In practice, the government does not create obstacles for existing non profit organizations (NGOs) or put in place barriers for establishing new ones.

In practice, the government does not create obstacles for existing non profit organizations (NGOs) or put in place barriers for establishing new ones.
A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met:
1) NGOs can organize freely,
2) there are no major obstacles to setting up a new NGO, and
3) NGOs are not required to file more paperwork than other legal persons.

A 50 score is earned where any of the following conditions apply:
1) NGOs occasionally face obstacles to organize freely,
2) occasionally there are major obstacles to setting up a new NGO (for ex. the government gives discretionary permits to some but not all NGOs), or
3) occasionally NGOs have to file more paperwork than other legal persons.

A 0 score is earned where at least one of the following conditions apply:
1) NGOs can rarely or never organize freely,
2) there generally are major obstacles to setting up a new NGO, or
3) NGOs are usually required to file more paperwork than other legal persons.
A 0 score is also earned if NGOs are forbidden by law.

For variable descriptions, please refer to: https://www.africaintegrityindicators.org/data.
For the methodology, please refer to: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e971d408be44753edfb976c/t/60a55f343d36117866628867/1621450563745/AII10+-+Methodology.docx+%281%29.pdf.