Methodology

Human Development. These categories are made up of 16 sub-categories, consisting of 79 indicators. Compiled by combining 237 variables from 40 independent African and global institutions, the 2020 IIAG is the most comprehensive collection of data on African governance. A new IIAG dataset is released every two years. IIAG datasets are not comparable between themselves, as each iteration covers a different ten-year period, data are revised retrospectively, and revision of the theoretical framework takes place between iterations. Users of the Index should therefore always reference the most recent version of the IIAG dataset. Citizens’ Voices Citizens’ Voices is a new IIAG section dedicated to measure public opinion on governance issues. Citizens’ Voices mirrors the IIAG categories and provides public perception data on the closest proxies to the IIAG measures.