Government accountability - Country rankings

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Government accountability, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 17 countries was -0.191 index points. The highest value was in Jordan: 0.672 index points and the lowest value was in Saudi Arabia: -1.218 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
Jordan 0.672 1 1960 - 2024
Morocco 0.422 2 1960 - 2024
Lebanon 0.395 3 1960 - 2024
Iraq 0.384 4 1960 - 2024
Kuwait 0.346 5 1960 - 2024
Tunisia 0.193 6 1960 - 2024
Libya 0.186 7 1960 - 2024
Djibouti -0.23 8 1960 - 2024
Oman -0.234 9 1960 - 2024
Algeria -0.306 10 1960 - 2024
Iran -0.531 11 1960 - 2024
Egypt -0.543 12 1960 - 2024
Yemen -0.55 13 1960 - 2024
UA Emirates -0.662 14 1971 - 2024
Bahrain -0.718 15 1960 - 2024
Qatar -0.851 16 1960 - 2024
Saudi Arabia -1.218 17 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. Jordan
2. Morocco
3. Lebanon
4. Iraq
5. Kuwait
6. Tunisia
7. Libya
8. Djibouti
9. Oman
10. Algeria
11. Iran
12. Egypt
13. Yemen
14. UA Emirates
15. Bahrain
16. Qatar
17. Saudi Arabia
0.672
0.422
0.395
0.384
0.346
0.193
0.186
-0.230
-0.234
-0.306
-0.531
-0.543
-0.550
-0.662
-0.718
-0.851
-1.218
-1.22
-0.7
-0.3
0.2
0.67


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