Mauritius has beaten African giants like Nigeria, South Africa, Ethiopia, and others to emerge as the best-governed country in Africa, boasting a grade of B and an index score of 69.3.
This is according to the latest data from World Economics Research, based in London, United Kingdom.
The World Economics governance index provides insights into the governance performance of African countries. It evaluates governance through indicators such as corruption perception, rule of law, press freedom, and political rights.
Data is ranked on a 0-100 scale, where 0 = bad and 100 = as good as it gets.
To help investors assess risks about Governance, World Economics produces a continuously revised global index to bring together crucial aspects of Governance that collectively measure countries about the rule of law, press freedom, political rights, and corruption.
The report reveals that Mauritius tops the list as the best-governed country in Africa, boasting a grade of B and an index score of 69.3. Namibia follows closely in second place with an index score of 69.1, while South Africa secures the third position with a score of 66.9.
On the global space, Denmark, Norway, Finland, New Zealand and Sweden ranked 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th respectively. Switzerland, the Netherlands, Ireland, Luxembourg, Canada, Germany, Iceland Estonia, Australia, and the United Kingdom follow.
Ghana is 48th on the rankings and the West African nation edges out countries like Argentina, Bulgaria, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Brazil, Senegal, Malawi, Indonesia, India, Tunisia, Cote d’Ivoire, United Arab Emirates, Benin, Rwanda, Kenya, Morocco, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Turkey, and Egypt, amongst others.
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