Data source: Global Integrity and African Institute for Development Policy
The Africa Integrity Indicators (AII) assesses key social, economic, political and anti-corruption mechanisms at the national level in all 54 African countries in two sections: Transparency and Accountability, and Social Development. The Africa Integrity Indicators are scored by in-country researchers following an evidence-based investigation methodology. The resultant data points are then reviewed blindly by a panel of peer reviewers, drawing on the expertise of a mix of in-country experts as well as outside experts.
The Transparency and Accountability indicator is made of sub-indicators in the following categories: rule of law, accountability, elections, public management, civil service integrity, access to information and openness, and social development.
For this version of the QoG Datasets, we have decided to only include the scores for the broader components of Transparency and Accountability, given that the Social Development Indicators are already represented by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation's Index of African Governance.
When using this dataset, please cite as:
(Global Integrity and African
Institute for Development Policy, 2024)
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aii_acc
Accountability. This sub index from 0 to 100 is composed of: 1. In law, the independence of the judiciary is guaranteed. 2. In practice, the independence of the judiciary is guaranteed. 3. ...
aii_aio
Access to Information and Openness. This sub-index from 0 to 100 is composed of: 10. In law, corruption is criminalized as a specific offense. 11. In law, there is an independent body/bodies mand ...
aii_cilser
Civil Service Integrity. This sub index from 0 to 100 is composed of: 19. In law, the independence of the agency/agencies mandated to organize and monitor national elections is guaranteed. 20. In pr ...
aii_elec
Elections. This sub-index from 0 to 100 is composed of: 24. In law, major public procurements require competitive bidding. 25. In practice, major public procurements involve competitive bidding. ...
aii_pubm
Public Management. This sub-index from 0 to 100 is composed of: 35. In law, civil servants are required to report cases of alleged corruption. 36. In law, civil servants who report cases of corru ...
aii_q01
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 1. In law, the independence of the judiciary is guaranteed. A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met: 1) the law establishes that the jud ...
aii_q02
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 2. In practice, the independence of the judiciary is guaranteed. A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met: 1) judges have the autonomy to ...
aii_q03
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 3. In practice, national-level judge appointments (justices or magistrates) support the independence of the judiciary. A 100 score is earned where all the followin ...
aii_q04
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 4. In practice, national-level judges give reasons for their decisions/judgments. A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met: 1) judges rou ...
aii_q05
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 5. In law, there is a supreme audit institution. A 100 score is earned where the law mandates the creation of a supreme audit institution or office of the Auditor Ge ...
aii_q06
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 6. In law, the independence of the supreme audit institution is guaranteed. A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met: 1) the law establish ...
aii_q07
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 7. In practice, the independence of the supreme audit institution is guaranteed. A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met: 1) auditors ha ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 8. In practice, appointments to the supreme audit institution support the independence of the agency. A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are ...
aii_q09
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 9. In practice, the supreme audit agency releases frequent reports that are accessible to citizens. A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are me ...
aii_q10
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 10. In law, corruption is criminalized as a specific offense. A 100 score is earned where a national law criminalizes corruption as a specific offence(s) for at leas ...
aii_q11
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 11. In law, there is an independent body/bodies mandated to receive and investigate cases of alleged public sector corruption. A 100 score is earned where all of the ...
aii_q12
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 12. In practice, allegations of corruption against senior level politicians and/or civil servants of any level are investigated by an independent body. A 100 score ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 13. In practice, the body/bodies that investigate/s allegations of public sector corruption is/are effective. A 100 score is earned where all the following condition ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 14. In practice, appointments to the body/bodies that investigate/s allegations of public sector corruption support/s the independence of the body. A 100 score is ea ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 15. In law, the head of state and government can be investigated and prosecuted while in office if evidence suggests they committed a crime. A 100 score is earned wh ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 16. In practice, heads of state and government are investigated and prosecuted while in office if evidence suggest they committed a crime. A 100 score is earned wh ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 17. In law, there is a mechanism for citizens to report police misconduct or abuse of force. A 100 score is earned where a law establishes the existence of an oversi ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 18. In practice, the mechanism for citizens to report police misconduct or abuse of force is effective. A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 19. In law, the independence of the agency/agencies mandated to organize and monitor national elections is guaranteed. A 100 score is earned where all the following ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 20. In practice, appointments to the agency/agencies mandated to organize and monitor national elections support the independence of the agency/agencies. A 100 score ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 21. In practice, the agency/agencies mandated to organize and monitor national elections is/are protected from political interference. A 100 score is earned where al ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 22. In practice, the agency/agencies mandated to organize and monitor national elections make/s timely, publicly available reports before and after a national election. ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 23. In practice, candidates/political parties have equitable access to state-owned media outlets. A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met: ...
aii_q24
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 24. In law, major public procurements require competitive bidding. A 100 score is earned where all major procurements are required by law to follow competitive biddi ...
aii_q25
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 25. In practice, major public procurements involve competitive bidding. A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met: 1) bids from competing con ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 26. In practice, citizens can access the results and documents associated with procurement contracts (full contract, proposals, execution reports, financial audits, etc ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 27. In law, companies found guilty of violations of procurement regulations are prohibited from participating in future bids. A 100 score is earned where the law for ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 28. In practice, companies found guilty of violating procurement regulations are prohibited from participating in future bids A 100 score is earned where all the fol ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 29. In practice, citizens can access the financial records of state-owned companies. A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met: 1) financial ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 30. In practice, citizens can access the financial records associated with natural resources exploitation (gas, oil and mining), whether they involve the participation ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 31. In practice, significant public expenditure receives legislative approval on an annual basis. A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met: ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 32. In law, both the executive's budget proposal and the approved budget must be published in full every year. A 100 score is earned where in law both the budget pro ...
aii_q33
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 33. In practice, citizens can provide input for budget decisions. A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met: 1) the government publicly invite ...
aii_q34
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 34. In practice, a legislative committee exercises oversight of public funds. A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met: 1) there is a functi ...
aii_q35
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 35. In law, civil servants are required to report cases of alleged corruption. A 100 score is earned where the law creates a explicit legal requirement for civil ser ...
aii_q36
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 36. In law, civil servants who report cases of corruption are protected from recrimination or other negative consequences. A 100 score is earned where all the foll ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 37. In law, there are formal rules to prevent conflicts of interest, nepotism, cronyism and patronage in all branches of government. A 100 score is earned where at ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 38. In practice, civil servants' work is not compromised by political interference. A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met: 1) civil serva ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 39. In practice, civil servants are appointed and evaluated according to professional criteria. A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met: 1) ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 40. In law, there are restrictions for civil servants entering the private sector after leaving the government. A 100 score is earned where the law forbids civil ser ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 41. In law, citizens have a right to request public information from state bodies. A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met: 1) a Constituti ...
aii_q42
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 42. In practice, citizen requests for public information are effective. A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met: 1) records are availabl ...
aii_q43
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 43. In practice, citizens can access legislative processes and documents. A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met: 1) legislative record ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 44. In law, senior officials of the three branches of government (including heads of state and government, ministers, members of Parliament, judges, etc.) are required ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 45. In practice, the asset disclosure process for senior officials of the three branches of government (heads of state and government, ministers, members of Parliament, ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 46. In law, members of the civil service are required to disclose records of their assets and the disclosures are public. A 100 score is earned when in law all the f ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 47. In practice, the asset disclosure process for members of the civil service is effective. A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met: 1) al ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 48. In law, political parties are required to regularly disclose public donations (funds sourced from the government). A 100 score is earned where a law requires pol ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 49. In practice, political parties regularly disclose public donations (funds that are sourced from the government) and the disclosures are easily available to the publ ...
aii_q50
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 50. In law, political parties are required to regularly disclose private donations. A 100 score is earned where the law requires political parties to publish all pri ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 51. In practice, political parties regularly disclose private donations and the disclosures are easily available to the public. A 100 score is earned where all the ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 52. In practice, media organizations (print, broadcast, online) disclose the identities of their owners to the public. A 100 score is earned where all the following ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 53. In practice, journalists and editors adhere to strict, professional practices in their reporting. A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 54. In law, it is legal to report accurate news even if it damages the reputation of a public figure. A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are ...
aii_q55
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 55. In practice, there is no prior government restraint (pre-publication censoring) and the government doesn't promote the media's self-censorship. A 100 score is ea ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 56. In practice, there is no prior government restraint (pre-publication censoring) of citizen-created content online and the government doesn't promote the self-censor ...
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 57. In practice, the government does not block (or require ICT firms to block) online content. A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met: ...
aii_q58
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 58. In practice, ministries and autonomous agencies have websites. A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met: 1) all ministries and autonomou ...
aii_q59
Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 59. In practice, the public services regulatory agencies and the national ombudsman (when and if there is one) have websites. A 100 score is earned where all the f ...
aii_rol
Rule of Law. This sub-index from 0 to 100 is composed of: 41. In law, citizens have a right to request public information from state bodies. 42. In practice, citizen requests for public informati ...