Ethiopia Ranks 33rd Out of 52 in 2013 Ibrahim Index of African Governance

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London — Since 2000, Ethiopia has progressed most in the category Human Development

The 2013 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), released today , shows that Ethiopia ranks 33rd out of 52 African countries.

The 2013 IIAG provides full details of Ethiopia's performance across four categories of governance: Safety & Rule of Law , Participation & Human Rights , Sustainable Economic Opportunity and Human Development. Since 2000, Ethiopia has shown its biggest improvement in the category Human Development.

Human Development measures welfare, education, and health . The 2013 IIAG shows that 94% of Africans including those in Ethiopia live in a country that has experienced overall governance improvement since 2000.

The 6% of people living in a country that has experienced governance deterioration since 2000 are based in Madagascar, Eritrea, Guinea Bissau, Somalia, Libya and Mali.

Despite improvements since 2000, Ethiopia's governance score remains below the continental average for Africa as well as the regional average for East Africa.

Ethiopia's performance in the 2013 IIAG:

· Ranks 33 rd (out of 52) overall

· Scores 47.6 (out of 100), lower than the African average (51.6)

· Has improved by + 5.1 since 2000

· Ranks 8 th (out of 11) in the East Africa region

· Scores lower than the regional average for East Africa (47.9)

· Ranks its highest in the category Sustainable Economic Opportunity (15 th out of 52)

· Ranks its lowest in the category Participation & Human Rights (38 th out of 52)

· Ranks its highest in the subcategory Infrastructure (14th out of 52) and ranks its lowest in the subcategories National Security and Rights (46th out of 52)

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