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The Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) project
Updated April 13, 2023 | Created January 26, 2023

The Charter Project

Perceptions for various indicators. Estimate of governance (ranges from approximately -2.5 (weak) to 2.5 (strong) governance performance) Percentile rank among all countries...

CSV

Equal Resource Distribution (1900 – 2021)
Updated April 13, 2023 | Created January 27, 2023

V-Dem Institute

The variable Equal Resource Distribution denotes the best estimate of the extent to which all social groups benefit from public spending, and have equal access to education,...

CSV

Equal Access to Power, 2021, for select African countries
Updated April 11, 2023 | Created April 11, 2023

The Charter Project

Based on expert assessments, it combines information on the extent to which all social groups can influence and participate in policy-making. It ranges from 0 to 1 (most equal).

CSV

Civic Society Participation, 2021 for select African countries
Updated April 11, 2023 | Created April 11, 2023

The Charter Project

Based on the expert assessments and index by V-Dem. It combines information on the extent to which citizens are active in diverse organizations which choose and influence...

CSV

Judicial Constraints on the Executive, 2021 for select African Countries
Updated April 11, 2023 | Created April 11, 2023

The Charter Project

Based on the expert assessments and index, it combines information on the extent to which the executive respects the constitution and complies with the rulings of independent...

CSV

Control of Corruption for select African countries
Updated April 11, 2023 | Created April 11, 2023

The Charter Project

Control of Corruption captures perceptions of the extent to which public power is exercised for private gain, including both petty and grand forms of corruption, as well as...

CSV

The Global State of Democracy Indices for select countries
Updated April 11, 2023 | Created April 11, 2023

The Charter Project

The Global State of Democracy Indices (GSoD Indices) measure democratic trends at the country, regional and global levels across a broad range of different attributes of...

CSV

The Global State of Democracy Indices
Updated April 11, 2023 | Created January 20, 2023

lnternational IDEA

The Global State of Democracy Indices (GSoD Indices) measure democratic trends at the country, regional and global levels across a broad range of different attributes of...

CSV

Women Business and the Law Index Score, 2021 for select African countries
Updated April 6, 2023 | Created April 6, 2023

The Charter Project

Data collected by World Bank Group project on the laws and regulations that affect women’s economic opportunity.

CSV

Female labor force participation rate, for select countries, for select Afric...
Updated April 6, 2023 | Created April 6, 2023

The Charter Project

Data showing labour force participation for women 1990 - 2021

CSV

Female labor force participation rate, for select countries, 2021
Updated April 6, 2023 | Created January 20, 2023

International Labour Organisation

Data showing labour force participation for women 1990 - 2021

CSV

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments for select African ...
Updated April 5, 2023 | Created April 5, 2023

The Charter Project

Women's representation in national parliaments. Data created by Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).

CSV

Equal rights protection (1789 – 2021)
Updated January 27, 2023 | Created January 27, 2023

V-Dem Institute

The variable equal rights denotes the best estimate of the extent to which the state protects the rights and freedoms across social groups equally. The index reaches from 0 to 1...

CSV

Freedom of Association ( 1789 – 2021)
Updated January 27, 2023 | Created January 27, 2023

V-Dem Institute

The variable Freedom of Association Score denotes the best estimate of the extent to which parties, including opposition parties, are allowed to form and participate in...

CSV

Respect of Counterarguments (1900-2021)
Updated January 27, 2023 | Created January 27, 2023

V-Dem Institute

The variable Counter arguments scores denotes the best estimate of the extent to which political elites acknowledge and respect counterarguments when considering important...

CSV

Meaningful democratic electoral institution
Updated January 26, 2023 | Created January 26, 2023

V-Dem Institute

"The variable denotes the best estimate of whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy, based on the criteria of the classification by Lührmann et al. (2018) and...

CSV

Elite Consultation (1789 – 2021)
Updated January 26, 2023 | Created January 26, 2023

V-Dem Institute

"The variable denotes the best estimate of the extent to which political elites consult other elites across the political spectrum and from relevant sectors of society and...

CSV

Free and Fair Election (1789 – 2021)
Updated January 26, 2023 | Created January 26, 2023

V-Dem Institute

"The variable denotes the best estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not, based on the criteria of the classification by Lührmann et al. (2018) and the...

CSV

Press Freedom Index
Updated January 26, 2023 | Created January 26, 2023

Reporters Without Borders

"Index’s rankings are based on a score ranging from 0 to 100 that is assigned to each country or territory, with 100 being the best possible score (the highest possible level of...

CSV

2020 Ibrahim Index of African Governance
Updated January 24, 2023 | Created January 24, 2023

Mo Ibrahim Foundation

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...

CSV

31 datasets found

The Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) project Updated April 13, 2023 | Created January 26, 2023 The Charter Project

Equal Resource Distribution (1900 – 2021) Updated April 13, 2023 | Created January 27, 2023 V-Dem Institute

Equal Access to Power, 2021, for select African countries Updated April 11, 2023 | Created April 11, 2023 The Charter Project

Civic Society Participation, 2021 for select African countries Updated April 11, 2023 | Created April 11, 2023 The Charter Project

Judicial Constraints on the Executive, 2021 for select African Countries Updated April 11, 2023 | Created April 11, 2023 The Charter Project

Control of Corruption for select African countries Updated April 11, 2023 | Created April 11, 2023 The Charter Project

The Global State of Democracy Indices for select countries Updated April 11, 2023 | Created April 11, 2023 The Charter Project

The Global State of Democracy Indices Updated April 11, 2023 | Created January 20, 2023 lnternational IDEA

Women Business and the Law Index Score, 2021 for select African countries Updated April 6, 2023 | Created April 6, 2023 The Charter Project

Female labor force participation rate, for select countries, for select Afric... Updated April 6, 2023 | Created April 6, 2023 The Charter Project

Female labor force participation rate, for select countries, 2021 Updated April 6, 2023 | Created January 20, 2023 International Labour Organisation

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments for select African ... Updated April 5, 2023 | Created April 5, 2023 The Charter Project

Equal rights protection (1789 – 2021) Updated January 27, 2023 | Created January 27, 2023 V-Dem Institute

Freedom of Association ( 1789 – 2021) Updated January 27, 2023 | Created January 27, 2023 V-Dem Institute

Respect of Counterarguments (1900-2021) Updated January 27, 2023 | Created January 27, 2023 V-Dem Institute

Meaningful democratic electoral institution Updated January 26, 2023 | Created January 26, 2023 V-Dem Institute

Elite Consultation (1789 – 2021) Updated January 26, 2023 | Created January 26, 2023 V-Dem Institute

Free and Fair Election (1789 – 2021) Updated January 26, 2023 | Created January 26, 2023 V-Dem Institute

Press Freedom Index Updated January 26, 2023 | Created January 26, 2023 Reporters Without Borders

2020 Ibrahim Index of African Governance Updated January 24, 2023 | Created January 24, 2023 Mo Ibrahim Foundation