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Zimbabwe fared poorly on the Ibrahim Index of African Governance
12 Oct 2011 at 11:40hrs | Views
Zimbabwe is ranked 51 out of 53 in the 2011 Ibrahim Index of governance quality in Africa, it fared poorly in most of the areas, the latest index shows. None of the categories investigated were above the African average.
Zimbabwe's national security scored 28 out of 100 on the index released on Monday, and only 16 for personal safety.
Foundation board member Hadeel Ibrahim said countries with a high national security score did not have civil or external wars.
But, the personal safety score brought into question whether it was safe to walk at night without being raped or robbed.
The two categories made a clear distinction between political instability and personal safety.
The study, which uses 86 indicators to measure the effective delivery of public goods and services to African citizens, gave Zimbabwe 31 points out of 100 for governance quality.
This was lower than the regional average of 58 and the continental average of 50.
Zimbabwe was ranked 48 on the rule of law, 52 when it came to accountability, 48 in the area of human rights, and 52 with regard to sustainable economic opportunity.
It also fared badly in the sphere of public management, ranking 48, was 52 when it came to business environment, 15th in the field of infrastructure, and 51 in the rural sector.
Highest sub-category rank: Infrastructure (15th)
Lowest sub-category rank: Accountability, Business Environment and Welfare (52nd)
Zimbabwe's overall ranking was the lowest in the SADC region. In Africa, it was only ahead of Chad and Somalia.
Foundation chairman Mo Ibrahim said a trend to watch was that countries were showing a reversal of citizens' rights and human rights in favour of economic sustainability.
"Countries were doing well in terms of improving health and education, but we can't assume that economic success is a substitute for human rights," said Ibrahim.
In the overall results, Namibia was sixth, Lesotho eighth, Zambia 16th, Malawi 17th, Mozambique 21st, Madagascar 33rd, and Zimbabwe 51st.
Libya was 28th and Egypt 10th.
Zimbabwe's national security scored 28 out of 100 on the index released on Monday, and only 16 for personal safety.
Foundation board member Hadeel Ibrahim said countries with a high national security score did not have civil or external wars.
But, the personal safety score brought into question whether it was safe to walk at night without being raped or robbed.
The two categories made a clear distinction between political instability and personal safety.
The study, which uses 86 indicators to measure the effective delivery of public goods and services to African citizens, gave Zimbabwe 31 points out of 100 for governance quality.
This was lower than the regional average of 58 and the continental average of 50.
Zimbabwe was ranked 48 on the rule of law, 52 when it came to accountability, 48 in the area of human rights, and 52 with regard to sustainable economic opportunity.
It also fared badly in the sphere of public management, ranking 48, was 52 when it came to business environment, 15th in the field of infrastructure, and 51 in the rural sector.
Highest sub-category rank: Infrastructure (15th)
Lowest sub-category rank: Accountability, Business Environment and Welfare (52nd)
Zimbabwe's overall ranking was the lowest in the SADC region. In Africa, it was only ahead of Chad and Somalia.
Foundation chairman Mo Ibrahim said a trend to watch was that countries were showing a reversal of citizens' rights and human rights in favour of economic sustainability.
"Countries were doing well in terms of improving health and education, but we can't assume that economic success is a substitute for human rights," said Ibrahim.
In the overall results, Namibia was sixth, Lesotho eighth, Zambia 16th, Malawi 17th, Mozambique 21st, Madagascar 33rd, and Zimbabwe 51st.
Libya was 28th and Egypt 10th.
Source - Ibrahim Index
