Table 4 Aggregate multivariate regressions
Independent variables | GDP/Cap (Log) | Gini index | Gender equality†| Governance indicators | Western Africa | Eastern and Central Africa | Southern Africa | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dependent variables | Â | Â | Â | Control of corruption | Government effectiveness | Political stability | Regulatory quality | Rule of law | Voice and accountability | Â | Â | Â |
Total | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 RC | -0.093 | -1.298 | -0.057 | -0.035 | -0.032 | -0.046 | -0.040 | -0.022 | -0.043 | 0.023 | 0.028 | -0.050 |
 SRC | -0.100 | -1.376 | -0.057 | -0.041 | -0.036 | -0.046 | -0.043 | -0.024 | -0.045 | 0.021 | 0.042 | -0.061 |
 GC | -0.126 | -1.119 | 0.242 | 0.224 | 0.319 | 0.194 | 0.281 | 0.259 | 0.264 | -0.264 | -0.456 | 0.703 |
 SGC | -0.220 | -1.816 | 0.224 | 0.124 | 0.285 | 0.191 | 0.260 | 0.229 | 0.302 | -0.262 | -0.420 | 0.667 |
Male | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 RC | -0.107 | -1.327 | -0.086 | -0.026 | -0.059 | -0.039 | -0.045 | -0.012 | -0.001 | 0.033 | 0.017 | -0.052 |
 SRC | -0.012 | -0.077 | 0.011 | 0.008 | 0.014 | 0.009 | 0.012 | 0.013 | 0.019 | -0.008 | -0.010 | 0.018 |
 GC | -0.067 | -0.902 | 0.208 | 0.286 | 0.298 | 0.220 | 0.296 | 0.294 | 0.298 | -0.216 | -0.371 | 0.572 |
 SGC | -0.144 | -0.368 | 0.172 | 0.090 | 0.177 | 0.122 | 0.138 | 0.155 | 0.271 | -0.117 | -0.073 | 0.194 |
Female | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 RC | -0.089 | -1.312 | -0.086 | -0.036 | -0.018 | -0.049 | -0.038 | -0.025 | -0.069 | 0.009 | 0.037 | -0.044 |
 SRC | -0.095 | -1.387 | 0.011 | -0.045 | -0.024 | -0.054 | -0.038 | -0.028 | -0.073 | 0.013 | 0.046 | -0.057 |
 GC | -0.157 | -1.157 | 0.208 | 0.100 | 0.324 | 0.137 | 0.297 | 0.180 | 0.214 | -0.241 | -0.588 | 0.798 |
 SGC | -0.210 | -1.642 | 0.172 | -0.054 | 0.274 | 0.082 | 0.309 | 0.105 | 0.213 | -0.166 | -0.592 | 0.720 |
Urban | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 RC | -0.033 | -0.549 | -0.046 | -0.005 | -0.035 | 0.004 | -0.025 | 0.001 | 0.006 | -0.009 | 0.039 | -0.026 |
 SRC | -0.035 | -0.511 | -0.047 | -0.007 | -0.043 | 0.004 | -0.029 | -0.004 | 0.002 | -0.005 | 0.038 | -0.029 |
 GC | -0.401 | -7.420 | -0.348 | -0.353 | -0.182 | -0.113 | -0.034 | -0.044 | 0.117 | 0.291 | 0.717 | -0.970 |
 SGC | -0.418 | -7.456 | -0.335 | -0.363 | -0.190 | -0.100 | -0.015 | -0.043 | 0.107 | 0.274 | 0.691 | -0.927 |
Rural | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 RC | -0.045 | -0.388 | -0.077 | -0.057 | -0.045 | -0.035 | -0.040 | -0.034 | -0.023 | 0.078 | -0.091 | -0.001 |
 SRC | -0.047 | -0.400 | -0.076 | -0.056 | -0.044 | -0.035 | -0.043 | -0.034 | -0.025 | 0.078 | -0.089 | -0.003 |
 GC | -0.099 | -0.309 | 0.102 | 0.039 | 0.220 | 0.118 | 0.287 | 0.186 | 0.296 | -0.040 | -0.273 | 0.293 |
 SGC | -0.113 | 0.127 | 0.129 | 0.051 | 0.222 | 0.134 | 0.254 | 0.177 | 0.316 | -0.083 | -0.298 | 0.362 |