How Africans rank their countries

Ahead of the publication of a new survey on Tuesday designed to promote the rule of law and democracy, the BBC News website asked people in Africa to assess their own countries.

The Ibrahim Index, financed by Sudanese mobile phone magnate Mo Ibrahim, ranked sub-Saharan Africa's 48 countries according to criteria such as corruption, security, human rights and development. Mauritius has been named as the best-governed nation and Somalia, the worst.

We asked six BBC News website readers for their views. Click on the links below to read their opinions.

Joseph Professional, 50 Botswana Clement Volunteer, 38 Liberia Priya Receptionist, 30 Mauritius

Donaman Student, 25 Nigeria Birungi Ngo worker, 35 Rwanda Dr Hawa Doctor, 60 Somalia

The contributors are selected from as wide a cross-section of people as possible but may not be representative of wider public opinion.