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country_code stringclasses 12 values	country_name stringclasses 12 values	region stringclasses 4 values	income_group stringclasses 3 values	year int64 2.01k 2.02k	scenario stringclasses 1 value	scenario_label stringclasses 1 value	vdem_electoral_democracy_index float64 0.18 0.78	africa_opi_score float64 38 79.7	bills_introduced int64 0 86	bills_passed int64 0 66	passage_rate float64 0 1	committee_meetings int64 77 298	oversight_hearings int64 6 71	legislative_days int64 71 177	public_participation_score float64 0.23 1	executive_bills_pct float64 0.4 1	amendments_passed int64 1 30	private_member_bills int64 1 32	budget_committee_sessions int64 8 47	committee_reports_tabled int64 9 82	questions_to_executive int64 41 353	constituency_visits int64 2 35	gender_bills_pct float64 0.01 0.35	committee_staff_per_mp float64 0.41 3.68	mp_attendance_rate float64 0.47 1	session_hours int64 239 777	legislative_effectiveness_score float64 0.33 1	legislative_effectiveness_class stringclasses 3 values
RWA	Rwanda	East Africa	LIC	2,009	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.3	58	78	53	0.6795	266	43	123	0.6964	0.7431	13	12	25	55	168	16	0.2447	2.7063	0.8205	576	0.8529	High
RWA	Rwanda	East Africa	LIC	2,010	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.3	58	46	41	0.8913	231	39	113	0.7208	0.6777	10	9	23	43	167	28	0.2657	2.0106	0.9568	537	0.8947	High
RWA	Rwanda	East Africa	LIC	2,011	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.3	58	86	42	0.4884	239	38	156	0.7599	0.6363	10	9	33	49	165	27	0.2159	1.7843	0.8238	595	0.801	High
RWA	Rwanda	East Africa	LIC	2,012	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.3	58	79	66	0.8354	226	45	139	0.624	0.7087	9	6	30	51	184	26	0.2209	2.4504	0.8824	607	0.8942	High
RWA	Rwanda	East Africa	LIC	2,013	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.3	58	58	55	0.9483	224	38	130	0.6287	0.6774	9	10	34	54	219	23	0.3464	2.1681	0.905	566	0.9213	High
RWA	Rwanda	East Africa	LIC	2,014	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.3	58	71	59	0.831	205	55	133	0.7252	0.6452	13	8	27	45	240	23	0.1444	1.9986	0.8817	621	0.8981	High
RWA	Rwanda	East Africa	LIC	2,015	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.3	58	73	59	0.8082	193	45	118	0.6291	0.6445	9	10	33	58	168	28	0.1307	2.5607	0.8991	628	0.8706	High
RWA	Rwanda	East Africa	LIC	2,016	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.3	58	71	45	0.6338	171	38	139	0.7705	0.6067	9	7	28	41	128	21	0.2139	1.825	0.8768	655	0.8012	High
RWA	Rwanda	East Africa	LIC	2,017	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.3	58	53	52	0.9811	238	41	124	0.8217	0.6959	15	9	28	54	178	29	0.1853	2.2648	0.8809	639	0.963	High
RWA	Rwanda	East Africa	LIC	2,018	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.3	58	56	56	1	225	34	149	0.9373	0.8058	16	8	22	38	177	22	0.1688	2.2274	0.9324	520	0.9441	High
RWA	Rwanda	East Africa	LIC	2,019	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.3	58	63	63	1	185	50	126	0.7549	0.8138	14	10	24	60	146	26	0.2216	2.4246	0.9112	556	0.9452	High
RWA	Rwanda	East Africa	LIC	2,020	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.3	58	53	53	1	219	53	133	0.5442	0.8028	12	9	27	63	146	23	0.2148	1.8568	0.9107	699	0.9316	High
RWA	Rwanda	East Africa	LIC	2,021	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.3	58	64	58	0.9062	141	45	129	0.6076	0.8124	12	8	29	38	139	30	0.1151	1.9741	0.8552	710	0.8292	High
RWA	Rwanda	East Africa	LIC	2,022	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.3	58	78	50	0.641	251	39	149	0.5492	0.8118	12	6	30	54	159	28	0.1838	2.4733	0.9192	610	0.8209	High
RWA	Rwanda	East Africa	LIC	2,023	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.3	58	64	57	0.8906	232	60	149	0.8014	0.981	14	10	34	45	160	22	0.2391	2.1873	0.8961	679	0.9274	High
ZAF	South Africa	Southern Africa	UMIC	2,009	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.78	79.69	71	40	0.5634	232	62	148	0.7554	0.7932	18	15	41	65	264	20	0.2217	2.6324	0.8442	622	0.8323	High
ZAF	South Africa	Southern Africa	UMIC	2,010	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.78	79.69	36	36	1	255	50	136	0.9439	0.753	12	12	41	77	272	13	0.2415	2.8655	0.8593	661	0.9916	High
ZAF	South Africa	Southern Africa	UMIC	2,011	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.78	79.69	48	42	0.875	268	61	128	0.8689	0.6676	15	11	31	65	243	9	0.2617	2.3323	0.8885	548	0.9413	High
ZAF	South Africa	Southern Africa	UMIC	2,012	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.78	79.69	61	40	0.6557	265	55	137	0.7617	0.732	15	13	33	69	236	15	0.2395	2.8516	0.8733	753	0.861	High
ZAF	South Africa	Southern Africa	UMIC	2,013	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.78	79.69	53	42	0.7925	270	53	134	0.7606	0.7828	14	8	33	55	269	22	0.2113	2.6329	0.6659	605	0.9018	High
ZAF	South Africa	Southern Africa	UMIC	2,014	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.78	79.69	67	50	0.7463	237	63	121	0.7877	0.8469	24	14	37	45	174	20	0.2359	2.2524	0.8486	647	0.8751	High
ZAF	South Africa	Southern Africa	UMIC	2,015	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.78	79.69	74	44	0.5946	298	55	140	0.9958	0.7582	28	14	39	69	320	24	0.1798	3.3816	0.81	650	0.8778	High
ZAF	South Africa	Southern Africa	UMIC	2,016	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.78	79.69	46	46	1	241	55	139	1	0.9137	19	13	35	75	239	19	0.296	2.5078	0.8388	542	1	High
ZAF	South Africa	Southern Africa	UMIC	2,017	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.78	79.69	72	60	0.8333	284	68	132	0.9213	0.7601	18	16	38	53	204	14	0.2741	3.6788	0.9718	525	0.9382	High
ZAF	South Africa	Southern Africa	UMIC	2,018	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.78	79.69	82	52	0.6341	215	52	160	0.9495	0.7409	20	7	37	76	255	18	0.292	3.1886	0.9669	710	0.8827	High
ZAF	South Africa	Southern Africa	UMIC	2,019	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.78	79.69	78	50	0.641	273	56	142	0.7909	0.7594	17	14	46	66	293	25	0.2416	3.0176	0.8193	742	0.8609	High
ZAF	South Africa	Southern Africa	UMIC	2,020	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.78	79.69	72	34	0.4722	271	71	143	0.9403	0.8383	15	15	31	61	298	22	0.2383	2.9509	0.8367	659	0.8327	High
ZAF	South Africa	Southern Africa	UMIC	2,021	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.78	79.69	72	38	0.5278	268	53	124	0.8172	0.8919	20	10	30	66	317	20	0.3108	2.9084	0.8872	572	0.8263	High
ZAF	South Africa	Southern Africa	UMIC	2,022	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.78	79.69	77	42	0.5455	296	49	149	0.9317	0.8015	20	13	35	82	299	17	0.2776	2.4158	0.7299	734	0.8534	High
ZAF	South Africa	Southern Africa	UMIC	2,023	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.78	79.69	42	42	1	261	55	154	0.9523	0.7662	21	14	32	66	314	29	0.2843	2.2143	0.889	725	0.9928	High
KEN	Kenya	East Africa	LMIC	2,009	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.58	73.96	55	29	0.5273	234	44	133	0.575	0.6957	15	21	26	61	353	26	0.1658	1.9862	0.9707	540	0.7944	High
KEN	Kenya	East Africa	LMIC	2,010	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.58	73.96	50	20	0.4	210	45	155	0.9745	0.7071	13	28	31	52	199	34	0.2029	2.7454	0.6456	688	0.8162	High
KEN	Kenya	East Africa	LMIC	2,011	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.58	73.96	48	29	0.6042	181	57	149	0.7758	0.7277	12	17	30	42	308	32	0.1428	2.0004	0.7524	625	0.8126	High
KEN	Kenya	East Africa	LMIC	2,012	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.58	73.96	42	19	0.4524	257	46	163	0.785	0.5628	19	21	37	66	248	25	0.1618	1.4103	0.7526	688	0.8035	High
KEN	Kenya	East Africa	LMIC	2,013	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.58	73.96	51	16	0.3137	186	59	141	0.7101	0.6312	9	24	32	67	277	35	0.1772	2.1822	0.8459	649	0.7366	High
KEN	Kenya	East Africa	LMIC	2,014	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.58	73.96	52	24	0.4615	283	39	142	0.7816	0.7023	13	20	33	45	277	20	0.1056	1.9243	0.8239	647	0.7919	High
KEN	Kenya	East Africa	LMIC	2,015	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.58	73.96	56	13	0.2321	193	62	132	0.846	0.5879	15	18	36	59	260	21	0.1776	1.4384	0.8182	777	0.7395	High
KEN	Kenya	East Africa	LMIC	2,016	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.58	73.96	64	30	0.4688	230	31	129	0.9185	0.5771	12	20	29	49	277	22	0.1413	1.5938	0.8272	607	0.7919	High
KEN	Kenya	East Africa	LMIC	2,017	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.58	73.96	48	29	0.6042	229	45	150	0.8522	0.6446	16	18	30	64	300	29	0.1781	1.8916	0.8438	681	0.8591	High
KEN	Kenya	East Africa	LMIC	2,018	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.58	73.96	60	25	0.4167	274	49	153	0.8105	0.6859	13	23	47	55	285	25	0.1504	2.431	0.7137	598	0.7966	High
KEN	Kenya	East Africa	LMIC	2,019	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.58	73.96	32	21	0.6562	187	52	177	0.7404	0.485	19	18	40	57	256	26	0.1953	1.7931	0.7304	617	0.8449	High
KEN	Kenya	East Africa	LMIC	2,020	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.58	73.96	36	28	0.7778	185	44	155	0.8127	0.722	15	24	39	62	325	32	0.1522	1.3912	0.8175	667	0.8902	High
KEN	Kenya	East Africa	LMIC	2,021	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.58	73.96	63	20	0.3175	211	52	146	0.5763	0.6994	8	17	41	74	234	25	0.1695	2.5162	0.7308	606	0.7317	High
KEN	Kenya	East Africa	LMIC	2,022	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.58	73.96	68	23	0.3382	260	36	146	0.6008	0.5492	18	20	33	53	278	30	0.2034	0.9299	0.6986	649	0.7266	High
KEN	Kenya	East Africa	LMIC	2,023	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.58	73.96	49	29	0.5918	247	46	142	0.7535	0.7806	13	20	35	73	276	33	0.2124	1.852	0.7576	622	0.8406	High
GHA	Ghana	West Africa	LMIC	2,009	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.68	77.6	38	36	0.9474	187	34	101	0.7529	0.9055	13	8	32	44	205	20	0.1285	1.5792	0.7049	524	0.8773	High
GHA	Ghana	West Africa	LMIC	2,010	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.68	77.6	43	42	0.9767	185	19	115	1	0.8117	11	11	23	34	181	21	0.0726	1.3147	0.8108	511	0.8557	High
GHA	Ghana	West Africa	LMIC	2,011	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.68	77.6	44	21	0.4773	201	26	137	0.6856	0.6677	14	14	27	45	191	16	0.1224	1.2978	0.7128	553	0.7335	High
GHA	Ghana	West Africa	LMIC	2,012	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.68	77.6	30	30	1	153	36	111	0.9666	0.7718	16	8	26	37	181	20	0.1139	1.2968	0.7026	418	0.8924	High
GHA	Ghana	West Africa	LMIC	2,013	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.68	77.6	31	31	1	147	26	141	0.7827	0.7716	15	11	19	42	148	33	0.0826	1.3421	0.7309	463	0.8459	High
GHA	Ghana	West Africa	LMIC	2,014	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.68	77.6	53	47	0.8868	175	26	89	0.818	0.7247	11	10	29	45	184	16	0.164	1.6284	0.8775	581	0.8197	High
GHA	Ghana	West Africa	LMIC	2,015	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.68	77.6	28	21	0.75	169	28	129	0.8716	0.8288	14	10	32	46	197	28	0.1441	1.5428	0.7463	580	0.821	High
GHA	Ghana	West Africa	LMIC	2,016	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.68	77.6	53	30	0.566	220	22	118	0.8364	0.6946	20	9	25	43	140	18	0.1754	1.4552	0.747	614	0.7545	High
GHA	Ghana	West Africa	LMIC	2,017	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.68	77.6	54	34	0.6296	178	33	109	0.7505	0.6712	11	7	20	45	203	29	0.1159	1.7049	0.8338	536	0.7771	High
GHA	Ghana	West Africa	LMIC	2,018	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.68	77.6	49	37	0.7551	199	32	115	0.7169	0.6888	11	7	29	51	171	23	0.1028	1.5427	0.7575	583	0.8415	High
GHA	Ghana	West Africa	LMIC	2,019	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.68	77.6	36	36	1	185	30	104	0.8628	0.8138	15	16	34	42	189	24	0.1098	1.9399	0.8375	568	0.8909	High
GHA	Ghana	West Africa	LMIC	2,020	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.68	77.6	49	43	0.8776	196	34	141	0.9271	0.7244	14	11	30	36	155	18	0.1053	1.4512	0.8582	549	0.8978	High
GHA	Ghana	West Africa	LMIC	2,021	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.68	77.6	45	22	0.4889	181	38	129	0.7748	0.7599	20	11	24	43	202	21	0.1389	1.2353	0.7368	552	0.7716	High
GHA	Ghana	West Africa	LMIC	2,022	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.68	77.6	42	28	0.6667	190	35	134	0.8311	0.7773	13	12	30	50	222	24	0.1365	1.6911	0.8908	528	0.8459	High
GHA	Ghana	West Africa	LMIC	2,023	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.68	77.6	36	33	0.9167	205	30	122	0.8315	0.5852	13	10	27	54	167	18	0.046	1.4952	0.7799	538	0.9061	High
NGA	Nigeria	West Africa	LMIC	2,009	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.42	48.5	77	45	0.5844	156	27	126	0.4779	0.5129	13	22	27	49	137	10	0.08	1.399	0.4684	486	0.6992	High
NGA	Nigeria	West Africa	LMIC	2,010	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.42	48.5	74	42	0.5676	149	34	113	0.396	0.8492	19	27	13	43	176	13	0.1271	1.4008	0.5963	488	0.6791	High
NGA	Nigeria	West Africa	LMIC	2,011	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.42	48.5	53	33	0.6226	185	37	99	0.4008	0.5347	23	20	25	39	134	17	0.1038	1.1923	0.5582	516	0.7248	High
NGA	Nigeria	West Africa	LMIC	2,012	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.42	48.5	53	42	0.7925	154	23	100	0.6294	0.6414	16	25	23	57	145	12	0.1503	0.7529	0.6804	572	0.7493	High
NGA	Nigeria	West Africa	LMIC	2,013	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.42	48.5	62	23	0.371	147	41	117	0.3894	0.5297	18	27	30	42	150	8	0.0761	1.394	0.5162	453	0.6407	High
NGA	Nigeria	West Africa	LMIC	2,014	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.42	48.5	69	29	0.4203	131	30	120	0.5946	0.6925	22	22	19	33	150	14	0.0553	1.0379	0.8069	471	0.6171	High
NGA	Nigeria	West Africa	LMIC	2,015	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.42	48.5	44	44	1	158	34	119	0.4403	0.5243	30	29	28	39	111	19	0.0892	1.3265	0.4827	356	0.8211	High
NGA	Nigeria	West Africa	LMIC	2,016	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.42	48.5	69	32	0.4638	107	35	149	0.6301	0.5836	21	29	29	34	141	14	0.127	1.2141	0.6559	550	0.6399	High
NGA	Nigeria	West Africa	LMIC	2,017	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.42	48.5	82	44	0.5366	206	28	141	0.5386	1	16	22	26	38	196	11	0.1364	1.5639	0.7499	420	0.7228	High
NGA	Nigeria	West Africa	LMIC	2,018	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.42	48.5	86	50	0.5814	177	32	118	0.4715	0.6967	21	21	20	32	147	14	0.1178	1.3852	0.5981	559	0.6969	High
NGA	Nigeria	West Africa	LMIC	2,019	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.42	48.5	62	36	0.5806	174	19	101	0.586	0.3971	26	32	23	39	173	12	0.1354	1.0688	0.6152	434	0.663	High
NGA	Nigeria	West Africa	LMIC	2,020	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.42	48.5	71	51	0.7183	157	22	97	0.5226	0.8484	23	23	28	36	132	11	0.15	0.5644	0.7606	455	0.68	High
NGA	Nigeria	West Africa	LMIC	2,021	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.42	48.5	60	55	0.9167	144	26	113	0.5247	0.5603	15	21	31	37	156	13	0.0942	1.7029	0.6481	458	0.7561	High
NGA	Nigeria	West Africa	LMIC	2,022	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.42	48.5	82	34	0.4146	148	32	116	0.508	0.8796	23	15	27	37	145	15	0.1112	1.2358	0.7395	455	0.6318	High
NGA	Nigeria	West Africa	LMIC	2,023	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.42	48.5	54	54	1	146	33	91	0.4926	0.4984	19	30	28	41	93	21	0.0798	1.6627	0.7861	521	0.7956	High
TZA	Tanzania	East Africa	LIC	2,009	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.32	52	21	21	1	131	23	95	0.3205	0.8627	7	4	19	30	92	7	0.123	1.2652	0.737	380	0.6984	High
TZA	Tanzania	East Africa	LIC	2,010	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.32	52	28	17	0.6071	122	19	108	0.4714	0.7638	11	5	22	26	97	8	0.1382	1.246	0.739	428	0.5812	Medium
TZA	Tanzania	East Africa	LIC	2,011	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.32	52	33	16	0.4848	130	18	118	0.5828	0.6532	5	5	19	22	144	17	0.1248	0.9382	0.8246	419	0.5651	Medium
TZA	Tanzania	East Africa	LIC	2,012	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.32	52	25	25	1	112	29	101	0.6193	0.7242	6	3	22	28	101	12	0.0778	1.1119	0.7118	407	0.7473	High
TZA	Tanzania	East Africa	LIC	2,013	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.32	52	40	24	0.6	167	20	102	0.499	0.685	10	5	23	26	107	12	0.1454	1.2091	0.7909	503	0.6273	High
TZA	Tanzania	East Africa	LIC	2,014	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.32	52	37	29	0.7838	116	20	89	0.5695	0.8028	5	4	15	29	80	18	0.1222	1.6401	0.8365	423	0.638	High
TZA	Tanzania	East Africa	LIC	2,015	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.32	52	34	18	0.5294	126	25	76	0.5007	0.7277	7	3	23	29	137	16	0.0912	1.0583	0.6283	464	0.5701	Medium
TZA	Tanzania	East Africa	LIC	2,016	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.32	52	33	33	1	132	22	95	0.5231	0.816	7	7	20	33	122	17	0.1035	1.7802	0.6784	461	0.732	High
TZA	Tanzania	East Africa	LIC	2,017	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.32	52	23	23	1	163	21	107	0.5272	0.7595	9	5	23	29	121	17	0.1136	0.9519	0.9169	400	0.7611	High
TZA	Tanzania	East Africa	LIC	2,018	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.32	52	32	24	0.75	181	20	94	0.4167	0.8124	5	4	14	30	103	10	0.1413	0.7719	0.8317	418	0.6758	High
TZA	Tanzania	East Africa	LIC	2,019	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.32	52	41	29	0.7073	127	20	109	0.4804	0.7813	9	4	22	34	129	16	0.1042	0.6555	0.6557	468	0.6381	High
TZA	Tanzania	East Africa	LIC	2,020	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.32	52	28	26	0.9286	168	18	100	0.521	0.7476	11	6	23	38	85	17	0.1219	0.8781	0.7846	403	0.7452	High
TZA	Tanzania	East Africa	LIC	2,021	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.32	52	34	32	0.9412	154	16	92	0.5548	0.7933	3	7	22	26	134	14	0.0934	1.2218	0.9252	535	0.7023	High
TZA	Tanzania	East Africa	LIC	2,022	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.32	52	32	29	0.9062	165	18	112	0.4379	0.8121	7	6	22	16	118	19	0.124	1.0973	0.912	475	0.6882	High
TZA	Tanzania	East Africa	LIC	2,023	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.32	52	33	32	0.9697	157	20	76	0.4611	0.8399	7	6	22	35	110	18	0.1257	1.5304	0.5939	440	0.7205	High
UGA	Uganda	East Africa	LIC	2,009	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.28	45	36	27	0.75	137	17	113	0.5342	0.7178	10	8	26	28	95	13	0.141	0.9792	0.72	360	0.6488	High
UGA	Uganda	East Africa	LIC	2,010	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.28	45	39	15	0.3846	126	18	130	0.418	0.6921	7	9	9	21	145	15	0.0961	0.9925	0.7084	448	0.5136	Medium
UGA	Uganda	East Africa	LIC	2,011	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.28	45	43	22	0.5116	124	21	96	0.363	0.6002	5	5	15	27	74	2	0.0978	0.9151	0.6445	481	0.5385	Medium
UGA	Uganda	East Africa	LIC	2,012	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.28	45	26	24	0.9231	135	18	94	0.4507	0.6837	9	6	16	29	104	11	0.1299	0.9849	0.6196	417	0.6773	High
UGA	Uganda	East Africa	LIC	2,013	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.28	45	27	16	0.5926	105	16	113	0.3935	0.9597	11	9	22	34	82	4	0.114	1.1005	0.7164	428	0.5567	Medium
UGA	Uganda	East Africa	LIC	2,014	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.28	45	41	23	0.561	152	14	92	0.6013	0.7565	7	5	17	23	73	8	0.1207	0.8933	0.8072	432	0.5798	Medium
UGA	Uganda	East Africa	LIC	2,015	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.28	45	33	18	0.5455	135	21	116	0.4475	0.8386	9	8	19	18	102	16	0.1415	1.076	0.6689	383	0.5698	Medium
UGA	Uganda	East Africa	LIC	2,016	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.28	45	35	23	0.6571	127	24	95	0.4035	0.8855	11	6	22	27	47	10	0.1246	0.9358	0.7255	475	0.6017	High
UGA	Uganda	East Africa	LIC	2,017	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.28	45	29	17	0.5862	145	18	106	0.4297	0.9363	3	6	20	23	115	17	0.1247	0.9513	0.6914	419	0.5804	Medium
UGA	Uganda	East Africa	LIC	2,018	active_legislature	Active Legislature	0.28	45	30	20	0.6667	144	22	92	0.3614	0.6011	11	7	22	20	133	11	0.1305	1.1538	0.6082	400	0.5915	Medium

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African Parliamentary Legislation Tracker

Abstract

This dataset provides a synthetic but literature-informed panel of parliamentary legislative activity across 12 Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries from 2009 to 2023. It contains 540 country-year observations across 3 scenarios (baseline, active legislature, and legislative gridlock) with 29 variables capturing bills introduced and passed, passage rates, committee activity, oversight hearings, legislative sitting days, public participation scores, executive dominance, gender-sensitive legislation, and a composite legislative effectiveness index. Parameters are grounded in empirical findings from the African Legislatures Project, the Africa Open Parliament Index, International IDEA studies, PMG South Africa, and peer-reviewed scholarship on African parliaments. The dataset is designed to support comparative legislative studies, governance indicators research, and machine learning benchmarks in the domain of democratic governance.

Introduction

Legislative institutions are central to democratic governance, yet reliable quantitative data on parliamentary activity in Sub-Saharan Africa remains scarce. The African Legislatures Project (Barkan 2009, 2012) and the Frantzeskakis & Seeberg (2023) database of 13 African countries have demonstrated that legislative output varies enormously across the continent—from countries like South Africa and Kenya, which maintain active and well-resourced legislatures, to nations where executive dominance and limited institutional capacity constrain parliamentary work.

This dataset addresses the data gap by providing a structured, multi-scenario panel that captures the complexity of legislative activity across SSA. It incorporates key findings from the literature:

Low passage rates: Many African parliaments pass fewer than 30% of bills introduced (African Legislatures Project comparative data; Opalo 2020).
Executive dominance: Executive-initiated bills dominate the legislative agenda, ranging from 70% to 95% of all bills in most countries (PMG 2018; Biddle et al. 2002).
Variable committee activity: Committee systems are developing unevenly, with countries like Kenya, South Africa, and Rwanda investing more in committee infrastructure (IEA Kenya 2021; African Parliamentary Index 2011).
Public participation gaps: The Africa Open Parliament Index (PNAfrica/APMON 2022, 2025) reveals wide disparities in transparency and civic engagement, with South Africa (79.69%), Ghana (77.60%), and Kenya (73.96%) leading and Comoros (29.69%) and Guinea-Bissau (28.13%) at the bottom.
Institutional variation: Countries like Rwanda have structured parliamentary calendars (3 ordinary sessions of 2 months), while Kenya's National Assembly meets approximately 121 plenary days per year (IPU 2024).

Methodology

Data Generation Approach

The dataset is generated using a stochastic simulation calibrated to empirical literature on African parliaments. For each country, baseline parameters are defined for 17 core variables. Values are drawn from normal distributions with country-specific means and standard deviations derived from published data. Year-over-year trends simulate gradual institutional change (upward in baseline/active scenarios, downward in gridlock). Scenario multipliers modify baseline parameters to simulate alternative institutional environments.

Parameterization Evidence Table

Parameter	Country Benchmark	Source
Bills introduced per year	Benin 21, Ghana 30, Kenya 27, Namibia 18, Nigeria 46, Tanzania 18, Uganda 21, Zimbabwe 13	Frantzeskakis & Seeberg (2023), Legislative Studies Quarterly 48:623-655; African Legislatures Project (Barkan 2012)
Bills passed per year	Benin 19, Ghana 24, Kenya 13, Namibia 18, Nigeria 31, Tanzania 18, Uganda 14, Zimbabwe 10	African Legislatures Project comparative data
Passage rates	Many SSA parliaments pass <30% of bills; SA 43-100% (avg ~65%); high executive bill passage rates	PMG Bills Study (2018); Opalo (2020)
Executive bill dominance	South Africa: 92% executive-initiated bills; Zambia 2001: rubber-stamp legacy	PMG (2018); Biddle et al. (2002)
Committee meetings	SA extensive daily committee schedule; Kenya: 188 committee reports tabled in 2018	PMG Daily Schedule (2026); IEA Kenya (2021)
Legislative days per year	Kenya: 121 plenary days (2024); Rwanda: 3×2-month sessions ≈ 120 days	IPU data (2024); Rwanda Organic Law (2024)
Public participation scores	SA OPI 79.69%, Ghana 77.60%, Kenya 73.96%; Comoros 29.69%, Guinea-Bissau 28.13%	Africa Open Parliament Index 2025 (PNAfrica/APMON)
Transparency index	Ghana ranked #1 (63%) in 2022 OPI among 13 countries	PNAfrica/APMON (2022)
Committee oversight capacity	Varies from well-staffed (SA, Kenya) to severely under-resourced (Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia)	African Legislatures Project; Barkan (2009)
Constitutional empowerment	Kenya 2010 Constitution elevated committee powers; SA Constitution mandates public participation	IEA Kenya (2021); SA Constitution Ch.4
Gender legislation	SA: ~18% of bills addressing gender issues; continental average below 10%	International IDEA (2023)
Budget committee activity	APSP Budget Oversight assessment across 7 countries (Benin, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia)	African Parliamentary Index (Parliamentary Centre, 2011)
COVID impact on legislation	SA: productivity severely disrupted; highest bills tabled in June 2020 session; Gambia: similar pattern	International IDEA/SADC PF (2023)
Legislative notices ratio	Kenya: ratio decreased from 35:1 to 5:1 (1992-2013) as legislature institutionalized	Opalo (2020)
MP constituency service	Higher costs and frequency in Kenya, SA vs. Malawi, Mozambique; MPs emphasize representation over legislation	African Legislatures Project (Barkan 2009)

Scenario Design

Three scenarios capture distinct institutional environments:

Scenario	Description	Key Multiplier Effects
Baseline	Normal legislative activity reflecting 2009-2023 patterns	No modification (1.0×)
Active Legislature	Institutional reforms boost committee activity, public participation, and legislative output	+25% bills introduced, +35% bills passed, +40% committee meetings, +50% oversight hearings, +20% public participation
Legislative Gridlock	Political fragmentation and executive-legislative conflict reduce output	−25% bills introduced, −45% bills passed, −30% committee meetings, −40% oversight hearings, −30% public participation

Schema

Column	Type	Description
`country_code`	string	ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code
`country_name`	string	Country name
`region`	string	Sub-region (East, West, Southern, Central Africa)
`income_group`	string	World Bank income classification (LIC, LMIC, UMIC)
`year`	int	Observation year (2009-2023)
`scenario`	string	Scenario identifier (baseline, active_legislature, legislative_gridlock)
`scenario_label`	string	Human-readable scenario name
`vdem_electoral_democracy_index`	float	V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index (0-1)
`africa_opi_score`	float	Africa Open Parliament Index score (0-100)
`bills_introduced`	int	Number of bills introduced in parliament
`bills_passed`	int	Number of bills passed into law
`passage_rate`	float	Ratio of bills passed to bills introduced (0-1)
`committee_meetings`	int	Number of committee meetings held
`oversight_hearings`	int	Number of oversight hearings conducted
`legislative_days`	int	Number of plenary sitting days
`public_participation_score`	float	Index of public participation mechanisms (0-1)
`executive_bills_pct`	float	Proportion of bills initiated by executive (0-1)
`amendments_passed`	int	Number of bill amendments passed
`private_member_bills`	int	Number of private member bills introduced
`budget_committee_sessions`	int	Number of budget committee sessions
`committee_reports_tabled`	int	Number of committee reports tabled
`questions_to_executive`	int	Number of questions posed to executive
`constituency_visits`	int	Number of constituency visits by MPs
`gender_bills_pct`	float	Proportion of bills addressing gender issues (0-1)
`committee_staff_per_mp`	float	Committee staff ratio per MP
`mp_attendance_rate`	float	Average MP attendance rate (0-1)
`session_hours`	int	Total plenary session hours
`legislative_effectiveness_score`	float	Composite effectiveness index (0-1)
`legislative_effectiveness_class`	string	Effectiveness class (Low, Medium, High)

Effectiveness Score Composition

The legislative effectiveness score is a weighted composite:

eff_score = 0.30 × passage_rate
          + 0.20 × min(committee_meetings / 200, 1)
          + 0.15 × public_participation_score
          + 0.15 × min(oversight_hearings / 40, 1)
          + 0.10 × min(legislative_days / 130, 1)
          + 0.10 × min(committee_reports_tabled / 50, 1)

Classification thresholds: High ≥ 0.60, Medium ≥ 0.40, Low < 0.40.

Summary Statistics

Baseline Scenario (n = 180)

Variable	Mean	Std	Min	Median	Max
bills_introduced	31.2	14.9	5	27	81
bills_passed	20.4	11.0	3	18	56
passage_rate	0.69	0.26	0.13	0.70	1.00
committee_meetings	116.1	44.4	37	110	252
oversight_hearings	18.6	10.5	0	17	65
legislative_days	96.4	22.0	46	95	149
public_participation_score	0.51	0.17	0.11	0.49	0.92
executive_bills_pct	0.85	0.10	0.44	0.87	1.00
legislative_effectiveness_score	0.59	0.13	0.33	0.58	0.96

Effectiveness Class Distribution

Scenario	Low	Medium	High
Baseline	14	87	79
Active Legislature	2	43	135
Legislative Gridlock	84	80	16

Country Coverage

Code	Country	Region	Income	V-Dem	OPI
BEN	Benin	West Africa	LIC	0.55	50.0
CMR	Cameroon	Central Africa	LMIC	0.18	38.0
GHA	Ghana	West Africa	LMIC	0.68	77.6
KEN	Kenya	East Africa	LMIC	0.58	74.0
MWI	Malawi	Southern Africa	LIC	0.52	42.0
NGA	Nigeria	West Africa	LMIC	0.42	48.5
RWA	Rwanda	East Africa	LIC	0.30	58.0
SEN	Senegal	West Africa	LMIC	0.62	55.0
TZA	Tanzania	East Africa	LIC	0.32	52.0
UGA	Uganda	East Africa	LIC	0.28	45.0
ZAF	South Africa	Southern Africa	UMIC	0.78	79.7
ZMB	Zambia	Southern Africa	LMIC	0.45	47.0

Validation

The dataset passes all 16 plausibility checks:

✓ No null values in key columns
✓ passage_rate consistent with bills_passed / bills_introduced
✓ passage_rate ∈ [0, 1]
✓ public_participation_score ∈ [0, 1]
✓ executive_bills_pct ∈ [0, 1]
✓ mp_attendance_rate ∈ [0, 1]
✓ gender_bills_pct ∈ [0, 1]
✓ bills_passed ≤ bills_introduced
✓ All count variables ≥ 0
✓ 12 countries present
✓ 3 scenarios present
✓ 15 years per country-scenario
✓ Total observations = 540
✓ Effectiveness classes = {Low, Medium, High}
✓ Baseline median passage_rate ∈ [0.3, 0.95]
✓ Gridlock passage_rate < Active legislature passage_rate

Diagnostic plots are available in figures/diagnostic_plots.png:

Bills introduced by country (baseline boxplot)
Passage rate distribution by scenario
Committee meetings vs. oversight hearings
Public participation score by region
Legislative effectiveness score by scenario
Effectiveness class distribution
Bills introduced vs. passed scatter
Mean passage rate trend over time

Usage

Loading the Dataset

import pandas as pd

# Full dataset (all scenarios)
df = pd.read_csv("data/full_dataset.csv")

# Single scenario
baseline = pd.read_csv("data/baseline.csv")
active = pd.read_csv("data/active_legislature.csv")
gridlock = pd.read_csv("data/legislative_gridlock.csv")

Hugging Face Datasets

from datasets import load_dataset

ds = load_dataset("electricsheepafrica/african-parliamentary-legislation-tracker")

Example: Classify Legislative Effectiveness

from sklearn.ensemble import RandomForestClassifier
from sklearn.model_selection import train_test_split

features = [
    "bills_introduced", "bills_passed", "committee_meetings",
    "oversight_hearings", "legislative_days", "public_participation_score",
    "executive_bills_pct", "amendments_passed", "private_member_bills"
]

X = baseline[features]
y = baseline["legislative_effectiveness_class"]
X_train, X_test, y_train, y_test = train_test_split(X, y, test_size=0.3, random_state=42)

clf = RandomForestClassifier(n_estimators=100, random_state=42)
clf.fit(X_train, y_train)
print(f"Accuracy: {clf.score(X_test, y_test):.2f}")

Example: Predict Passage Rate

from sklearn.linear_model import LinearRegression

X = baseline[["bills_introduced", "committee_meetings", "oversight_hearings",
              "public_participation_score", "legislative_days"]]
y = baseline["passage_rate"]

reg = LinearRegression().fit(X, y)
print(f"R²: {reg.score(X, y):.3f}")

Limitations

Synthetic data: This is a generated dataset, not observational data. It should be used for method development, benchmarking, and educational purposes, not for direct policy conclusions.
Parameterization scope: Parameters are calibrated to available literature, which is concentrated on a subset of African countries. Some country-specific parameters may not capture recent institutional changes.
Simplified dynamics: The model uses linear trends and normal distributions. Real legislative dynamics involve nonlinear effects, election cycles, coalition dynamics, and crisis events not fully captured here.
Effectiveness metric: The composite effectiveness score is a simplified index. Real legislative effectiveness involves qualitative dimensions (law quality, implementation, democratic deliberation) not captured by quantitative indicators.
Missing variables: Key institutional features such as constitutional design, party system characteristics, electoral rules, and media environment are not directly modeled.
Data availability: The literature on African parliaments, while growing, remains thin for many countries. Some parameter values are extrapolated from limited data points.
Scenario independence: The three scenarios are modeled independently rather than as transitions, which may not reflect how institutional environments change in practice.

References

Adida, C. et al. (2020). "Do Parliaments Matter? African Legislatures and the Advance of Democracy." Perspectives on Politics.
Barkan, J.D. (2009). African Legislatures Project: First Findings. University of Cape Town / Bridgewater State College.
Barkan, J.D. (2012). "Do Parliaments Matter? African Legislatures and the Advance of Democracy." Perspectives on Politics.
Biddle, J. et al. (2002). Parliament in Tanzania. CMI Working Papers.
Frantzeskakis, N. & Seeberg, H.B. (2023). "The Legislative Agenda in 13 African Countries: A Comprehensive Database." Legislative Studies Quarterly, 48: 623-655.
International IDEA (2023). Enhancing Effectiveness of Parliaments in Africa During Crises: Lessons From the Covid-19 Pandemic. Stockholm.
Knowles, I. (2025). "Open Parliaments in Africa." Accountability Research Center Working Paper No. 20. American University.
Opalo, K.O. (2020). "Legislative Development in Kenya." In Institutions and Economic Development.
Parliamentary Centre (2011). African Parliamentary Index (API): A Report for Seven African Parliaments. Ottawa.
PNAfrica & APMON (2022). Africa Open Parliament Index 2022. Accra.
PNAfrica & APMON (2025). Africa Open Parliament Index 2025: 2nd Edition. Accra.
PMG (2018). Bills Study: South African Parliament. Cape Town.
IEA Kenya (2021). "Improving the Efficiency of Committees in Kenya's Parliament." Nairobi.

Citation

@dataset{african_parliamentary_legislation_tracker_2026,
  title={African Parliamentary Legislation Tracker},
  author={ElectricSheepAfrica},
  year={2026},
  url={https://huggingface.co/datasets/electricsheepafrica/african-parliamentary-legislation-tracker},
  license={CC-BY-4.0}
}

License

This dataset is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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