Voice and accountability - Country rankings

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Voice and accountability index (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong), 2021 - Country rankings:

The average for 2021 based on 192 countries was -0.05 points.The highest value was in Norway: 1.75 points and the lowest value was in North Korea: -2.07 points. The indicator is available from 1996 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: points; Source: The World Bank

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Countries	Voice and accountability, 2021	Global rank	Available data
Norway	1.75	1	1996 - 2021
Finland	1.62	2	1996 - 2021
New Zealand	1.62	3	1996 - 2021
Denmark	1.56	4	1996 - 2021
Switzerland	1.55	5	1996 - 2021
Luxembourg	1.51	6	1996 - 2021
Sweden	1.51	7	1996 - 2021
Netherlands	1.5	8	1996 - 2021
Canada	1.46	9	1996 - 2021
Germany	1.43	10	1996 - 2021
Ireland	1.43	11	1996 - 2021
Austria	1.4	12	1996 - 2021
Australia	1.38	13	1996 - 2021
Iceland	1.37	14	1996 - 2021
Liechtenstein	1.34	15	1996 - 2021
UK	1.3	16	1996 - 2021
Uruguay	1.3	17	1996 - 2021
Belgium	1.28	18	1996 - 2021
Portugal	1.26	19	1996 - 2021
Estonia	1.19	20	1996 - 2021
Tuvalu	1.16	21	1996 - 2021
Barbados	1.13	22	1996 - 2021
France	1.12	23	1996 - 2021
Italy	1.1	24	1996 - 2021
Kiribati	1.1	25	1996 - 2021
Micronesia	1.1	26	1996 - 2021
San Marino	1.1	27	1996 - 2021
Costa Rica	1.09	28	1996 - 2021
Japan	1.08	29	1996 - 2021
Malta	1.08	30	1996 - 2021
Palau	1.06	31	1996 - 2021
Andorra	1.04	32	1996 - 2021
Lithuania	1.04	33	1996 - 2021
Aruba	1.03	34	2004 - 2021
Czechia	1.02	35	1996 - 2021
Spain	1.01	36	1996 - 2021
Chile	0.97	37	1996 - 2021
Greece	0.96	38	1996 - 2021
Cape Verde	0.94	39	1996 - 2021
South Korea	0.93	40	1996 - 2021
Bahamas	0.91	41	1996 - 2021
Latvia	0.91	42	1996 - 2021
Slovakia	0.91	43	1996 - 2021
Slovenia	0.91	44	1996 - 2021
USA	0.9	45	1996 - 2021
St. Vincent & ...	0.88	46	1996 - 2021
Cyprus	0.87	47	1996 - 2021
Saint Lucia	0.86	48	1996 - 2021
Dominica	0.82	49	1996 - 2021
South Africa	0.79	50	1996 - 2021
Ant.& Barb.	0.74	51	1996 - 2021
Grenada	0.73	52	1996 - 2021
Samoa	0.73	53	1996 - 2021
Tonga	0.73	54	1996 - 2021
Monaco	0.71	55	1996 - 2021
Vanuatu	0.69	56	1996 - 2021
Israel	0.68	57	1996 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago	0.67	58	1996 - 2021
Mauritius	0.66	59	1996 - 2021
Seychelles	0.64	60	1996 - 2021
Jamaica	0.63	61	1996 - 2021
Argentina	0.62	62	1996 - 2021
Croatia	0.61	63	1996 - 2021
Romania	0.6	64	1996 - 2021
Poland	0.59	65	1996 - 2021
Namibia	0.57	66	1996 - 2021
Belize	0.55	67	1996 - 2021
Panama	0.55	68	1996 - 2021
Puerto Rico	0.51	69	1996 - 2021
Ghana	0.47	70	1996 - 2021
Solomon Isl.	0.47	71	1996 - 2021
Botswana	0.46	72	1996 - 2021
Hungary	0.4	73	1996 - 2021
Suriname	0.38	74	1996 - 2021
S.T.&Principe	0.35	75	1996 - 2021
Mongolia	0.32	76	1996 - 2021
Domin. Rep.	0.3	77	1996 - 2021
Bulgaria	0.29	78	1996 - 2021
Brazil	0.28	79	1996 - 2021
Guyana	0.25	80	1996 - 2021
Bhutan	0.23	81	1996 - 2021
Senegal	0.19	82	1996 - 2021
Tunisia	0.19	83	1996 - 2021
Peru	0.18	84	1996 - 2021
Montenegro	0.17	85	1998 - 2021
Indonesia	0.16	86	1996 - 2021
North Macedonia	0.14	87	1996 - 2021
Ecuador	0.11	88	1996 - 2021
India	0.11	89	1996 - 2021
Colombia	0.1	90	1996 - 2021
Albania	0.09	91	1996 - 2021
Malawi	0.08	92	1996 - 2021
Ukraine	0.08	93	1996 - 2021
Armenia	0.06	94	1996 - 2021
Moldova	0.05	95	1996 - 2021
Georgia	0.02	96	1996 - 2021
Papua N.G.	0.02	97	1996 - 2021
Paraguay	0.01	98	1996 - 2021
Lesotho	-0.02	99	1996 - 2021
Liberia	-0.02	100	1996 - 2021
El Salvador	-0.06	101	1996 - 2021
Sierra Leone	-0.06	102	1996 - 2021
Mexico	-0.07	103	1996 - 2021
Sri Lanka	-0.07	104	1996 - 2021
Nepal	-0.09	105	1996 - 2021
Gambia	-0.1	106	1996 - 2021
Bolivia	-0.11	107	1996 - 2021
Burkina Faso	-0.11	108	1996 - 2021
Serbia	-0.12	109	1996 - 2021
Singapore	-0.14	110	1996 - 2021
Fiji	-0.15	111	1996 - 2021
Malaysia	-0.15	112	1996 - 2021
Philippines	-0.15	113	1996 - 2021
Hong Kong	-0.21	114	1996 - 2021
Benin	-0.24	115	1996 - 2021
G.-Bissau	-0.24	116	1996 - 2021
Maldives	-0.24	117	1996 - 2021
Madagascar	-0.27	118	1996 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz.	-0.31	119	1996 - 2021
Kenya	-0.37	120	1996 - 2021
Zambia	-0.37	121	1996 - 2021
Niger	-0.39	122	1996 - 2021
Guatemala	-0.46	123	1996 - 2021
Ivory Coast	-0.47	124	1996 - 2021
Macao	-0.53	125	1996 - 2021
Honduras	-0.59	126	1996 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan	-0.61	127	1996 - 2021
Morocco	-0.61	128	1996 - 2021
Mozambique	-0.61	129	1996 - 2021
Lebanon	-0.63	130	1996 - 2021
Nigeria	-0.64	131	1996 - 2021
Kuwait	-0.7	132	1996 - 2021
Tanzania	-0.71	133	1996 - 2021
Comoros	-0.74	134	1996 - 2021
Bangladesh	-0.77	135	1996 - 2021
Mauritania	-0.77	136	1996 - 2021
Mali	-0.78	137	1996 - 2021
Thailand	-0.79	138	1996 - 2021
Togo	-0.79	139	1996 - 2021
Jordan	-0.8	140	1996 - 2021
Uganda	-0.82	141	1996 - 2021
Angola	-0.84	142	1996 - 2021
Pakistan	-0.84	143	1996 - 2021
Brunei	-0.85	144	1996 - 2021
Turkey	-0.86	145	1996 - 2021
Gabon	-0.89	146	1996 - 2021
Haiti	-0.95	147	1996 - 2021
Iraq	-0.96	148	1996 - 2021
Rwanda	-0.96	149	1996 - 2021
Guinea	-0.99	150	1996 - 2021
Algeria	-1.01	151	1996 - 2021
Ethiopia	-1.07	152	1996 - 2021
Russia	-1.1	153	1996 - 2021
Palestine	-1.11	154	1996 - 2021
Kazakhstan	-1.14	155	1996 - 2021
Zimbabwe	-1.14	156	1996 - 2021
Cameroon	-1.16	157	1996 - 2021
Qatar	-1.17	158	1996 - 2021
Oman	-1.19	159	1996 - 2021
UA Emirates	-1.19	160	1996 - 2021
C.A. Republic	-1.2	161	1996 - 2021
DR Congo	-1.2	162	1996 - 2021
R. of Congo	-1.24	163	1996 - 2021
Nicaragua	-1.29	164	1996 - 2021
Djibouti	-1.3	165	1996 - 2021
Swaziland	-1.3	166	1996 - 2021
Vietnam	-1.3	167	1996 - 2021
Uzbekistan	-1.4	168	1996 - 2021
Burundi	-1.41	169	1996 - 2021
Chad	-1.42	170	1996 - 2021
Cambodia	-1.44	171	1996 - 2021
Libya	-1.46	172	1996 - 2021
Iran	-1.47	173	1996 - 2021
Sudan	-1.47	174	1996 - 2021
Bahrain	-1.5	175	1996 - 2021
Egypt	-1.51	176	1996 - 2021
Azerbaijan	-1.53	177	1996 - 2021
Afghanistan	-1.57	178	1996 - 2021
Belarus	-1.58	179	1996 - 2021
Saudi Arabia	-1.59	180	1996 - 2021
Venezuela	-1.63	181	1996 - 2021
China	-1.64	182	1996 - 2021
Burma	-1.66	183	1996 - 2021
Laos	-1.68	184	1996 - 2021
Yemen	-1.68	185	1996 - 2021
Tajikistan	-1.71	186	1996 - 2021
Eq. Guinea	-1.72	187	1996 - 2021
Somalia	-1.75	188	1996 - 2021
Turkmenistan	-1.91	189	1996 - 2021
Syria	-1.92	190	1996 - 2021
Eritrea	-1.93	191	1996 - 2021
North Korea	-2.07	192	1996 - 2021

Definition: The index for Voice and Accountability captures perceptions of the extent to which the citizens are able to participate in selecting their government, as well as freedom of expression, freedom of association, and a free media.

1. Norway

2. Finland

3. New Zealand

4. Denmark

5. Switzerland

6. Luxembourg

7. Sweden

8. Netherlands

9. Canada

10. Germany

11. Ireland

12. Austria

13. Australia

14. Iceland

15. Liechtenstein

16. UK

17. Uruguay

18. Belgium

19. Portugal

20. Estonia

21. Tuvalu

22. Barbados

23. France

24. Italy

25. Kiribati

26. Micronesia

27. San Marino

28. Costa Rica

29. Japan

30. Malta

31. Palau

32. Andorra

33. Lithuania

34. Aruba

35. Czechia

36. Spain

37. Chile

38. Greece

39. Cape Verde

40. South Korea

41. Bahamas

42. Latvia

43. Slovakia

44. Slovenia

45. USA

46. St. Vincent & ...

47. Cyprus

48. Saint Lucia

49. Dominica

50. South Africa

51. Ant.& Barb.

52. Grenada

53. Samoa

54. Tonga

55. Monaco

56. Vanuatu

57. Israel

58. Tr.&Tobago

59. Mauritius

60. Seychelles

61. Jamaica

62. Argentina

63. Croatia

64. Romania

65. Poland

66. Namibia

67. Belize

68. Panama

69. Puerto Rico

70. Ghana

71. Solomon Isl.

72. Botswana

73. Hungary

74. Suriname

75. S.T.&Principe

76. Mongolia

77. Domin. Rep.

78. Bulgaria

79. Brazil

80. Guyana

81. Bhutan

82. Senegal

83. Tunisia

84. Peru

85. Montenegro

86. Indonesia

87. North Macedonia

88. Ecuador

89. India

90. Colombia

91. Albania

92. Malawi

93. Ukraine

94. Armenia

95. Moldova

96. Georgia

97. Papua N.G.

98. Paraguay

99. Lesotho

100. Liberia

101. El Salvador

102. Sierra Leone

103. Mexico

104. Sri Lanka

105. Nepal

106. Gambia

107. Bolivia

108. Burkina Faso

109. Serbia

110. Singapore

111. Fiji

112. Malaysia

113. Philippines

114. Hong Kong

115. Benin

116. G.-Bissau

117. Maldives

118. Madagascar

119. Bosnia & Herz.

120. Kenya

121. Zambia

122. Niger

123. Guatemala

124. Ivory Coast

125. Macao

126. Honduras

127. Kyrgyzstan

128. Morocco

129. Mozambique

130. Lebanon

131. Nigeria

132. Kuwait

133. Tanzania

134. Comoros

135. Bangladesh

136. Mauritania

137. Mali

138. Thailand

139. Togo

140. Jordan

141. Uganda

142. Angola

143. Pakistan

144. Brunei

145. Turkey

146. Gabon

147. Haiti

148. Iraq

149. Rwanda

150. Guinea

151. Algeria

152. Ethiopia

153. Russia

154. Palestine

155. Kazakhstan

156. Zimbabwe

157. Cameroon

158. Qatar

159. Oman

160. UA Emirates

161. C.A. Republic

162. DR Congo

163. R. of Congo

164. Nicaragua

165. Djibouti

166. Swaziland

167. Vietnam

168. Uzbekistan

169. Burundi

170. Chad

171. Cambodia

172. Libya

173. Iran

174. Sudan

175. Bahrain

176. Egypt

177. Azerbaijan

178. Afghanistan

179. Belarus

180. Saudi Arabia

181. Venezuela

182. China

183. Burma

184. Laos

185. Yemen

186. Tajikistan

187. Eq. Guinea

188. Somalia

189. Turkmenistan

190. Syria

191. Eritrea

192. North Korea

1.75

1.62

1.56

1.55

1.51

1.50

1.46

1.43

1.40

1.38

1.37

1.34

1.30

1.28

1.26

1.19

1.16

1.13

1.12

1.10

1.09

1.08

1.06

1.04

1.03

1.02

1.01

0.97

0.96

0.94

0.93

0.91

0.90

0.88

0.87

0.86

0.82

0.79

0.74

0.73

0.71

0.69

0.68

0.67

0.66

0.64

0.63

0.62

0.61

0.60

0.59

0.57

0.55

0.51

0.47

0.46

0.40

0.38

0.35

0.32

0.30

0.29

0.28

0.25

0.23

0.19

0.18

0.17

0.16

0.14

0.11

0.10

0.09

0.08

0.06

0.05

0.02

0.01

-0.02

-0.06

-0.07

-0.09

-0.10

-0.11

-0.12

-0.14

-0.15

-0.21

-0.24

-0.27

-0.31

-0.37

-0.39

-0.46

-0.47

-0.53

-0.59

-0.61

-0.63

-0.64

-0.70

-0.71

-0.74

-0.77

-0.78

-0.79

-0.80

-0.82

-0.84

-0.85

-0.86

-0.89

-0.95

-0.96

-0.99

-1.01

-1.07

-1.10

-1.11

-1.14

-1.16

-1.17

-1.19

-1.20

-1.24

-1.29

-1.30

-1.40

-1.41

-1.42

-1.44

-1.46

-1.47

-1.50

-1.51

-1.53

-1.57

-1.58

-1.59

-1.63

-1.64

-1.66

-1.68

-1.71

-1.72

-1.75

-1.91

-1.92

-1.93

-2.07

-1.1

-0.2

0.8

1.75

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