Government accountability - Country rankings
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Government accountability, 2023:
The average for 2023 based on 53 countries was 0.307 index points. The highest value was in Cape Verde: 1.325 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Verde | 1.325 | 1 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Seychelles | 1.297 | 2 | 1960 - 2023 |
| South Africa | 1.213 | 3 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Ghana | 1.178 | 4 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Gambia | 1.12 | 5 | 1960 - 2023 |
| S.T.&Principe | 1.109 | 6 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Lesotho | 1.064 | 7 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Liberia | 1.047 | 8 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Senegal | 1.025 | 9 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Kenya | 1.016 | 10 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Malawi | 1.015 | 11 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Namibia | 0.969 | 12 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Zambia | 0.9 | 13 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Botswana | 0.814 | 14 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Mauritius | 0.805 | 15 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Nigeria | 0.762 | 16 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Tanzania | 0.756 | 17 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Niger | 0.755 | 18 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Sierra Leone | 0.73 | 19 | 1960 - 2023 |
| G.-Bissau | 0.708 | 20 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Benin | 0.548 | 21 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Madagascar | 0.424 | 22 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Ivory Coast | 0.407 | 23 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Tunisia | 0.406 | 24 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Morocco | 0.391 | 25 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Mauritania | 0.326 | 26 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Togo | 0.326 | 27 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Somalia | 0.255 | 28 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Mozambique | 0.23 | 29 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Gabon | 0.199 | 30 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Burkina Faso | 0.19 | 31 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Mali | 0.172 | 32 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Libya | 0.148 | 33 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Angola | 0.094 | 34 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Uganda | 0.045 | 35 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Zimbabwe | 0.036 | 36 | 1960 - 2023 |
| DR Congo | -0.009 | 37 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Cameroon | -0.071 | 38 | 1961 - 2023 |
| Ethiopia | -0.153 | 39 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Guinea | -0.206 | 40 | 1960 - 2023 |
| C.A. Republic | -0.217 | 41 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Djibouti | -0.227 | 42 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Comoros | -0.276 | 43 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Algeria | -0.277 | 44 | 1960 - 2023 |
| R. of Congo | -0.36 | 45 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Rwanda | -0.368 | 46 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Sudan | -0.51 | 47 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Chad | -0.53 | 48 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Egypt | -0.547 | 49 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Swaziland | -0.57 | 50 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Burundi | -0.717 | 51 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Eq. Guinea | -0.775 | 52 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Eritrea | -1.708 | 53 | 1960 - 2023 |
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