Government accountability - Country rankings
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Government accountability, 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 170 countries was 0.532 index points. The highest value was in Denmark: 1.992 index points and the lowest value was in Eritrea: -1.685 index points. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: index points; Source: Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
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| Countries | Government accountability, 2024 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 1.992 | 1 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Norway | 1.865 | 2 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Switzerland | 1.828 | 3 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Estonia | 1.819 | 4 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Sweden | 1.815 | 5 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Germany | 1.781 | 6 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ireland | 1.779 | 7 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Australia | 1.772 | 8 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Finland | 1.71 | 9 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Chile | 1.696 | 10 | 1960 - 2024 |
| New Zealand | 1.684 | 11 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Belgium | 1.683 | 12 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Luxembourg | 1.664 | 13 | 1960 - 2024 |
| France | 1.651 | 14 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Czechia | 1.634 | 15 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Netherlands | 1.592 | 16 | 1960 - 2024 |
| USA | 1.588 | 17 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Spain | 1.584 | 18 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Latvia | 1.571 | 19 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Brazil | 1.556 | 20 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Italy | 1.556 | 21 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Uruguay | 1.536 | 22 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Portugal | 1.511 | 23 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Canada | 1.508 | 24 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Iceland | 1.506 | 25 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Austria | 1.496 | 26 | 1960 - 2024 |
| UK | 1.48 | 27 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Japan | 1.467 | 28 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Lithuania | 1.452 | 29 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Jamaica | 1.432 | 30 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Vanuatu | 1.424 | 31 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Taiwan | 1.418 | 32 | 1960 - 2024 |
| South Africa | 1.383 | 33 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Barbados | 1.378 | 34 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tr.&Tobago | 1.332 | 35 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cape Verde | 1.322 | 36 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Seychelles | 1.314 | 37 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Suriname | 1.314 | 38 | 1960 - 2024 |
| South Korea | 1.311 | 39 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Israel | 1.288 | 40 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cyprus | 1.276 | 41 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Panama | 1.253 | 42 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Greece | 1.238 | 43 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Slovenia | 1.238 | 44 | 1989 - 2024 |
| Malta | 1.228 | 45 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Colombia | 1.22 | 46 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Poland | 1.212 | 47 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ghana | 1.207 | 48 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Croatia | 1.176 | 49 | 1991 - 2024 |
| Argentina | 1.146 | 50 | 1960 - 2024 |
| S.T.&Principe | 1.127 | 51 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria | 1.125 | 52 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Slovakia | 1.124 | 53 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Domin. Rep. | 1.086 | 54 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Lesotho | 1.081 | 55 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mauritius | 1.067 | 56 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Gambia | 1.063 | 57 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Nepal | 1.062 | 58 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Botswana | 1.058 | 59 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sri Lanka | 1.048 | 60 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Senegal | 1.043 | 61 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Solomon Isl. | 1.04 | 62 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Malawi | 1.037 | 63 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kenya | 1.014 | 64 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Namibia | 1.003 | 65 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Montenegro | 0.986 | 66 | 1998 - 2024 |
| Armenia | 0.945 | 67 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Bhutan | 0.934 | 68 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ecuador | 0.933 | 69 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Guatemala | 0.929 | 70 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Liberia | 0.927 | 71 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Peru | 0.926 | 72 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Moldova | 0.922 | 73 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Zambia | 0.893 | 74 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Papua N.G. | 0.882 | 75 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Honduras | 0.867 | 76 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Maldives | 0.812 | 77 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Nigeria | 0.788 | 78 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Fiji | 0.786 | 79 | 1960 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia | 0.765 | 80 | 1991 - 2024 |
| Albania | 0.749 | 81 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Paraguay | 0.742 | 82 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mongolia | 0.741 | 83 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Romania | 0.73 | 84 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | 0.726 | 85 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tanzania | 0.722 | 86 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Indonesia | 0.682 | 87 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Jordan | 0.672 | 88 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 0.653 | 89 | 1992 - 2024 |
| Guyana | 0.645 | 90 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Niger | 0.636 | 91 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Philippines | 0.618 | 92 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bolivia | 0.583 | 93 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Malaysia | 0.566 | 94 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Benin | 0.528 | 95 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mexico | 0.517 | 96 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Thailand | 0.506 | 97 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Georgia | 0.486 | 98 | 1990 - 2024 |
| India | 0.477 | 99 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ukraine | 0.465 | 100 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Madagascar | 0.443 | 101 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Hungary | 0.434 | 102 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Morocco | 0.422 | 103 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | 0.404 | 104 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Lebanon | 0.395 | 105 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Iraq | 0.384 | 106 | 1960 - 2024 |
| G.-Bissau | 0.348 | 107 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kuwait | 0.346 | 108 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Singapore | 0.344 | 109 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Haiti | 0.312 | 110 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Gabon | 0.251 | 111 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mauritania | 0.234 | 112 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Somalia | 0.211 | 113 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tunisia | 0.193 | 114 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Libya | 0.186 | 115 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Pakistan | 0.183 | 116 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Serbia | 0.152 | 117 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0.105 | 118 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Togo | 0.088 | 119 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Angola | 0.054 | 120 | 1960 - 2024 |
| DR Congo | 0.024 | 121 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Mali | 0.007 | 122 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Uganda | -0.017 | 123 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | -0.06 | 124 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cameroon | -0.064 | 125 | 1961 - 2024 |
| Mozambique | -0.109 | 126 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Kazakhstan | -0.147 | 127 | 1990 - 2024 |
| C.A. Republic | -0.169 | 128 | 1960 - 2024 |
| El Salvador | -0.21 | 129 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Djibouti | -0.23 | 130 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Oman | -0.234 | 131 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Ethiopia | -0.253 | 132 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Turkey | -0.255 | 133 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Comoros | -0.266 | 134 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Algeria | -0.306 | 135 | 1960 - 2024 |
| R. of Congo | -0.337 | 136 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Burkina Faso | -0.34 | 137 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Guinea | -0.37 | 138 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh | -0.385 | 139 | 1971 - 2024 |
| Vietnam | -0.441 | 140 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Chad | -0.45 | 141 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Rwanda | -0.458 | 142 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Hong Kong | -0.471 | 143 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Sudan | -0.508 | 144 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Iran | -0.531 | 145 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Egypt | -0.543 | 146 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Yemen | -0.55 | 147 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Uzbekistan | -0.557 | 148 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Swaziland | -0.614 | 149 | 1960 - 2024 |
| UA Emirates | -0.662 | 150 | 1971 - 2024 |
| Burundi | -0.709 | 151 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Bahrain | -0.718 | 152 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cambodia | -0.772 | 153 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Eq. Guinea | -0.829 | 154 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Qatar | -0.851 | 155 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Venezuela | -0.885 | 156 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Laos | -0.928 | 157 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Tajikistan | -0.947 | 158 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Russia | -0.972 | 159 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Cuba | -1.068 | 160 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan | -1.076 | 161 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia | -1.218 | 162 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Turkmenistan | -1.255 | 163 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Burma | -1.262 | 164 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Afghanistan | -1.311 | 165 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Nicaragua | -1.376 | 166 | 1960 - 2024 |
| China | -1.382 | 167 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Belarus | -1.398 | 168 | 1990 - 2024 |
| North Korea | -1.559 | 169 | 1960 - 2024 |
| Eritrea | -1.685 | 170 | 1960 - 2024 |
Definition: Measures the constraint on government power through requirements for justification for its actions and potential sanctions.
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