BOTSWANA RANKS 2ND OUT OF 52 IN 2013 IBRAHIM INDEX OF AFRICAN GOVERNANCE [FYI - below please find Mo Ibrahim Foundation Press Release] Since 2000 Botswana has progressed most in the category Human Development The 2013 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), released today, shows that Botswana ranks 2nd out of 52 African countries. Botswana is one of eight countries to have remained consistently in the IIAG’s top ten since 2000—along with Cape Verde, Ghana, Mauritius, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa and Tunisia. The 2013 IIAG provides full details of Botswana’s performance across four categories of governance: Safety & Rule of Law, Participation & Human Rights, Sustainable Economic Opportunity and Human Development. Since 2000, Botswana has shown its biggest improvement in the category of Human Development. Human Development measures welfare, education and health. The 2013 IIAG shows that 94% of Africans – including those in Botswana – live in a country that has experienced overall governance improvement since 2000. The 6% of people living in a country that has experienced governance deterioration since 2000 are based in Madagascar, Eritrea, Guinea-Bissau, Somalia, Libya and Mali. Botswana ranks 1st in the category Safety & Rule of Law and sub-categories Rule of Law and Accountability. Botswana’s performance in the 2013 IIAG: Ranks 2nd (out of 52) overall Scores 77.6 (out of 100), higher than the African average (51.6) Has improved by +5.6 since 2000 Ranks 2nd (out of 12) in the region of Southern Africa Scores higher than the regional average for Southern Africa (59.2) Ranks its highest in the category Safety & Rule of Law (1st out of 52) Ranks its lowest in the categories Participation & Human Rights (4th out of 52) and Human Development (4th out of 52) For more see moibrahimfoundation.org
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 08:33:50 +0000
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