Government accountability - Country rankings

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Government accountability, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 18 countries was -0.229 index points. The highest value was in Kuwait: 0.671 index points and the lowest value was in Saudi Arabia: -1.23 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
Kuwait 0.671 1 1960 - 2023
Lebanon 0.562 2 1960 - 2023
Jordan 0.485 3 1960 - 2023
Iraq 0.418 4 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 0.406 5 1960 - 2023
Morocco 0.391 6 1960 - 2023
Libya 0.148 7 1960 - 2023
Djibouti -0.227 8 1960 - 2023
Oman -0.238 9 1960 - 2023
Algeria -0.277 10 1960 - 2023
Egypt -0.547 11 1960 - 2023
Yemen -0.586 12 1960 - 2023
UA Emirates -0.689 13 1971 - 2023
Bahrain -0.693 14 1960 - 2023
Iran -0.745 15 1960 - 2023
Qatar -0.84 16 1960 - 2023
Syria -1.132 17 1960 - 2023
Saudi Arabia -1.23 18 1960 - 2023



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

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1. Kuwait
2. Lebanon
3. Jordan
4. Iraq
5. Tunisia
6. Morocco
7. Libya
8. Djibouti
9. Oman
10. Algeria
11. Egypt
12. Yemen
13. UA Emirates
14. Bahrain
15. Iran
16. Qatar
17. Syria
18. Saudi Arabia
0.671
0.562
0.485
0.418
0.406
0.391
0.148
-0.227
-0.238
-0.277
-0.547
-0.586
-0.689
-0.693
-0.745
-0.840
-1.132
-1.230
-1.23
-0.8
-0.3
0.2
0.67


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