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Key Finding


8. Improved governance is emerging as a key driver of prosperity in Sub-Saharan Africa.

While Sub-Saharan Africa still dominates the lower tier of the rankings, one can find some encouraging differences among African countries. In terms of overall prosperity, Botswana, South Africa and Namibia are leading in the region, driven by some surprising successes in the sub-indexes. Botswana, for instance, scores 25th on the Governance sub-index, ahead of Slovenia, Portugal or Italy. It also ranks 21st on the Personal Freedom sub-index. Namibia is 44th on the same Governance sub-index, better than Greece or Latvia, and 35th on the Personal Freedom sub-index. On the Personal Freedom sub-index, a number of other African countries, such as Senegal, Mali, or Cameroon score better than some Eastern European countries.

 

Africa: Good Governance Increases Prosperity

 

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