Africa: civic spaces openness by country 2022

In 2022, Cabo Verde constituted the African country with the most open civic spaces, obtaining an index score of 85 points out of 100. São,Tomé and Príncipe, and Seychelles followed, with 82 and 80 index points, respectively. In the same year, Norway and Monaco ranked as the countries with the most open civic spaces worldwide.

Countries with the most open civic space in Africa in 2022

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Release date

March 2023

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Region

Africa

Survey time period

2022

Supplementary notes

The source defines civic space as 'the respect in policy, law and practice for freedoms of association, peaceful assembly and expression and the extent to which the state protects these fundamental rights.'

The ranking is based on assessments made by 20 organizations with expertise on the topic. It includes 197 countries who are given a ranking from zero (closed civic space) to 100 (open civic space), which are classified as either open, narrowed, obstructed, repressed, or closed. For more about the methodology behind the ranking, please visit the source's methodology page.

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