The Most Comprehensive dataset of African Governance.

The Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) is a tool that measures and monitors governance performance in African countries. Explore and compare over 300 measures of data yourself using this data portal.

Use the filters to explore the entire IIAG dataset and compare scores, ranks and trends for every African country, as well as averages for 18 regional and economic groups. Data can be displayed in various chart views with options to save, share and embed. Advanced options allow for further analysis.

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Visit our country data pages for a full picture of scores and trends in every African country, along with country specific downloads. These pages provide an overview of each country as well as a good entry point to exploring the IIAG dataset.

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Data pages for every IIAG measure of governance provide a comprehensive overview of the key data for the African average in each measure. Choose any measure from the full framework to explore more.

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The IIAG is the most accurate picture of what is going on in Africa, based on data, not personal views or political bias.

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    • Public Perception of Overall Governance

    About Citizens’ Voices

    As citizens are the recipients of public leadership and governance, the assessment of governance performance of the IIAG is accompanied by the Citizens’ Voices dataset in an effort to contextualise the official and expert assessment data in the IIAG with the reality on the ground as perceived by citizens.

    MIF has been working with and supporting Afrobarometer, the leading pan-African research institution conducting public opinion surveys on the continent, and the 2022 IIAG framework gives these more prominence. Formerly scattered at various levels in the IIAG, citizens’ assessments of various governance components are now highlighted in a Citizens’ Voices section, providing a comprehensive 'reality check' to complement the IIAG results.

    This section mirrors the IIAG categories and provides public perception data on the closest proxies to the IIAG measures. However, whilst these measures are available to compare across the IIAG, it is important to note that their scores do not form part of the calculation for Overall Governance.

    About Quick Selection

    Use these links to quickly select multiple measures at once.

    Please note that this will not select any measures from the Citizens’ Voices section. To add those, simply scroll down to Public Perception of Overall Governance and use the quick select options there.