OF MARKING SCHEMES AND COVERNANCE : Botswana ranked best governed country in Africa, then Namibia, S. Africa, Ghana (See full list)

The 2013 Positive Peace Index (PPI) has ranked Botswana the best governed country in Africa.
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The country is placed at 41 out of 125 countries, which were measured against eight core governance categories.
These included issues such as a well functioning government, good relations with neighbours, free flow of information, respect for human rights and low level of corruption. In Africa, Botswana is followed by Namibia (51), South Africa (53), Ghana (55) and Tunisia (58).
Denmark, Norway, Finland, Switzerland and the Netherlands occupy the top five places in the index, which is maintained by the Institute for Economics and Peace. Botswana has also emerged among countries, which are considered the most peaceful in the world.
The 2013 Global Peace Index (GPI), which was released on June 11 by the Institute for Economics and Peace, working with the Economist Intelligence Unit, places the country at 32 out of 162 countries. Therefore, Botswana is above half of the European region countries measured.
These include five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council: United Kingdom (44), France (53), United States of America (99), China (101) and Russia (155).
In Africa, Botswana is placed behind Mauritius (21), but is ahead of Namibia (46), Zambia (48) and Lesotho (49), South Africa (121) and Zimbabwe (149). Iraq, Sudan, Afghanistan and Somalia remain the world’s least peaceful countries.
At the other end, Iceland, Denmark, New Zealand, Canada and Japan are the world’s leading peaceful nations.
The Global Peace Index is maintained by the Institute for Economics and Peace and is developed in consultation with an international panel of experts with data collected and analysed by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
It is composed of 22 qualitative and quantitative indicators from respected sources, which combine internal and external factors, ranging from a country’s military expenditure in relation to its neighbours and level of respect for human rights.
The indicators were selected by an international panel of academic, business people, philanthropists and peace institutions. ENDS
Source : BOPA