Safety & Rule of Law 38.9 ... 31.0 35.0 35.8 35.7 33.9 +2.9
45 Rule of Law 34.7 ... 32.9 33.6 28.7 26.5 26.5 -6.4
42 Accountability 27.9 ... 25.5 23.8 25.4 25.9 24.7 -0.8
45 Personal Safety 45.7 ... 16.6 23.3 25.8 27.0 26.4 +9.8
49 National Security 47.3 ... 49.2 59.4 63.5 63.4 58.1 +9.0
49 Participation & Human Rights 28.6 ... 24.4 24.9 27.0 27.7 28.1 +3.7
47 Participation 16.7 ... 7.8 7.8 13.1 15.3 17.6 +9.8
46 Rights 37.6 ... 34.7 36.9 37.8 37.3 29.1 -5.7
46 Gender 31.4 ... 30.8 30.1 30.2 30.4 37.7 +6.9
45 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 28.3 ... 29.1 31.0 32.4 31.8 29.9 +0.8
43 Public Management 33.8 ... 35.2 37.2 36.7 35.9 38.9 +3.7
44 Business Environment 32.8 ... 30.1 31.7 32.5 31.9 28.1 -2.0
48 Infrastructure 7.7 ... 14.4 16.4 19.4 19.6 12.7 -1.6
42 Rural Sector 38.9 ... 36.7 38.7 41.0 39.8 40.0 +3.3
50 Human Development 28.1 ... 34.4 34.8 36.2 37.6 37.1 +2.7
46 Welfare 38.8 ... 31.9 30.8 34.4 35.0 35.0 +3.0
50 Education 15.1 ... 28.6 30.1 29.1 29.3 27.8 -0.8
51 Health 30.5 ... 42.8 43.5 45.2 48.4 48.7 +5.9
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
Score
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
14. 12
Comoros
Region East Africa
Head of State President Ikililou
since 26 May 2011
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
30th 49.3
Scores lower than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 30th
(out of 52) overall.
Scores higher than the regional
average for East Africa (48.5),
ranking 6th (out of 11) in
the region.
•
•
Category Scores
Dhoinine
COMESA
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
HEALTH
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
INFRASTRUCTURE
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 0.7 2013
Population growth (annual %) 2.4 2013
Urban population (% of total) 28.3 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 894.4 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 2.3 2013
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 12.7 2012
Gini Index 64.3 2004
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
30 Overall Governance 41.0 ... 49.1 48.6 48.4 49.2 49.3 +0.3
21 Safety & Rule of Law 52.9 ... 55.1 57.1 55.9 57.1 56.6 +1.5
28 Rule of Law 39.0 ... 39.0 42.3 42.3 42.3 42.5 +3.5
33 Accountability 32.8 ... 36.5 36.5 36.5 36.5 34.2 -2.4
7 Personal Safety 55.0 ... 65.0 65.0 60.0 60.0 60.0 -5.0
15 National Security 85.0 ... 79.8 84.7 84.7 89.6 89.6 +9.8
22 Participation & Human Rights 39.0 ... 56.6 53.7 54.4 54.4 53.8 -2.8
21 Participation 15.1 ... 67.0 57.3 59.7 59.7 59.8 -7.3
13 Rights 62.8 ... 62.3 62.6 63.6 63.5 63.5 +1.2
45 Gender 39.3 ... 40.3 41.4 39.9 40.2 38.1 -2.3
44 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 28.2 ... 27.5 29.2 28.9 29.7 31.3 +3.8
46 Public Management 25.0 ... 27.4 28.7 26.3 28.9 30.1 +2.7
39 Business Environment 27.6 ... 25.8 27.4 28.5 28.7 33.0 +7.2
36 Infrastructure 24.9 ... 23.7 25.6 25.9 26.3 26.6 +2.9
47 Rural Sector 35.3 ... 33.0 34.9 34.9 34.9 35.6 +2.6
30 Human Development 43.8 ... 57.1 54.4 54.6 55.4 55.7 -1.4
38 Welfare 32.8 ... 38.7 37.1 40.5 42.6 43.6 +4.9
14 Education 47.9 ... 59.6 60.5 62.0 62.9 62.9 +3.3
45 Health 50.7 ... 73.1 65.7 61.3 60.6 60.6 -12.5
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
Score
Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
15. 2014 IIAG: COUNTRY PROFILES
13
Congo
Region Central Africa
Head of State President Denis
since 25 October 1997
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
41st 43.4
Scores lower than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 41st
(out of 52) overall.
Scores higher than the regional
average for Central Africa (41.4),
ranking 4th (out of 8) in
the region.
•
•
Category Scores
Sassou-Nguesso
ECCAS
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 4.4 2013
Population growth (annual %) 2.5 2013
Urban population (% of total) 64.5 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 3172.1 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 6.0 2013
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 12.9 2012
Gini Index 47.3 2005
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
41 Overall Governance 33.3 ... 40.3 41.8 43.2 42.6 43.4 +3.1
37 Safety & Rule of Law 32.0 ... 41.6 42.8 44.5 43.7 45.0 +3.4
41 Rule of Law 31.6 ... 30.7 30.7 30.3 30.4 30.4 -0.3
43 Accountability 21.3 ... 22.0 24.3 25.4 24.2 24.5 +2.5
32 Personal Safety 35.0 ... 32.5 40.0 40.0 37.5 42.5 +10.0
23 National Security 40.1 ... 81.3 76.4 82.5 82.7 82.8 +1.5
38 Participation & Human Rights 31.0 ... 36.8 37.6 37.6 37.7 38.1 +1.3
40 Participation 15.7 ... 26.0 26.0 26.0 26.0 26.0 0.0
36 Rights 34.7 ... 38.0 39.0 38.9 38.8 38.6 +0.7
30 Gender 42.5 ... 46.2 47.7 47.8 48.2 49.6 +3.3
37 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 29.5 ... 36.2 37.8 38.1 38.1 39.2 +3.0
17 Public Management 41.1 ... 49.8 53.5 54.7 54.4 54.3 +4.5
43 Business Environment 26.9 ... 25.4 28.4 28.4 28.4 29.3 +3.9
35 Infrastructure 21.4 ... 25.1 25.9 26.1 26.4 26.7 +1.6
39 Rural Sector 28.4 ... 44.4 43.3 43.3 43.3 46.3 +1.9
39 Human Development 40.9 ... 46.5 49.0 52.5 51.0 51.2 +4.6
37 Welfare 40.0 ... 39.7 41.2 43.5 44.4 44.7 +4.9
35 Education 34.7 ... 37.8 41.8 49.9 44.5 44.5 +6.8
42 Health 47.9 ... 62.2 63.9 64.3 64.2 64.3 +2.1
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
HEALTH
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
Score
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
16. 14
Côte d'Ivoire
Region West Africa
Head of State President Alassane
since 4 December 2010
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
40th 44.3
Scores lower than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 40th
(out of 52) overall.
Scores lower than the regional
average for West Africa (52.2),
ranking 13th (out of 15) in
the region.
•
•
Category Scores
Dramane Ouattara
CEN-SAD, ECOWAS
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
HEALTH
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
INFRASTRUCTURE
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 20.3 2013
Population growth (annual %) 2.4 2013
Urban population (% of total) 52.7 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 1521.2 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 2.6 2013
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 6.0 2012
Gini Index 41.5 2008
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
40 Overall Governance 38.0 ... 36.6 36.2 38.4 42.4 44.3 +7.8
40 Safety & Rule of Law 40.1 ... 31.6 28.3 33.4 39.9 41.6 +10.0
44 Rule of Law 36.6 ... 10.6 10.7 19.5 24.6 26.6 +16.0
39 Accountability 29.7 ... 33.1 32.3 32.4 33.8 29.0 -4.1
36 Personal Safety 34.4 ... 25.0 19.9 18.5 25.3 37.9 +12.9
38 National Security 59.7 ... 57.5 50.1 63.3 75.8 72.8 +15.3
29 Participation & Human Rights 31.4 ... 29.7 31.3 34.6 39.4 43.9 +14.2
24 Participation 26.6 ... 14.2 22.4 33.6 45.0 51.7 +37.5
32 Rights 28.6 ... 37.2 35.6 35.6 40.6 46.2 +9.1
49 Gender 39.0 ... 37.7 35.9 34.5 32.6 33.7 -3.9
30 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 41.9 ... 42.5 41.4 42.3 42.4 43.5 +1.1
33 Public Management 37.4 ... 46.1 45.0 47.3 47.5 44.7 -1.3
28 Business Environment 38.7 ... 41.2 41.9 42.2 43.6 45.8 +4.6
14 Infrastructure 44.8 ... 44.7 39.8 40.3 42.3 45.7 +1.0
44 Rural Sector 46.5 ... 38.1 38.8 39.2 36.2 38.0 -0.1
43 Human Development 38.7 ... 42.5 43.9 43.3 47.8 48.3 +5.8
45 Welfare 33.3 ... 29.4 28.8 30.3 35.4 35.7 +6.3
44 Education 33.4 ... 38.1 37.8 36.8 38.3 39.3 +1.1
30 Health 49.5 ... 59.9 65.2 62.6 69.8 69.9 +9.9
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
Score
Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
17. 2014 IIAG: COUNTRY PROFILES
15
Democratic Republic of Congo
Region Central Africa
Head of State President Joseph
since 17 January 2001
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
47th 34.1
Scores lower than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 47th
(out of 52) overall.
Scores lower than the regional
average for Central Africa (41.4),
ranking 6th (out of 8) in
the region.
•
•
Category Scores
Kabila
COMESA, ECCAS,
SADC
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
HEALTH
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
INFRASTRUCTURE
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 67.5 2013
Population growth (annual %) 2.7 2013
Urban population (% of total) 35.4 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 453.7 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 1.6 2013
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 12.8 2012
Gini Index 44.4 2006
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
47 Overall Governance 26.4 ... 33.3 33.5 34.3 32.3 34.1 +0.8
50 Safety & Rule of Law 24.3 ... 26.9 27.1 30.3 22.7 23.7 -3.2
39 Rule of Law 37.7 ... 28.9 28.9 28.9 28.8 31.8 +2.9
45 Accountability 19.1 ... 23.1 22.4 22.4 22.9 22.8 -0.3
50 Personal Safety 10.0 ... 15.0 10.0 17.5 6.3 10.0 -5.0
50 National Security 30.3 ... 40.4 47.1 52.3 32.7 30.0 -10.4
44 Participation & Human Rights 23.9 ... 36.9 37.1 35.4 33.4 32.6 -4.3
44 Participation 5.9 ... 35.1 36.6 31.0 25.4 19.9 -15.3
42 Rights 27.0 ... 35.5 35.5 35.3 34.4 32.7 -2.8
36 Gender 38.7 ... 40.1 39.1 40.0 40.3 45.2 +5.2
41 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 20.1 ... 27.0 27.8 28.2 28.5 34.8 +7.8
34 Public Management 25.4 ... 25.8 33.6 34.9 35.7 44.1 +18.3
45 Business Environment 21.3 ... 24.8 23.9 23.8 24.1 28.1 +3.3
51 Infrastructure 8.8 ... 9.3 9.4 9.6 9.8 10.3 +0.9
25 Rural Sector 24.8 ... 48.0 44.4 44.4 44.4 56.7 +8.7
48 Human Development 37.2 ... 42.4 42.1 43.2 44.5 45.2 +2.8
49 Welfare 28.5 ... 27.9 28.8 28.8 29.7 31.4 +3.5
29 Education 45.2 ... 46.9 46.9 47.1 48.6 48.6 +1.8
49 Health 37.9 ... 52.5 50.5 53.7 55.3 55.5 +3.0
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
Score
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
18. 16
Djibouti
Region East Africa
Head of State President Ismail Omar
since 8 May 1999
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
35th 46.8
Scores lower than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 35th
(out of 52) overall.
Scores lower than the regional
average for East Africa (48.5),
ranking 8th (out of 11) in
the region.
•
•
Category Scores
Guelleh
CEN-SAD, COMESA,
IGAD
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
INFRASTRUCTURE
HEALTH
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 0.9 2013
Population growth (annual %) 1.5 2013
Urban population (% of total) 77.2 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 1668.3 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 3.5 2013
Unemployment, youth (% of total) . .
Gini Index 40.0 2002
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
35 Overall Governance 45.8 ... 46.0 45.9 45.9 47.2 46.8 +0.7
29 Safety & Rule of Law 56.7 ... 54.1 52.8 50.7 50.7 50.6 -3.5
34 Rule of Law 43.1 ... 40.2 33.6 33.6 40.2 40.4 +0.2
36 Accountability 25.0 ... 34.1 33.2 32.3 31.4 30.8 -3.2
21 Personal Safety 70.0 ... 57.5 60.0 55.0 50.0 50.0 -7.5
26 National Security 88.5 ... 84.6 84.6 82.1 81.3 81.2 -3.4
45 Participation & Human Rights 35.1 ... 30.5 29.9 31.6 32.6 32.1 +1.6
42 Participation 40.9 ... 24.2 18.6 19.2 19.2 24.0 -0.2
43 Rights 25.4 ... 27.3 30.4 33.4 35.5 31.3 +4.0
41 Gender 39.1 ... 40.0 40.6 42.2 42.9 40.9 +0.9
24 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 46.8 ... 42.7 43.3 44.4 48.6 48.1 +5.4
42 Public Management 44.0 ... 37.5 38.9 40.3 38.8 39.9 +2.5
16 Business Environment 48.5 ... 49.9 49.9 51.0 55.6 53.9 +4.0
9 Infrastructure 47.1 ... 45.2 46.1 46.9 51.0 51.2 +6.0
37 Rural Sector 47.6 ... 38.1 38.1 39.5 48.8 47.2 +9.1
29 Human Development 44.9 ... 56.9 57.8 56.6 57.0 56.4 -0.5
22 Welfare 53.4 ... 59.3 61.1 54.9 55.5 53.5 -5.9
33 Education 30.5 ... 43.6 44.0 45.6 45.6 45.7 +2.1
29 Health 50.6 ... 67.9 68.3 69.4 70.1 70.1 +2.2
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
Score
Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
19. 2014 IIAG: COUNTRY PROFILES
17
Egypt
Region North Africa
Head of State President Abdel Fattah
since 8 June 2014
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
26th 51.1
Scores lower than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 26th
(out of 52) overall.
Scores lower than the regional
average for North Africa (52.8),
ranking 4th (out of 6) in
the region.
•
•
Category Scores
al-Sisi
CEN-SAD, COMESA
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
INFRASTRUCTURE
HEALTH
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 82.1 2013
Population growth (annual %) 1.6 2013
Urban population (% of total) 43.9 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 3314.5 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 9.5 2013
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 35.7 2012
Gini Index 30.8 2008
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
26 Overall Governance 53.1 ... 59.1 58.6 54.5 55.7 51.1 -8.0
42 Safety & Rule of Law 60.5 ... 62.2 59.5 54.6 50.0 40.9 -21.3
43 Rule of Law 63.5 ... 62.3 62.2 61.6 49.6 27.9 -34.5
32 Accountability 41.3 ... 42.1 40.2 38.3 34.2 35.1 -7.0
44 Personal Safety 57.1 ... 54.4 47.9 36.0 31.4 29.0 -25.5
41 National Security 80.0 ... 89.9 87.5 82.4 84.9 71.6 -18.4
36 Participation & Human Rights 29.2 ... 36.4 36.6 31.8 44.1 40.0 +3.6
29 Participation 20.5 ... 25.1 23.0 15.1 50.3 42.8 +17.7
34 Rights 33.4 ... 43.4 43.9 41.3 42.7 41.3 -2.1
48 Gender 33.8 ... 40.7 42.9 38.9 39.2 35.8 -4.8
13 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 54.9 ... 66.9 67.1 61.8 59.0 54.2 -12.6
35 Public Management 53.8 ... 56.4 56.0 46.2 45.5 43.1 -13.3
18 Business Environment 54.5 ... 67.2 71.8 66.4 56.5 53.6 -13.6
8 Infrastructure 53.6 ... 66.7 68.0 62.9 61.2 56.8 -9.9
12 Rural Sector 57.4 ... 77.1 72.4 71.6 72.9 63.4 -13.7
11 Human Development 67.7 ... 70.9 71.2 69.8 69.8 69.4 -1.5
31 Welfare 54.1 ... 55.7 55.7 52.3 51.2 50.1 -5.6
10 Education 67.3 ... 70.0 70.0 68.1 68.7 68.5 -1.4
7 Health 81.7 ... 86.9 88.0 89.0 89.4 89.4 +2.5
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
Score
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
20. 18
Equatorial Guinea
Region Central Africa
Head of State President Teodoro
since 3 August 1979
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
45th 38.4
Scores lower than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 45th
(out of 52) overall.
Scores lower than the regional
average for Central Africa (41.4),
ranking 5th (out of 8) in
the region.
•
•
Category Scores
Obiang Nguema
Mbasogo
ECCAS
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
HEALTH
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
INFRASTRUCTURE
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 0.8 2013
Population growth (annual %) 2.8 2013
Urban population (% of total) 39.9 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 20572.3 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 6.1 2012
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 12.9 2012
Gini Index . .
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
45 Overall Governance 32.5 ... 38.3 39.2 39.5 39.4 38.4 +0.1
41 Safety & Rule of Law 41.1 ... 41.7 42.4 42.8 41.6 41.5 -0.2
47 Rule of Law 22.0 ... 24.6 24.6 24.6 23.9 23.2 -1.4
51 Accountability 5.6 ... 12.3 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.8 +0.6
34 Personal Safety 52.5 ... 45.0 47.5 43.8 40.0 40.0 -5.0
14 National Security 84.5 ... 84.7 84.8 89.8 89.8 89.9 +5.1
50 Participation & Human Rights 19.1 ... 24.2 25.3 27.9 27.9 25.9 +1.6
48 Participation 6.1 ... 12.7 12.7 15.1 15.1 15.1 +2.4
50 Rights 14.2 ... 17.0 17.0 16.8 16.8 10.5 -6.5
27 Gender 37.0 ... 43.1 46.4 51.7 51.7 52.2 +9.1
46 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 25.9 ... 28.3 28.6 30.0 30.3 28.4 +0.1
45 Public Management 36.6 ... 37.1 35.0 36.6 34.8 31.3 -5.8
46 Business Environment 23.9 ... 25.7 26.0 27.2 27.2 26.9 +1.2
47 Infrastructure 12.4 ... 10.7 12.0 14.9 18.3 14.1 +3.4
40 Rural Sector 30.6 ... 39.7 41.5 41.1 41.1 41.1 +1.4
26 Human Development 44.1 ... 59.1 60.4 57.4 57.9 57.9 -1.2
44 Welfare 23.6 ... 32.6 35.8 35.8 35.8 35.8 +3.1
5 Education 55.8 ... 74.7 74.8 73.9 75.2 75.2 +0.5
43 Health 52.8 ... 70.1 70.6 62.4 62.7 62.8 -7.3
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
Score
Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
21. 2014 IIAG: COUNTRY PROFILES
19
Eritrea
Region East Africa
Head of State President Isaias
since 8 June 1993
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
50th 29.8
Scores lower than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 50th
(out of 52) overall.
Scores lower than the regional
average for East Africa (48.5),
ranking 10th (out of 11) in
the region.
•
•
Category Scores
Afewerki
CEN-SAD, COMESA,
IGAD
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
HEALTH
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
INFRASTRUCTURE
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 6.3 2013
Population growth (annual %) 3.2 2013
Urban population (% of total) 22.3 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 543.8 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) . .
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 12.7 2012
Gini Index . .
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
50 Overall Governance 33.5 ... 32.6 32.3 30.9 30.5 29.8 -2.8
48 Safety & Rule of Law 36.7 ... 33.4 33.5 31.9 31.5 31.0 -2.4
51 Rule of Law 10.3 ... 9.0 8.0 7.4 6.9 4.4 -4.7
46 Accountability 38.9 ... 30.2 26.9 23.6 22.3 22.8 -7.4
38 Personal Safety 65.0 ... 45.0 45.0 40.0 37.5 37.5 -7.5
47 National Security 32.7 ... 49.2 54.2 56.8 59.3 59.3 +10.1
51 Participation & Human Rights 25.3 ... 23.8 24.2 24.2 24.2 22.8 -1.0
51 Participation 7.3 ... 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 0.0
51 Rights 9.0 ... 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.6 0.0
20 Gender 59.7 ... 60.0 61.3 61.3 61.1 56.9 -3.1
51 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 30.4 ... 25.2 25.5 23.9 22.9 21.9 -3.2
51 Public Management 27.9 ... 26.0 27.6 21.3 19.8 19.0 -7.0
51 Business Environment 21.2 ... 8.9 8.7 8.4 8.4 7.9 -1.0
50 Infrastructure 18.0 ... 15.8 15.9 16.0 13.4 10.9 -4.9
36 Rural Sector 54.4 ... 49.9 49.9 49.9 49.9 49.9 0.0
49 Human Development 41.7 ... 47.9 46.0 43.7 43.3 43.5 -4.4
51 Welfare 45.1 ... 41.0 35.8 27.1 21.7 21.9 -19.1
36 Education 39.2 ... 43.1 44.3 43.8 43.7 43.7 +0.6
40 Health 40.8 ... 59.6 58.0 60.2 64.6 64.8 +5.2
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
Score
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
22. 20
Ethiopia
Region East Africa
Head of State President Mulatu
since 7 October 2013
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
32nd 48.5
Scores lower than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 32nd
(out of 52) overall.
Scores lower than the regional
average for East Africa (48.5),
ranking 7th (out of 11) in
the region.
•
•
Category Scores
Teshome
COMESA, IGAD
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 94.1 2013
Population growth (annual %) 2.6 2013
Urban population (% of total) 17.5 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 498.1 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 8.1 2013
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 7.7 2012
Gini Index 33.6 2011
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
32 Overall Governance 40.1 ... 46.4 46.7 47.7 48.2 48.5 +2.1
31 Safety & Rule of Law 40.5 ... 45.8 45.2 46.0 47.5 50.0 +4.2
25 Rule of Law 26.2 ... 48.1 42.2 42.1 41.4 47.8 -0.3
25 Accountability 38.4 ... 40.6 39.0 39.2 40.0 38.8 -1.8
17 Personal Safety 48.3 ... 43.4 45.6 48.6 52.1 52.0 +8.6
44 National Security 49.1 ... 51.2 53.9 53.9 56.4 61.4 +10.2
42 Participation & Human Rights 35.1 ... 36.9 36.3 37.1 36.5 36.7 -0.2
39 Participation 35.0 ... 30.4 26.4 27.8 26.7 27.0 -3.4
47 Rights 34.2 ... 35.0 33.4 32.2 31.2 28.8 -6.3
23 Gender 36.0 ... 45.3 48.9 51.4 51.7 54.3 +9.0
20 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 47.8 ... 51.8 53.2 53.7 52.7 50.4 -1.4
21 Public Management 45.3 ... 54.1 54.5 52.8 53.6 50.4 -3.7
29 Business Environment 53.8 ... 51.2 52.5 54.6 53.3 45.7 -5.5
16 Infrastructure 33.7 ... 38.6 41.2 41.8 43.1 41.6 +2.9
11 Rural Sector 58.2 ... 63.1 64.9 65.6 60.9 63.9 +0.8
27 Human Development 37.1 ... 51.0 52.1 54.0 56.2 56.9 +5.9
11 Welfare 48.0 ... 52.2 51.4 51.6 58.9 63.2 +11.0
38 Education 30.7 ... 42.7 45.1 47.6 44.8 42.4 -0.3
37 Health 32.5 ... 58.1 59.8 62.7 64.9 65.0 +6.9
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
HEALTH
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
Score
Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
23. 2014 IIAG: COUNTRY PROFILES
21
Gabon
Region Central Africa
Head of State President Ali Bongo
since 16 October 2009
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
27th 51.0
Scores lower than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 27th
(out of 52) overall.
Scores higher than the regional
average for Central Africa (41.4),
ranking 2nd (out of 8) in
the region.
•
•
Category Scores
Ondimba
ECCAS
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
HEALTH
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
INFRASTRUCTURE
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 1.7 2013
Population growth (annual %) 2.4 2013
Urban population (% of total) 86.8 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 11571.1 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 0.5 2013
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 36.8 2012
Gini Index 41.5 2005
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
27 Overall Governance 44.0 ... 49.0 50.5 50.7 51.2 51.0 +2.0
19 Safety & Rule of Law 52.8 ... 53.9 56.6 56.2 57.0 57.6 +3.7
20 Rule of Law 44.0 ... 49.7 49.7 49.7 49.7 51.0 +1.3
34 Accountability 32.7 ... 30.7 33.1 33.0 36.1 33.3 +2.6
8 Personal Safety 44.6 ... 40.4 48.7 57.1 57.1 56.3 +15.9
13 National Security 90.0 ... 94.9 94.9 84.9 84.9 89.9 -5.0
33 Participation & Human Rights 38.5 ... 41.0 42.1 43.8 43.9 42.0 +1.0
31 Participation 31.7 ... 33.5 34.7 34.7 34.7 37.0 +3.6
31 Rights 46.4 ... 47.1 47.4 50.4 50.3 47.1 -0.0
39 Gender 37.4 ... 42.4 44.4 46.2 46.6 41.8 -0.6
34 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 34.3 ... 41.4 41.4 41.3 41.5 41.5 +0.1
40 Public Management 41.1 ... 44.2 42.3 43.2 41.2 41.3 -2.9
33 Business Environment 42.3 ... 44.1 44.1 44.1 45.7 43.3 -0.8
17 Infrastructure 25.8 ... 35.7 37.5 36.4 37.3 41.2 +5.5
41 Rural Sector 27.8 ... 41.7 41.7 41.7 41.7 40.2 -1.5
18 Human Development 50.5 ... 59.7 61.7 61.5 62.7 62.8 +3.1
24 Welfare 47.2 ... 50.3 55.9 52.8 52.8 52.8 +2.4
21 Education 49.6 ... 54.2 54.5 54.7 54.7 55.1 +0.9
13 Health 54.8 ... 74.5 74.7 77.1 80.5 80.6 +6.1
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
Score
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
24. 22
Gambia
Region West Africa
Head of State President Yahya
since 22 July 1994
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
23rd 51.6
Scores higher than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 23rd
(out of 52) overall.
Scores lower than the regional
average for West Africa (52.2),
ranking 6th (out of 15) in
the region.
•
•
Category Scores
Jammeh
CEN-SAD, ECOWAS
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
HEALTH
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
INFRASTRUCTURE
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 1.8 2013
Population growth (annual %) 3.2 2013
Urban population (% of total) 58.3 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 494.4 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 4.3 2012
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 12.9 2012
Gini Index 47.3 2003
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
23 Overall Governance 49.0 ... 52.4 52.8 52.8 53.0 51.6 -0.9
30 Safety & Rule of Law 58.1 ... 50.3 51.3 53.4 51.6 50.2 -0.1
37 Rule of Law 42.7 ... 39.0 38.6 38.3 37.6 35.9 -3.0
35 Accountability 43.2 ... 31.9 32.0 37.3 36.7 32.1 +0.2
24 Personal Safety 61.7 ... 51.1 50.4 53.8 47.9 48.7 -2.5
20 National Security 84.7 ... 79.3 84.3 84.2 84.0 84.0 +4.7
43 Participation & Human Rights 38.6 ... 43.4 41.8 38.4 37.7 36.4 -7.0
41 Participation 25.9 ... 39.2 34.5 24.8 24.8 24.8 -14.5
49 Rights 28.0 ... 26.6 27.6 28.7 26.2 26.2 -0.4
19 Gender 62.0 ... 64.3 63.2 61.6 62.2 58.3 -6.1
12 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 44.9 ... 53.5 54.5 54.4 57.1 54.2 +0.7
32 Public Management 41.6 ... 44.8 45.4 46.1 45.5 45.0 +0.2
13 Business Environment 60.1 ... 60.1 60.0 59.8 66.6 56.1 -4.0
13 Infrastructure 24.7 ... 42.6 45.6 45.9 45.6 45.7 +3.1
5 Rural Sector 53.1 ... 66.5 67.1 66.0 70.7 70.1 +3.6
15 Human Development 54.6 ... 62.5 63.7 64.8 65.8 65.4 +2.9
17 Welfare 54.1 ... 57.8 59.5 59.9 59.0 58.4 +0.7
19 Education 45.0 ... 56.2 55.9 57.4 59.1 58.3 +2.0
14 Health 64.7 ... 73.6 75.7 77.2 79.4 79.4 +5.9
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
Score
Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
25. 2014 IIAG: COUNTRY PROFILES
23
Ghana
Region West Africa
Head of State President John
since 24 July 2012
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
7th 68.2
Scores higher than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 7th
(out of 52) overall.
Scores higher than the regional
average for West Africa (52.2),
ranking 2nd (out of 15) in
the region.
•
•
Category Scores
Dramani Mahama
CEN-SAD, ECOWAS
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
HEALTH
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
INFRASTRUCTURE
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 25.9 2013
Population growth (annual %) 2.1 2013
Urban population (% of total) 53.2 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 1850.2 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 11.6 2013
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 6.4 2012
Gini Index 42.8 2006
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
7 Overall Governance 61.4 ... 66.6 67.1 67.7 67.7 68.2 +1.6
6 Safety & Rule of Law 71.5 ... 70.1 70.2 71.2 70.7 69.9 -0.2
4 Rule of Law 73.9 ... 81.9 81.8 82.0 81.8 85.0 +3.1
8 Accountability 60.1 ... 61.4 58.5 60.8 60.3 57.3 -4.1
13 Personal Safety 57.6 ... 47.3 50.9 52.3 54.6 54.5 +7.1
21 National Security 94.6 ... 89.7 89.5 89.5 86.1 82.9 -6.8
7 Participation & Human Rights 67.3 ... 71.6 72.3 72.0 70.9 73.6 +2.0
6 Participation 76.4 ... 81.3 82.0 82.0 78.7 80.1 -1.2
3 Rights 72.5 ... 77.6 78.0 78.2 78.8 78.1 +0.5
16 Gender 53.1 ... 56.0 56.9 55.8 55.3 62.7 +6.7
14 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 50.5 ... 55.4 54.1 54.5 54.3 53.6 -1.8
27 Public Management 48.2 ... 54.1 53.6 54.9 51.8 48.3 -5.8
8 Business Environment 56.9 ... 62.4 63.5 62.3 61.5 64.3 +1.9
18 Infrastructure 40.1 ... 39.4 39.6 39.5 42.0 40.9 +1.5
16 Rural Sector 56.9 ... 65.8 59.7 61.4 61.7 61.0 -4.8
8 Human Development 56.0 ... 69.3 71.9 73.3 75.1 75.5 +6.2
7 Welfare 55.4 ... 72.1 73.1 72.2 74.5 74.0 +1.9
9 Education 55.7 ... 63.2 66.8 69.3 69.9 71.6 +8.4
12 Health 56.9 ... 72.8 75.9 78.5 80.8 80.9 +8.1
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Score
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 100
80
60
40
20
Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
26. 24
Guinea
Region West Africa
Head of State President Alpha Condé
since 21 December 2010
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
42nd 43.3
Scores lower than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 42nd
(out of 52) overall.
Scores lower than the regional
average for West Africa (52.2),
ranking 14th (out of 15) in
the region.
•
•
Category Scores
ECOWAS
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
HEALTH
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
INFRASTRUCTURE
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 11.7 2013
Population growth (annual %) 2.5 2013
Urban population (% of total) 36.4 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 527.3 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 11.9 2013
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 4.7 2012
Gini Index 39.4 2007
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
42 Overall Governance 37.0 ... 36.7 41.5 42.3 43.2 43.3 +6.5
35 Safety & Rule of Law 42.2 ... 36.6 46.1 41.9 47.5 46.5 +10.0
33 Rule of Law 37.4 ... 16.2 37.6 32.1 39.4 40.9 +24.7
37 Accountability 32.0 ... 30.7 28.1 26.6 27.5 30.1 -0.7
43 Personal Safety 44.0 ... 25.3 29.4 29.4 33.6 29.2 +3.9
17 National Security 55.6 ... 74.1 89.2 79.3 89.3 86.0 +11.9
32 Participation & Human Rights 33.2 ... 31.4 41.5 48.7 43.9 43.2 +11.8
30 Participation 20.7 ... 8.5 37.2 46.8 43.8 40.8 +32.3
33 Rights 36.5 ... 38.3 38.1 51.0 41.4 41.5 +3.2
31 Gender 42.5 ... 47.5 49.2 48.4 46.3 47.4 -0.1
40 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 35.6 ... 34.9 33.5 35.0 34.7 35.9 +1.0
26 Public Management 34.0 ... 38.4 38.1 41.8 46.7 48.4 +10.1
40 Business Environment 41.3 ... 35.1 36.4 35.9 31.7 32.6 -2.5
46 Infrastructure 13.9 ... 13.5 13.7 16.4 14.3 15.7 +2.2
38 Rural Sector 53.0 ... 52.6 45.9 45.9 46.2 46.8 -5.8
44 Human Development 37.1 ... 44.0 45.0 43.7 46.7 47.5 +3.5
36 Welfare 38.9 ... 37.2 38.5 37.3 43.2 44.8 +7.5
47 Education 29.0 ... 33.3 34.3 30.5 31.7 32.4 -0.9
36 Health 43.5 ... 61.5 62.2 63.5 65.2 65.3 +3.8
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
Score
Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
27. 2014 IIAG: COUNTRY PROFILES
25
Guinea-Bissau
Region West Africa
Head of State President José Mário
since 23 June 2014
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
48th 33.2
Scores lower than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 48th
(out of 52) overall.
Scores lower than the regional
average for West Africa (52.2),
ranking 15th (out of 15) in
the region.
•
•
Category Scores
Vaz
CEN-SAD, ECOWAS
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 1.7 2013
Population growth (annual %) 2.4 2013
Urban population (% of total) 45.3 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 503.8 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 0.7 2013
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 13.0 2012
Gini Index 35.5 2002
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
48 Overall Governance 35.3 ... 40.0 41.6 41.3 35.0 33.2 -6.8
49 Safety & Rule of Law 44.3 ... 42.2 42.3 41.6 33.5 30.5 -11.8
50 Rule of Law 30.6 ... 33.1 33.1 33.1 6.7 6.7 -26.4
50 Accountability 22.6 ... 23.8 23.8 23.8 17.5 13.9 -9.9
47 Personal Safety 45.0 ... 27.5 27.5 30.0 30.0 25.0 -2.5
33 National Security 78.9 ... 84.5 84.6 79.6 79.6 76.3 -8.3
47 Participation & Human Rights 40.2 ... 40.3 42.7 41.8 29.5 30.1 -10.2
49 Participation 68.8 ... 44.6 41.0 41.0 15.1 12.7 -31.9
35 Rights 21.7 ... 40.0 43.4 43.4 31.7 39.2 -0.8
44 Gender 30.0 ... 36.2 43.6 41.0 41.8 38.5 +2.3
48 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 19.7 ... 30.1 30.4 30.6 28.4 25.7 -4.4
47 Public Management 27.9 ... 39.8 40.8 40.9 32.0 29.1 -10.7
48 Business Environment 23.2 ... 26.6 27.9 29.0 28.2 25.6 -1.0
43 Infrastructure 9.5 ... 17.8 18.4 18.8 19.9 20.3 +2.5
48 Rural Sector 18.0 ... 36.0 34.6 33.6 33.6 27.7 -8.3
46 Human Development 37.1 ... 47.4 51.2 51.2 48.5 46.7 -0.7
47 Welfare 37.5 ... 44.4 50.8 50.8 40.7 34.9 -9.4
43 Education 29.0 ... 37.5 39.5 39.9 40.3 40.3 +2.8
41 Health 44.7 ... 60.3 63.3 62.8 64.6 64.7 +4.5
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
HEALTH
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
Score
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
28. 26
Kenya
Region East Africa
Head of State President Uhuru
since 9 April 2013
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
17th 57.4
Scores higher than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 17th
(out of 52) overall.
Scores higher than the regional
average for East Africa (48.5),
ranking 4th (out of 11) in
the region.
•
•
Category Scores
Muigai Kenyatta
CEN-SAD, COMESA,
EAC, IGAD
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
INFRASTRUCTURE
HEALTH
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 44.4 2013
Population growth (annual %) 2.7 2013
Urban population (% of total) 24.8 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 994.3 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 5.7 2013
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 17.0 2012
Gini Index 47.7 2005
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
17 Overall Governance 53.0 ... 53.3 54.8 55.7 55.4 57.4 +4.1
27 Safety & Rule of Law 54.9 ... 49.3 49.5 51.6 48.5 51.3 +2.0
16 Rule of Law 55.3 ... 50.2 50.5 51.8 53.5 55.4 +5.1
18 Accountability 42.8 ... 37.4 38.1 40.1 41.5 42.9 +5.5
39 Personal Safety 37.9 ... 33.5 32.0 40.6 33.1 34.3 +0.7
39 National Security 83.6 ... 76.0 77.2 73.9 66.0 72.5 -3.5
17 Participation & Human Rights 52.9 ... 51.9 53.6 53.6 54.0 59.3 +7.4
14 Participation 57.0 ... 50.9 49.5 49.5 51.7 65.7 +14.8
26 Rights 41.1 ... 49.3 54.1 56.2 54.8 51.1 +1.8
17 Gender 60.7 ... 55.7 57.3 55.2 55.5 61.2 +5.5
11 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 50.3 ... 50.5 54.0 53.2 55.1 54.4 +3.9
14 Public Management 52.5 ... 57.3 57.4 57.7 58.5 55.3 -2.0
20 Business Environment 54.0 ... 51.9 55.3 53.4 54.3 51.2 -0.6
12 Infrastructure 32.7 ... 33.1 39.7 38.7 44.4 45.9 +12.8
10 Rural Sector 62.0 ... 59.7 63.5 62.8 63.2 65.2 +5.5
16 Human Development 53.9 ... 61.4 62.2 64.5 63.9 64.6 +3.2
13 Welfare 49.5 ... 55.4 56.4 57.3 57.8 60.1 +4.8
18 Education 61.1 ... 59.8 60.2 60.9 59.0 58.6 -1.1
21 Health 51.2 ... 69.2 70.1 75.3 74.9 75.0 +5.8
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
Score
Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
29. 2014 IIAG: COUNTRY PROFILES
27
Lesotho
Region Southern Africa
Head of State King Letsie III
since 7 February 1996
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
10th 62.3
Scores higher than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 10th
(out of 52) overall.
Scores higher than the regional
average for Southern Africa
(59.3), ranking 5th (out of 12)
in the region.
•
•
Category Scores
SADC
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 2.1 2013
Population growth (annual %) 1.1 2013
Urban population (% of total) 29.0 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 1074.8 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 4.9 2013
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 35.9 2012
Gini Index 52.5 2003
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
10 Overall Governance 53.8 ... 58.4 58.3 58.9 61.0 62.3 +3.8
7 Safety & Rule of Law 65.9 ... 66.7 65.0 66.0 68.4 69.5 +2.8
10 Rule of Law 63.7 ... 62.3 61.4 60.2 67.2 68.5 +6.2
6 Accountability 56.5 ... 66.3 60.5 59.2 59.2 65.0 -1.3
22 Personal Safety 53.3 ... 48.3 48.2 49.6 52.1 49.7 +1.4
5 National Security 90.0 ... 90.0 90.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 +5.0
9 Participation & Human Rights 56.1 ... 61.1 60.8 60.0 66.1 69.9 +8.8
3 Participation 53.6 ... 61.3 62.1 62.1 77.9 82.4 +21.0
17 Rights 52.2 ... 51.3 52.4 52.3 54.1 60.9 +9.5
13 Gender 62.5 ... 70.5 68.0 65.6 66.3 66.3 -4.1
21 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 43.6 ... 48.2 49.2 49.8 50.3 50.4 +2.2
13 Public Management 53.2 ... 58.0 57.5 54.7 56.3 56.4 -1.6
14 Business Environment 48.8 ... 51.3 54.2 56.6 57.1 55.2 +3.9
21 Infrastructure 31.5 ... 36.6 38.0 38.9 39.4 38.4 +1.9
34 Rural Sector 41.0 ... 46.9 47.0 49.0 48.5 51.5 +4.6
24 Human Development 49.7 ... 57.8 58.3 59.8 59.0 59.3 +1.5
29 Welfare 46.8 ... 49.4 49.4 51.1 50.6 50.6 +1.3
20 Education 48.2 ... 56.5 57.2 56.6 55.5 56.2 -0.3
27 Health 54.1 ... 67.6 68.3 71.6 70.9 71.0 +3.4
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
HEALTH
Score
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 100
80
60
40
20
Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
30. 28
Liberia
Region West Africa
Head of State President Ellen
since 16 January 2006
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
31st 49.3
Scores lower than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 31st
(out of 52) overall.
Scores lower than the regional
average for West Africa (52.2),
ranking 10th (out of 15) in
the region.
•
•
Category Scores
Johnson-Sirleaf
CEN-SAD, ECOWAS
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
INFRASTRUCTURE
HEALTH
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 4.3 2013
Population growth (annual %) 2.4 2013
Urban population (% of total) 48.9 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 454.3 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 6.8 2012
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 4.4 2012
Gini Index 38.2 2007
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
31 Overall Governance 29.8 ... 46.0 48.2 49.5 50.3 49.3 +3.4
26 Safety & Rule of Law 27.4 ... 50.7 52.0 53.7 54.9 51.5 +0.8
29 Rule of Law 21.3 ... 40.8 41.1 41.1 42.0 42.3 +1.6
27 Accountability 25.8 ... 46.8 46.8 47.1 46.9 37.1 -9.7
29 Personal Safety 29.4 ... 48.2 52.3 48.2 46.1 44.6 -3.6
24 National Security 33.0 ... 67.0 67.7 78.4 84.5 82.0 +15.0
20 Participation & Human Rights 30.7 ... 53.9 54.9 53.6 53.9 55.4 +1.5
16 Participation 20.9 ... 68.2 71.7 65.1 65.1 65.1 -3.1
29 Rights 38.3 ... 47.4 47.9 48.2 48.9 48.1 +0.8
25 Gender 32.7 ... 46.3 45.0 47.5 47.6 53.0 +6.8
39 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 25.6 ... 32.0 37.5 38.4 38.5 36.8 +4.9
37 Public Management 28.4 ... 39.6 40.6 42.0 41.7 42.0 +2.4
35 Business Environment 31.9 ... 35.0 41.1 41.0 41.0 42.5 +7.5
38 Infrastructure 24.2 ... 28.6 29.1 32.0 32.4 25.0 -3.6
45 Rural Sector 17.8 ... 24.6 39.0 38.8 38.8 37.6 +13.0
33 Human Development 35.4 ... 47.3 48.7 52.2 54.1 53.6 +6.3
34 Welfare 22.0 ... 36.9 40.2 44.4 46.0 45.9 +9.0
28 Education 45.2 ... 47.9 47.8 48.8 50.8 49.4 +1.5
35 Health 39.0 ... 57.1 58.0 63.4 65.5 65.6 +8.4
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
Score
Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
31. 2014 IIAG: COUNTRY PROFILES
29
Libya
Region North Africa
Head of State President of the
since 25 June 2013
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
43rd 42.1
Scores lower than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 43rd
(out of 52) overall.
Scores lower than the regional
average for North Africa (52.8),
ranking 6th (out of 6) in
the region.
•
•
Category Scores
General National
Congress Nouri
Abusahmen
AMU, CEN-SAD,
COMESA
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 6.2 2013
Population growth (annual %) 0.8 2013
Urban population (% of total) 78.1 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 12167.4 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 6.1 2012
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 23.9 2012
Gini Index . .
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
43 Overall Governance 45.6 ... 49.5 47.8 40.4 46.3 42.1 -7.4
47 Safety & Rule of Law 47.2 ... 51.4 43.5 26.4 37.3 33.2 -18.2
49 Rule of Law 16.9 ... 36.2 33.9 11.4 18.7 13.0 -23.1
47 Accountability 26.5 ... 25.7 21.2 19.9 23.9 18.0 -7.7
46 Personal Safety 60.4 ... 53.9 44.1 16.6 30.7 26.1 -27.7
34 National Security 84.9 ... 89.8 74.8 57.6 76.0 75.5 -14.3
34 Participation & Human Rights 21.3 ... 23.1 22.9 25.1 40.4 40.5 +17.5
22 Participation 2.8 ... 2.8 2.8 5.1 43.3 53.3 +50.5
38 Rights 30.8 ... 33.3 31.8 36.0 42.7 37.9 +4.6
50 Gender 30.3 ... 33.1 34.0 34.2 35.2 30.4 -2.7
47 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 43.6 ... 45.7 48.5 38.6 37.7 27.1 -18.6
48 Public Management 48.0 ... 50.9 51.4 27.5 34.8 28.9 -22.1
49 Business Environment 28.7 ... 30.9 32.4 28.4 25.3 17.2 -13.7
20 Infrastructure 50.5 ... 52.5 54.1 50.6 50.8 38.6 -13.9
50 Rural Sector 47.3 ... 48.4 56.0 47.9 39.8 23.8 -24.6
13 Human Development 70.2 ... 77.8 76.3 71.5 69.7 67.4 -10.4
43 Welfare 60.8 ... 66.1 62.6 45.7 42.0 38.3 -27.8
12 Education 66.8 ... 68.6 67.6 70.0 68.3 65.2 -3.3
1 Health 83.1 ... 98.8 98.8 98.8 98.7 98.7 -0.0
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
HEALTH
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
Score
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
32. 30
Madagascar
Region Southern Africa
Head of State President Hery
since 25 January 2014
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
33rd 48.2
Scores lower than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 33rd
(out of 52) overall.
Scores lower than the regional
average for Southern Africa
(59.3), ranking 10th (out of 12)
in the region.
•
•
Category Scores
Rajaonarimampianina
COMESA, SADC
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
HEALTH
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
INFRASTRUCTURE
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 22.9 2013
Population growth (annual %) 2.8 2013
Urban population (% of total) 33.8 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 471.0 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 5.8 2013
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 5.7 2012
Gini Index 44.1 2010
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
33 Overall Governance 54.9 ... 49.3 47.4 45.2 45.0 48.2 -1.1
32 Safety & Rule of Law 62.1 ... 46.1 43.3 39.8 42.5 49.0 +2.9
46 Rule of Law 60.2 ... 18.4 15.6 13.8 19.4 26.4 +8.0
23 Accountability 44.7 ... 40.5 38.3 42.5 42.1 41.1 +0.6
35 Personal Safety 48.5 ... 35.7 34.5 22.9 28.6 38.8 +3.1
9 National Security 95.0 ... 90.0 85.0 80.0 80.0 90.0 +0.0
24 Participation & Human Rights 65.5 ... 48.2 46.1 46.1 45.2 51.0 +2.8
32 Participation 83.7 ... 38.4 28.1 20.6 20.6 36.4 -1.9
27 Rights 59.6 ... 49.6 49.4 53.5 49.9 49.2 -0.5
11 Gender 53.2 ... 56.6 60.7 64.2 65.0 67.4 +10.8
29 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 43.4 ... 49.7 47.0 44.2 43.5 44.1 -5.6
36 Public Management 40.2 ... 50.3 48.2 43.5 42.5 43.0 -7.3
23 Business Environment 53.3 ... 55.6 53.4 50.9 50.5 49.8 -5.8
30 Infrastructure 25.9 ... 30.5 31.1 29.1 29.4 29.9 -0.6
31 Rural Sector 54.3 ... 62.2 55.6 53.3 51.7 53.6 -8.6
42 Human Development 48.8 ... 53.3 53.3 50.6 48.9 48.6 -4.7
42 Welfare 61.9 ... 56.1 52.1 44.1 39.9 39.9 -16.2
34 Education 37.7 ... 45.4 48.5 47.6 46.3 45.4 +0.0
46 Health 46.7 ... 58.4 59.2 60.1 60.4 60.5 +2.2
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
Score
Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
33. 2014 IIAG: COUNTRY PROFILES
31
Malawi
Region Southern Africa
Head of State President Peter
since 31 May 2014
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
16th 57.6
Scores higher than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 16th
(out of 52) overall.
Scores lower than the regional
average for Southern Africa
(59.3), ranking 7th (out of 12)
in the region.
•
•
Category Scores
Mutharika
COMESA, SADC
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
INFRASTRUCTURE
HEALTH
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 16.4 2013
Population growth (annual %) 2.8 2013
Urban population (% of total) 16.0 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 226.5 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 27.3 2013
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 13.5 2012
Gini Index 43.9 2010
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
16 Overall Governance 51.4 ... 55.7 56.9 56.1 56.7 57.6 +1.9
11 Safety & Rule of Law 67.3 ... 66.0 65.2 63.7 63.9 64.6 -1.3
7 Rule of Law 72.3 ... 65.0 64.5 63.7 67.9 71.2 +6.2
13 Accountability 45.8 ... 47.4 46.9 47.0 46.5 45.3 -2.1
18 Personal Safety 56.2 ... 56.5 54.6 49.0 46.2 52.0 -4.5
10 National Security 95.0 ... 95.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 90.0 -5.0
13 Participation & Human Rights 53.9 ... 56.7 58.8 57.6 60.4 62.9 +6.2
17 Participation 56.9 ... 58.5 61.7 64.2 64.2 64.2 +5.8
16 Rights 53.4 ... 54.1 54.3 48.0 56.1 61.6 +7.5
15 Gender 51.2 ... 57.5 60.5 60.7 61.0 62.9 +5.4
28 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 40.4 ... 47.2 48.7 47.7 46.3 45.9 -1.2
30 Public Management 38.9 ... 48.0 50.9 48.6 46.6 47.0 -1.0
24 Business Environment 45.8 ... 53.9 53.1 52.4 50.0 48.7 -5.2
26 Infrastructure 25.8 ... 30.6 34.9 35.5 35.8 34.7 +4.1
32 Rural Sector 51.1 ... 56.3 55.7 54.4 52.9 53.4 -2.9
28 Human Development 44.1 ... 52.8 54.7 55.4 56.3 56.8 +4.0
23 Welfare 45.1 ... 51.7 52.3 52.1 51.3 53.2 +1.5
40 Education 39.3 ... 38.1 42.9 41.4 41.9 41.5 +3.4
19 Health 47.9 ... 68.6 68.9 72.6 75.7 75.7 +7.1
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
Score
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
34. 32
Mali
Region West Africa
Head of State President Ibrahim
since 4 September 2013
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
28th 49.5
Scores lower than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 28th
(out of 52) overall.
Scores lower than the regional
average for West Africa (52.2),
ranking 8th (out of 15) in
the region.
•
•
Category Scores
Boubacar Keita
CEN-SAD, ECOWAS
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 15.3 2013
Population growth (annual %) 3.0 2013
Urban population (% of total) 36.2 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 715.1 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) -0.6 2013
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 10.3 2012
Gini Index 33.0 2010
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
28 Overall Governance 49.5 ... 55.2 55.8 57.2 48.9 49.5 -5.7
33 Safety & Rule of Law 61.9 ... 58.0 60.1 59.8 45.8 48.6 -9.4
35 Rule of Law 62.7 ... 61.5 58.7 57.6 41.4 39.0 -22.5
17 Accountability 48.8 ... 47.4 47.4 48.0 44.3 43.7 -3.7
20 Personal Safety 61.2 ... 56.6 54.6 60.1 48.4 50.0 -6.5
43 National Security 75.0 ... 66.5 79.9 73.3 49.3 61.5 -5.0
28 Participation & Human Rights 52.9 ... 60.4 62.3 63.9 45.6 45.9 -14.5
27 Participation 57.4 ... 69.5 71.6 73.1 33.9 44.2 -25.3
22 Rights 68.9 ... 75.1 75.2 75.2 61.9 54.4 -20.7
43 Gender 32.5 ... 36.7 40.1 43.5 41.1 39.0 +2.3
15 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 43.9 ... 51.0 48.1 50.7 51.3 51.8 +0.8
8 Public Management 52.0 ... 56.6 58.2 57.4 55.7 59.4 +2.8
21 Business Environment 53.0 ... 55.6 45.6 53.3 53.8 51.1 -4.5
25 Infrastructure 16.3 ... 26.8 27.6 31.3 35.1 36.1 +9.3
17 Rural Sector 54.4 ... 64.9 60.9 60.8 60.8 60.7 -4.2
37 Human Development 39.1 ... 51.2 52.8 54.5 52.9 51.6 +0.4
35 Welfare 50.2 ... 51.3 52.4 54.1 48.8 45.1 -6.3
42 Education 23.5 ... 36.8 38.7 40.7 40.7 40.5 +3.7
31 Health 43.6 ... 65.6 67.5 68.5 69.3 69.4 +3.8
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
HEALTH
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
Score
Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
35. 2014 IIAG: COUNTRY PROFILES
33
Mauritania
Region North Africa
Head of State President Mohamed
since 5 August 2009
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
39th 44.5
Scores lower than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 39th
(out of 52) overall.
Scores lower than the regional
average for North Africa (52.8),
ranking 5th (out of 6) in
the region.
•
•
Category Scores
Ould Abdel Aziz
AMU
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 3.9 2013
Population growth (annual %) 2.4 2013
Urban population (% of total) 42.1 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 1070.1 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 4.9 2012
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 45.3 2012
Gini Index 40.5 2008
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
39 Overall Governance 47.1 ... 43.7 45.9 46.5 48.0 44.5 +0.8
38 Safety & Rule of Law 58.6 ... 38.6 46.7 45.6 48.5 43.4 +4.8
36 Rule of Law 63.5 ... 26.2 39.5 40.6 41.0 38.1 +11.9
40 Accountability 47.4 ... 45.1 36.1 37.4 37.8 27.4 -17.6
41 Personal Safety 44.6 ... 19.2 38.6 32.0 35.1 31.3 +12.0
32 National Security 78.9 ... 63.8 72.5 72.3 80.0 76.8 +13.0
35 Participation & Human Rights 44.8 ... 43.0 43.6 46.7 46.7 40.1 -2.9
36 Participation 40.1 ... 24.3 26.6 33.9 31.7 29.5 +5.2
30 Rights 43.8 ... 45.4 42.8 46.0 49.1 47.4 +1.9
37 Gender 50.5 ... 59.4 61.5 60.0 59.3 43.5 -15.9
32 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 39.1 ... 44.1 44.3 43.3 45.7 42.0 -2.1
24 Public Management 43.9 ... 47.2 49.4 51.3 53.2 48.8 +1.7
38 Business Environment 47.0 ... 49.5 42.4 41.8 44.0 35.8 -13.7
37 Infrastructure 19.0 ... 29.3 27.5 22.2 26.5 26.1 -3.1
23 Rural Sector 46.6 ... 50.6 58.0 58.2 59.0 57.2 +6.6
36 Human Development 45.8 ... 49.0 49.1 50.3 51.2 52.6 +3.6
21 Welfare 53.8 ... 50.1 49.0 51.1 50.7 53.5 +3.4
45 Education 32.1 ... 35.4 35.8 35.6 37.2 38.2 +2.8
33 Health 51.6 ... 61.5 62.4 64.1 65.9 66.0 +4.5
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
HEALTH
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
Score
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
36. 34
Mauritius
Region Southern Africa
Head of State President Kailash
since 21 July 2012
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
1st 81.7
Scores higher than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 1st
(out of 52) overall.
Scores higher than the regional
average for Southern Africa
(59.3), ranking 1st (out of 12)
in the region.
•
•
Category Scores
Purryag
COMESA, SADC
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 1.3 2013
Population growth (annual %) 0.4 2013
Urban population (% of total) 41.8 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 9209.6 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 3.5 2013
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 22.9 2012
Gini Index . .
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
1 Overall Governance 74.3 ... 80.4 80.3 81.0 81.4 81.7 +1.3
2 Safety & Rule of Law 85.1 ... 87.2 86.8 86.5 86.8 84.5 -2.7
2 Rule of Law 94.6 ... 95.1 94.6 94.9 95.3 94.4 -0.7
2 Accountability 71.8 ... 77.4 76.2 74.9 74.7 74.6 -2.8
2 Personal Safety 79.3 ... 76.5 76.3 76.4 77.3 69.2 -7.3
2 National Security 95.0 ... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 -0.0
2 Participation & Human Rights 71.3 ... 73.5 72.7 73.9 74.7 77.0 +3.5
2 Participation 85.9 ... 86.2 81.7 83.9 83.9 83.9 -2.2
2 Rights 78.1 ... 77.5 77.5 77.6 80.1 81.7 +4.3
14 Gender 49.9 ... 56.9 58.8 60.1 60.1 65.3 +8.4
1 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 64.0 ... 76.7 77.5 77.8 78.5 79.7 +3.0
2 Public Management 52.9 ... 59.8 61.0 63.0 64.2 70.5 +10.7
1 Business Environment 74.2 ... 88.7 89.5 88.6 88.9 90.4 +1.7
2 Infrastructure 74.5 ... 77.7 78.3 79.0 80.3 77.9 +0.2
2 Rural Sector 54.2 ... 80.7 81.1 80.4 80.4 80.0 -0.7
1 Human Development 76.8 ... 84.0 84.1 85.9 85.7 85.6 +1.6
1 Welfare 78.2 ... 81.8 80.8 83.1 82.1 81.1 -0.7
1 Education 70.1 ... 83.1 84.6 85.0 85.1 85.9 +2.8
6 Health 82.2 ... 87.1 87.1 89.5 89.8 89.8 +2.7
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
HEALTH
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
Score
Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
37. 2014 IIAG: COUNTRY PROFILES
35
Morocco
Region North Africa
Head of State King Mohammed VI
since 30 July 1999
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
14th 58.8
Scores higher than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 14th
(out of 52) overall.
Scores higher than the regional
average for North Africa (52.8),
ranking 2nd (out of 6) in
the region.
•
•
Category Scores
AMU, CEN-SAD
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 33.0 2013
Population growth (annual %) 1.5 2013
Urban population (% of total) 57.8 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 3108.6 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 1.9 2013
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 17.4 2012
Gini Index 40.9 2007
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
14 Overall Governance 52.4 ... 56.0 56.2 56.6 57.7 58.8 +2.9
15 Safety & Rule of Law 61.0 ... 59.8 60.6 58.7 59.2 58.7 -1.2
14 Rule of Law 60.8 ... 60.3 59.6 59.3 59.9 58.7 -1.6
19 Accountability 43.3 ... 41.7 41.9 40.4 41.2 42.9 +1.2
15 Personal Safety 64.9 ... 52.4 55.7 55.2 55.8 53.0 +0.6
27 National Security 75.0 ... 85.0 85.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 -5.0
39 Participation & Human Rights 36.7 ... 36.5 35.0 36.3 38.6 37.5 +1.0
43 Participation 22.7 ... 18.3 17.6 19.0 21.6 22.7 +4.4
24 Rights 44.2 ... 45.1 44.6 46.7 51.5 53.5 +8.4
47 Gender 43.1 ... 46.0 43.0 43.2 42.7 36.3 -9.7
3 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 52.8 ... 61.8 61.5 61.4 62.6 69.1 +7.3
6 Public Management 52.0 ... 65.4 62.7 60.2 59.0 60.7 -4.7
5 Business Environment 60.8 ... 63.5 65.3 66.0 68.0 72.0 +8.6
6 Infrastructure 45.9 ... 54.2 54.0 55.4 59.7 66.9 +12.7
3 Rural Sector 52.6 ... 64.2 64.0 63.9 63.8 76.7 +12.5
10 Human Development 59.0 ... 65.8 67.8 69.9 70.5 70.1 +4.3
19 Welfare 54.2 ... 56.8 57.8 58.9 57.8 56.8 0.0
11 Education 50.3 ... 56.3 60.7 65.2 66.1 66.0 +9.7
8 Health 72.4 ... 84.3 84.9 85.7 87.5 87.6 +3.3
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
HEALTH
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
Score
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.
38. 36
Mozambique
Region Southern Africa
Head of State President Armando
since 2 February 2005
REC
membership(s)
Rank/52 Score/100
22nd 52.2
Scores higher than the African
average (51.5) and ranks 22nd
(out of 52) overall.
Scores lower than the regional
average for Southern Africa
(59.3), ranking 8th (out of 12)
in the region.
•
•
Category Scores
Guebuza
SADC
2000 ... 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAFETY & RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
RULE OF LAW
100
75
50
25
EDUCATION
WELFARE
RURAL SECTOR
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
2009
2013
Overall Governance Performance Additional Country Information*
YEAR
Population (millions) 25.8 2013
Population growth (annual %) 2.5 2013
Urban population (% of total) 31.7 2013
GDP per capita (US$) 593.0 2013
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 4.2 2013
Unemployment, youth (% of total) 12.8 2012
Gini Index 45.7 2008
Country Results
RANK
2013
CHANGE
'09-'13
CATEGORY &
SUB-CATEGORY
SCORE/100
22 Overall Governance 50.8 ... 54.4 54.5 54.4 54.2 52.2 -2.2
28 Safety & Rule of Law 62.3 ... 58.9 56.6 59.7 56.6 50.8 -8.2
24 Rule of Law 54.8 ... 54.8 54.4 53.8 52.9 48.3 -6.4
28 Accountability 40.1 ... 40.0 39.1 38.0 36.7 36.7 -3.3
28 Personal Safety 59.2 ... 51.0 42.7 56.8 51.9 44.6 -6.4
37 National Security 95.0 ... 90.0 90.0 90.0 85.0 73.3 -16.7
14 Participation & Human Rights 61.1 ... 60.2 60.1 58.8 60.9 60.7 +0.5
20 Participation 68.3 ... 61.5 60.4 59.2 59.2 60.7 -0.8
23 Rights 63.5 ... 58.5 56.2 49.2 52.4 53.6 -5.0
9 Gender 51.5 ... 60.7 63.7 67.9 71.1 67.9 +7.2
26 Sustainable Economic Opportunity 41.3 ... 49.0 49.8 48.7 47.7 46.8 -2.1
16 Public Management 42.5 ... 54.8 55.3 55.3 55.7 55.2 +0.4
30 Business Environment 46.3 ... 51.7 52.2 53.2 47.8 45.7 -6.0
32 Infrastructure 20.1 ... 33.1 33.0 29.6 29.0 28.6 -4.5
21 Rural Sector 56.2 ... 56.4 58.5 56.6 58.4 57.9 +1.5
40 Human Development 38.7 ... 49.3 51.4 50.5 51.5 50.5 +1.2
26 Welfare 50.9 ... 52.4 53.3 50.7 53.0 51.6 -0.8
46 Education 26.6 ... 38.3 40.4 39.1 36.1 34.2 -4.1
34 Health 38.6 ... 57.1 60.4 61.7 65.4 65.6 +8.4
Sub-category Scores 2013
0
PARTICIPATION
& HUMAN RIGHTS
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY
HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT 0
ACCOUNTABILITY
PERSONAL SAFETY
NATIONAL SECURITY
PARTICIPATION
RIGHTS
GENDER
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE
HEALTH
Country score
Country confidence
interval at 90%
African average
100
80
60
40
20
0
2000 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
Score
Year
* Not included in the 2014 IIAG. Data sourced from the WDI. Year refers to
the latest available data on 29 July 2014.