In practice, citizen requests for public information are effective.

In practice, citizen requests for public information are effective. A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met: 1) records are available online or on paper less than two weeks after requested, and 2) costs are limited to photocopying. A 100 score is possible even if there are exceptions for information protected by national security or individual privacy laws. A 50 score is earned where any of the following conditions apply: 1) many records are not online and/or it takes between two and four weeks for citizens' to obtain them, or 2) costs sometimes are higher than photocopying. A 0 score is earned where at least one of the following conditions applies: 1) most records are not online and it takes more than a month for a citizen to obtain them, or 2) costs are usually higher than photocopying. 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.