Government accountability - Country rankings

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Government accountability, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 171 countries was 0.555 index points. The highest value was in Denmark: 1.986 index points and the lowest value was in Eritrea: -1.708 index points. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. 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, 2023 Global rank Available data
Denmark 1.986 1 1960 - 2023
Norway 1.834 2 1960 - 2023
Sweden 1.832 3 1960 - 2023
Germany 1.827 4 1960 - 2023
Estonia 1.82 5 1990 - 2023
Switzerland 1.813 6 1960 - 2023
Ireland 1.811 7 1960 - 2023
Finland 1.751 8 1960 - 2023
Australia 1.74 9 1960 - 2023
Belgium 1.715 10 1960 - 2023
Chile 1.712 11 1960 - 2023
New Zealand 1.711 12 1960 - 2023
Luxembourg 1.702 13 1960 - 2023
France 1.691 14 1960 - 2023
Netherlands 1.673 15 1960 - 2023
Italy 1.651 16 1960 - 2023
USA 1.615 17 1960 - 2023
Czechia 1.606 18 1960 - 2023
Latvia 1.602 19 1990 - 2023
UK 1.578 20 1960 - 2023
Spain 1.568 21 1960 - 2023
Austria 1.558 22 1960 - 2023
Uruguay 1.551 23 1960 - 2023
Canada 1.547 24 1960 - 2023
Brazil 1.51 25 1960 - 2023
Taiwan 1.499 26 1960 - 2023
Iceland 1.48 27 1960 - 2023
Portugal 1.477 28 1960 - 2023
Slovakia 1.474 29 1993 - 2023
Japan 1.47 30 1960 - 2023
Jamaica 1.468 31 1960 - 2023
Lithuania 1.462 32 1990 - 2023
Vanuatu 1.461 33 1960 - 2023
Argentina 1.413 34 1960 - 2023
Barbados 1.374 35 1960 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 1.352 36 1960 - 2023
Israel 1.345 37 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 1.325 38 1960 - 2023
Suriname 1.323 39 1960 - 2023
Slovenia 1.299 40 1989 - 2023
Seychelles 1.297 41 1960 - 2023
Cyprus 1.272 42 1960 - 2023
Moldova 1.267 43 1990 - 2023
Croatia 1.265 44 1991 - 2023
South Korea 1.261 45 1960 - 2023
Greece 1.255 46 1960 - 2023
Panama 1.241 47 1960 - 2023
Colombia 1.238 48 1960 - 2023
Malta 1.235 49 1960 - 2023
Bulgaria 1.217 50 1960 - 2023
South Africa 1.213 51 1960 - 2023
Peru 1.179 52 1960 - 2023
Ghana 1.178 53 1960 - 2023
Gambia 1.12 54 1960 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 1.109 55 1960 - 2023
Nepal 1.071 56 1960 - 2023
Lesotho 1.064 57 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 1.055 58 1960 - 2023
Liberia 1.047 59 1960 - 2023
Senegal 1.025 60 1960 - 2023
Kenya 1.016 61 1960 - 2023
Malawi 1.015 62 1960 - 2023
Ecuador 1.007 63 1960 - 2023
Romania 0.989 64 1960 - 2023
Georgia 0.974 65 1990 - 2023
Namibia 0.969 66 1960 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0.967 67 1960 - 2023
Montenegro 0.94 68 1998 - 2023
Armenia 0.938 69 1990 - 2023
Maldives 0.923 70 1960 - 2023
Bhutan 0.914 71 1960 - 2023
Zambia 0.9 72 1960 - 2023
Honduras 0.893 73 1960 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0.873 74 1960 - 2023
Poland 0.864 75 1960 - 2023
Paraguay 0.831 76 1960 - 2023
Botswana 0.814 77 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 0.805 78 1960 - 2023
Indonesia 0.8 79 1960 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0.791 80 1960 - 2023
Mongolia 0.783 81 1960 - 2023
Albania 0.778 82 1960 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.774 83 1991 - 2023
Nigeria 0.762 84 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 0.756 85 1960 - 2023
Niger 0.755 86 1960 - 2023
Fiji 0.751 87 1960 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.73 88 1960 - 2023
Guyana 0.717 89 1960 - 2023
G.-Bissau 0.708 90 1960 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 0.702 91 1992 - 2023
Mexico 0.702 92 1960 - 2023
Kuwait 0.671 93 1960 - 2023
Bolivia 0.644 94 1960 - 2023
Philippines 0.601 95 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 0.587 96 1960 - 2023
Lebanon 0.562 97 1960 - 2023
Malaysia 0.559 98 1960 - 2023
Benin 0.548 99 1960 - 2023
Ukraine 0.505 100 1990 - 2023
Jordan 0.485 101 1960 - 2023
Hungary 0.456 102 1960 - 2023
Thailand 0.433 103 1960 - 2023
India 0.429 104 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 0.424 105 1960 - 2023
Iraq 0.418 106 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 0.407 107 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 0.406 108 1960 - 2023
Morocco 0.391 109 1960 - 2023
Pakistan 0.345 110 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 0.326 111 1960 - 2023
Togo 0.326 112 1960 - 2023
Singapore 0.277 113 1960 - 2023
Somalia 0.255 114 1960 - 2023
Mozambique 0.23 115 1960 - 2023
Gabon 0.199 116 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso 0.19 117 1960 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0.189 118 1990 - 2023
Serbia 0.189 119 1960 - 2023
Mali 0.172 120 1960 - 2023
Libya 0.148 121 1960 - 2023
Haiti 0.108 122 1960 - 2023
Angola 0.094 123 1960 - 2023
Uganda 0.045 124 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0.036 125 1960 - 2023
DR Congo -0.009 126 1960 - 2023
El Salvador -0.025 127 1960 - 2023
Cameroon -0.071 128 1961 - 2023
Kazakhstan -0.086 129 1990 - 2023
Ethiopia -0.153 130 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh -0.203 131 1971 - 2023
Guinea -0.206 132 1960 - 2023
C.A. Republic -0.217 133 1960 - 2023
Djibouti -0.227 134 1960 - 2023
Oman -0.238 135 1960 - 2023
Turkey -0.238 136 1960 - 2023
Comoros -0.276 137 1960 - 2023
Algeria -0.277 138 1960 - 2023
R. of Congo -0.36 139 1960 - 2023
Rwanda -0.368 140 1960 - 2023
Vietnam -0.431 141 1960 - 2023
Sudan -0.51 142 1960 - 2023
Chad -0.53 143 1960 - 2023
Egypt -0.547 144 1960 - 2023
Swaziland -0.57 145 1960 - 2023
Uzbekistan -0.584 146 1990 - 2023
Yemen -0.586 147 1960 - 2023
Hong Kong -0.591 148 1960 - 2023
Venezuela -0.671 149 1960 - 2023
UA Emirates -0.689 150 1971 - 2023
Bahrain -0.693 151 1960 - 2023
Burundi -0.717 152 1960 - 2023
Cambodia -0.728 153 1960 - 2023
Iran -0.745 154 1960 - 2023
Russia -0.753 155 1960 - 2023
Eq. Guinea -0.775 156 1960 - 2023
Qatar -0.84 157 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan -0.9 158 1990 - 2023
Laos -0.956 159 1960 - 2023
Tajikistan -0.975 160 1990 - 2023
Cuba -1.073 161 1960 - 2023
Syria -1.132 162 1960 - 2023
Nicaragua -1.196 163 1960 - 2023
Saudi Arabia -1.23 164 1960 - 2023
Burma -1.232 165 1960 - 2023
Turkmenistan -1.254 166 1990 - 2023
China -1.265 167 1960 - 2023
Belarus -1.355 168 1990 - 2023
Afghanistan -1.419 169 1960 - 2023
North Korea -1.545 170 1960 - 2023
Eritrea -1.708 171 1960 - 2023



Definition: Measures the constraint on government power through requirements for justification for its actions and potential sanctions.

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1. Denmark
2. Norway
3. Sweden
4. Germany
5. Estonia
6. Switzerland
7. Ireland
8. Finland
9. Australia
10. Belgium
11. Chile
12. New Zealand
13. Luxembourg
14. France
15. Netherlands
16. Italy
17. USA
18. Czechia
19. Latvia
20. UK
21. Spain
22. Austria
23. Uruguay
24. Canada
25. Brazil
26. Taiwan
27. Iceland
28. Portugal
29. Slovakia
30. Japan
31. Jamaica
32. Lithuania
33. Vanuatu
34. Argentina
35. Barbados
36. Tr.&Tobago
37. Israel
38. Cape Verde
39. Suriname
40. Slovenia
41. Seychelles
42. Cyprus
43. Moldova
44. Croatia
45. South Korea
46. Greece
47. Panama
48. Colombia
49. Malta
50. Bulgaria
51. South Africa
52. Peru
53. Ghana
54. Gambia
55. S.T.&Principe
56. Nepal
57. Lesotho
58. Domin. Rep.
59. Liberia
60. Senegal
61. Kenya
62. Malawi
63. Ecuador
64. Romania
65. Georgia
66. Namibia
67. Solomon Isl.
68. Montenegro
69. Armenia
70. Maldives
71. Bhutan
72. Zambia
73. Honduras
74. Papua N.G.
75. Poland
76. Paraguay
77. Botswana
78. Mauritius
79. Indonesia
80. Sri Lanka
81. Mongolia
82. Albania
83. North Macedonia
84. Nigeria
85. Tanzania
86. Niger
87. Fiji
88. Sierra Leone
89. Guyana
90. G.-Bissau
91. Bosnia & Herz.
92. Mexico
93. Kuwait
94. Bolivia
95. Philippines
96. Guatemala
97. Lebanon
98. Malaysia
99. Benin
100. Ukraine
101. Jordan
102. Hungary
103. Thailand
104. India
105. Madagascar
106. Iraq
107. Ivory Coast
108. Tunisia
109. Morocco
110. Pakistan
111. Mauritania
112. Togo
113. Singapore
114. Somalia
115. Mozambique
116. Gabon
117. Burkina Faso
118. Kyrgyzstan
119. Serbia
120. Mali
121. Libya
122. Haiti
123. Angola
124. Uganda
125. Zimbabwe
126. DR Congo
127. El Salvador
128. Cameroon
129. Kazakhstan
130. Ethiopia
131. Bangladesh
132. Guinea
133. C.A. Republic
134. Djibouti
135. Oman
136. Turkey
137. Comoros
138. Algeria
139. R. of Congo
140. Rwanda
141. Vietnam
142. Sudan
143. Chad
144. Egypt
145. Swaziland
146. Uzbekistan
147. Yemen
148. Hong Kong
149. Venezuela
150. UA Emirates
151. Bahrain
152. Burundi
153. Cambodia
154. Iran
155. Russia
156. Eq. Guinea
157. Qatar
158. Azerbaijan
159. Laos
160. Tajikistan
161. Cuba
162. Syria
163. Nicaragua
164. Saudi Arabia
165. Burma
166. Turkmenistan
167. China
168. Belarus
169. Afghanistan
170. North Korea
171. Eritrea
1.986
1.834
1.832
1.827
1.820
1.813
1.811
1.751
1.740
1.715
1.712
1.711
1.702
1.691
1.673
1.651
1.615
1.606
1.602
1.578
1.568
1.558
1.551
1.547
1.510
1.499
1.480
1.477
1.474
1.470
1.468
1.462
1.461
1.413
1.374
1.352
1.345
1.325
1.323
1.299
1.297
1.272
1.267
1.265
1.261
1.255
1.241
1.238
1.235
1.217
1.213
1.179
1.178
1.120
1.109
1.071
1.064
1.055
1.047
1.025
1.016
1.015
1.007
0.989
0.974
0.969
0.967
0.940
0.938
0.923
0.914
0.900
0.893
0.873
0.864
0.831
0.814
0.805
0.800
0.791
0.783
0.778
0.774
0.762
0.756
0.755
0.751
0.730
0.717
0.708
0.702
0.702
0.671
0.644
0.601
0.587
0.562
0.559
0.548
0.505
0.485
0.456
0.433
0.429
0.424
0.418
0.407
0.406
0.391
0.345
0.326
0.326
0.277
0.255
0.230
0.199
0.190
0.189
0.189
0.172
0.148
0.108
0.094
0.045
0.036
-0.009
-0.025
-0.071
-0.086
-0.153
-0.203
-0.206
-0.217
-0.227
-0.238
-0.238
-0.276
-0.277
-0.360
-0.368
-0.431
-0.510
-0.530
-0.547
-0.570
-0.584
-0.586
-0.591
-0.671
-0.689
-0.693
-0.717
-0.728
-0.745
-0.753
-0.775
-0.840
-0.900
-0.956
-0.975
-1.073
-1.132
-1.196
-1.230
-1.232
-1.254
-1.265
-1.355
-1.419
-1.545
-1.708
-1.71
-0.8
0.1
1.1
1.99


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