Government accountability - Country rankings

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Government accountability, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 19 countries was 0.619 index points. The highest value was in Chile: 1.696 index points and the lowest value was in Nicaragua: -1.376 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
Chile 1.696 1 1960 - 2024
Brazil 1.556 2 1960 - 2024
Uruguay 1.536 3 1960 - 2024
Panama 1.253 4 1960 - 2024
Colombia 1.22 5 1960 - 2024
Argentina 1.146 6 1960 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 1.086 7 1960 - 2024
Ecuador 0.933 8 1960 - 2024
Guatemala 0.929 9 1960 - 2024
Peru 0.926 10 1960 - 2024
Honduras 0.867 11 1960 - 2024
Paraguay 0.742 12 1960 - 2024
Bolivia 0.583 13 1960 - 2024
Mexico 0.517 14 1960 - 2024
Haiti 0.312 15 1960 - 2024
El Salvador -0.21 16 1960 - 2024
Venezuela -0.885 17 1960 - 2024
Cuba -1.068 18 1960 - 2024
Nicaragua -1.376 19 1960 - 2024


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

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1. Chile
2. Brazil
3. Uruguay
4. Panama
5. Colombia
6. Argentina
7. Domin. Rep.
8. Ecuador
9. Guatemala
10. Peru
11. Honduras
12. Paraguay
13. Bolivia
14. Mexico
15. Haiti
16. El Salvador
17. Venezuela
18. Cuba
19. Nicaragua
1.696
1.556
1.536
1.253
1.220
1.146
1.086
0.933
0.929
0.926
0.867
0.742
0.583
0.517
0.312
-0.210
-0.885
-1.068
-1.376
-1.38
-0.6
0.2
0.9
1.7


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