Voice and accountability - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Voice and accountability index (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong), 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 192 countries was -0.03 points. The highest value was in Norway: 1.78 points and the lowest value was in North Korea: -1.98 points. The indicator is available from 1996 to 2023. 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, 2023 Global rank Available data
Norway 1.78 1 1996 - 2023
New Zealand 1.69 2 1996 - 2023
Switzerland 1.67 3 1996 - 2023
Denmark 1.66 4 1996 - 2023
Finland 1.63 5 1996 - 2023
Luxembourg 1.63 6 1996 - 2023
Sweden 1.57 7 1996 - 2023
Netherlands 1.56 8 1996 - 2023
Australia 1.51 9 1996 - 2023
Canada 1.48 10 1996 - 2023
Ireland 1.48 11 1996 - 2023
Germany 1.46 12 1996 - 2023
Iceland 1.45 13 1996 - 2023
Austria 1.41 14 1996 - 2023
Liechtenstein 1.4 15 1996 - 2023
Belgium 1.33 16 1996 - 2023
Uruguay 1.28 17 1996 - 2023
UK 1.26 18 1996 - 2023
San Marino 1.25 19 1996 - 2023
Estonia 1.22 20 1996 - 2023
Tuvalu 1.22 21 1996 - 2023
Portugal 1.21 22 1996 - 2023
Spain 1.19 23 1996 - 2023
Barbados 1.16 24 1996 - 2023
France 1.15 25 1996 - 2023
Italy 1.12 26 1996 - 2023
Japan 1.11 27 1996 - 2023
Kiribati 1.09 28 1996 - 2023
Micronesia 1.09 29 1996 - 2023
Palau 1.09 30 1996 - 2023
Czechia 1.08 31 1996 - 2023
Slovenia 1.08 32 1996 - 2023
Costa Rica 1.07 33 1996 - 2023
Lithuania 1.07 34 1996 - 2023
Aruba 1.02 35 2004 - 2023
Chile 1.02 36 1996 - 2023
Samoa 1.02 37 1996 - 2023
Greece 1.01 38 1996 - 2023
Andorra 1 39 1996 - 2023
Latvia 0.99 40 1996 - 2023
Cyprus 0.97 41 1996 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.96 42 1996 - 2023
Malta 0.91 43 1996 - 2023
Slovakia 0.91 44 1996 - 2023
USA 0.88 45 1996 - 2023
Tonga 0.87 46 1996 - 2023
Bahamas 0.86 47 1996 - 2023
Saint Lucia 0.86 48 1996 - 2023
South Korea 0.86 49 1996 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0.83 50 1996 - 2023
Dominica 0.79 51 1996 - 2023
Grenada 0.75 52 1996 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0.74 53 1996 - 2023
South Africa 0.74 54 1996 - 2023
Monaco 0.65 55 1996 - 2023
Israel 0.64 56 1996 - 2023
Poland 0.63 57 1996 - 2023
Vanuatu 0.63 58 1996 - 2023
Mauritius 0.62 59 1996 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0.62 60 1996 - 2023
Namibia 0.58 61 1996 - 2023
Croatia 0.57 62 1996 - 2023
Jamaica 0.56 63 1996 - 2023
Seychelles 0.56 64 1996 - 2023
Panama 0.55 65 1996 - 2023
Belize 0.54 66 1996 - 2023
Argentina 0.53 67 1996 - 2023
Botswana 0.5 68 1996 - 2023
Romania 0.5 69 1996 - 2023
Puerto Rico 0.45 70 1996 - 2023
Ghana 0.41 71 1996 - 2023
Bulgaria 0.39 72 1996 - 2023
Brazil 0.38 73 1996 - 2023
Hungary 0.36 74 1996 - 2023
Suriname 0.35 75 1996 - 2023
Montenegro 0.34 76 1998 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0.34 77 1996 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0.33 78 1996 - 2023
Mongolia 0.25 79 1996 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.25 80 1996 - 2023
Moldova 0.24 81 1996 - 2023
Colombia 0.21 82 1996 - 2023
Bhutan 0.2 83 1996 - 2023
Fiji 0.19 84 1996 - 2023
Albania 0.17 85 1996 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.16 86 1996 - 2023
Guyana 0.15 87 1996 - 2023
Indonesia 0.14 88 1996 - 2023
Senegal 0.13 89 1996 - 2023
India 0.09 90 1996 - 2023
Malaysia 0.09 91 1996 - 2023
Armenia 0.08 92 1996 - 2023
Malawi 0.08 93 1996 - 2023
Peru 0.06 94 1996 - 2023
Liberia 0.05 95 1996 - 2023
Paraguay 0.04 96 1996 - 2023
Georgia 0.03 97 1996 - 2023
Lesotho 0.03 98 1996 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0.01 99 1996 - 2023
Nepal -0.02 100 1996 - 2023
Philippines -0.02 101 1996 - 2023
Gambia -0.04 102 1996 - 2023
Zambia -0.05 103 1996 - 2023
Ecuador -0.06 104 1996 - 2023
Serbia -0.06 105 1996 - 2023
Singapore -0.07 106 1996 - 2023
Ukraine -0.1 107 1996 - 2023
Kenya -0.12 108 1996 - 2023
Mexico -0.12 109 1996 - 2023
Maldives -0.14 110 1996 - 2023
Tunisia -0.21 111 1996 - 2023
Benin -0.22 112 1996 - 2023
Sri Lanka -0.23 113 1996 - 2023
Bolivia -0.27 114 1996 - 2023
Sierra Leone -0.3 115 1996 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. -0.32 116 1996 - 2023
Hong Kong -0.32 117 1996 - 2023
Madagascar -0.32 118 1996 - 2023
Ivory Coast -0.38 119 1996 - 2023
G.-Bissau -0.44 120 1996 - 2023
Honduras -0.45 121 1996 - 2023
Thailand -0.45 122 1996 - 2023
El Salvador -0.47 123 1996 - 2023
Morocco -0.49 124 1996 - 2023
Macao -0.51 125 1996 - 2023
Guatemala -0.53 126 1996 - 2023
Tanzania -0.53 127 1996 - 2023
Nigeria -0.55 128 1996 - 2023
Kuwait -0.59 129 1996 - 2023
Mozambique -0.59 130 1996 - 2023
Lebanon -0.65 131 1996 - 2023
Mauritania -0.66 132 1996 - 2023
Niger -0.7 133 1996 - 2023
Uganda -0.7 134 1996 - 2023
Brunei -0.72 135 1996 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan -0.72 136 1996 - 2023
Angola -0.74 137 1996 - 2023
Bangladesh -0.75 138 1996 - 2023
Jordan -0.77 139 1996 - 2023
Togo -0.78 140 1996 - 2023
Burkina Faso -0.81 141 1996 - 2023
Comoros -0.81 142 1996 - 2023
Turkey -0.86 143 1996 - 2023
Rwanda -0.9 144 1996 - 2023
Gabon -0.92 145 1996 - 2023
Iraq -0.96 146 1996 - 2023
Pakistan -0.96 147 1996 - 2023
Qatar -0.97 148 1996 - 2023
Algeria -0.98 149 1996 - 2023
Kazakhstan -1 150 1996 - 2023
Oman -1 151 1996 - 2023
Mali -1.01 152 1996 - 2023
Ethiopia -1.06 153 1996 - 2023
Cameroon -1.07 154 1996 - 2023
UA Emirates -1.09 155 1996 - 2023
Zimbabwe -1.09 156 1996 - 2023
Palestine -1.12 157 1996 - 2023
Guinea -1.15 158 1996 - 2023
R. of Congo -1.15 159 1996 - 2023
Swaziland -1.16 160 1996 - 2023
Haiti -1.18 161 1996 - 2023
DR Congo -1.21 162 1996 - 2023
Vietnam -1.24 163 1996 - 2023
C.A. Republic -1.26 164 1996 - 2023
Djibouti -1.27 165 1996 - 2023
Cambodia -1.29 166 1996 - 2023
Russia -1.29 167 1996 - 2023
Uzbekistan -1.31 168 1996 - 2023
Burundi -1.37 169 1996 - 2023
Bahrain -1.38 170 1996 - 2023
Egypt -1.38 171 1996 - 2023
Libya -1.39 172 1996 - 2023
Nicaragua -1.39 173 1996 - 2023
Azerbaijan -1.41 174 1996 - 2023
Saudi Arabia -1.42 175 1996 - 2023
Chad -1.43 176 1996 - 2023
Iran -1.45 177 1996 - 2023
China -1.5 178 1996 - 2023
Venezuela -1.53 179 1996 - 2023
Yemen -1.55 180 1996 - 2023
Sudan -1.6 181 1996 - 2023
Laos -1.63 182 1996 - 2023
Tajikistan -1.63 183 1996 - 2023
Somalia -1.66 184 1996 - 2023
Belarus -1.67 185 1996 - 2023
Eq. Guinea -1.68 186 1996 - 2023
Burma -1.84 187 1996 - 2023
Afghanistan -1.85 188 1996 - 2023
Syria -1.85 189 1996 - 2023
Eritrea -1.86 190 1996 - 2023
Turkmenistan -1.88 191 1996 - 2023
North Korea -1.98 192 1996 - 2023



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.

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All articles

1. Norway
2. New Zealand
3. Switzerland
4. Denmark
5. Finland
6. Luxembourg
7. Sweden
8. Netherlands
9. Australia
10. Canada
11. Ireland
12. Germany
13. Iceland
14. Austria
15. Liechtenstein
16. Belgium
17. Uruguay
18. UK
19. San Marino
20. Estonia
21. Tuvalu
22. Portugal
23. Spain
24. Barbados
25. France
26. Italy
27. Japan
28. Kiribati
29. Micronesia
30. Palau
31. Czechia
32. Slovenia
33. Costa Rica
34. Lithuania
35. Aruba
36. Chile
37. Samoa
38. Greece
39. Andorra
40. Latvia
41. Cyprus
42. Cape Verde
43. Malta
44. Slovakia
45. USA
46. Tonga
47. Bahamas
48. Saint Lucia
49. South Korea
50. St. Vincent & ...
51. Dominica
52. Grenada
53. Ant.& Barb.
54. South Africa
55. Monaco
56. Israel
57. Poland
58. Vanuatu
59. Mauritius
60. Tr.&Tobago
61. Namibia
62. Croatia
63. Jamaica
64. Seychelles
65. Panama
66. Belize
67. Argentina
68. Botswana
69. Romania
70. Puerto Rico
71. Ghana
72. Bulgaria
73. Brazil
74. Hungary
75. Suriname
76. Montenegro
77. Solomon Isl.
78. Domin. Rep.
79. Mongolia
80. S.T.&Principe
81. Moldova
82. Colombia
83. Bhutan
84. Fiji
85. Albania
86. North Macedonia
87. Guyana
88. Indonesia
89. Senegal
90. India
91. Malaysia
92. Armenia
93. Malawi
94. Peru
95. Liberia
96. Paraguay
97. Georgia
98. Lesotho
99. Papua N.G.
100. Nepal
101. Philippines
102. Gambia
103. Zambia
104. Ecuador
105. Serbia
106. Singapore
107. Ukraine
108. Kenya
109. Mexico
110. Maldives
111. Tunisia
112. Benin
113. Sri Lanka
114. Bolivia
115. Sierra Leone
116. Bosnia & Herz.
117. Hong Kong
118. Madagascar
119. Ivory Coast
120. G.-Bissau
121. Honduras
122. Thailand
123. El Salvador
124. Morocco
125. Macao
126. Guatemala
127. Tanzania
128. Nigeria
129. Kuwait
130. Mozambique
131. Lebanon
132. Mauritania
133. Niger
134. Uganda
135. Brunei
136. Kyrgyzstan
137. Angola
138. Bangladesh
139. Jordan
140. Togo
141. Burkina Faso
142. Comoros
143. Turkey
144. Rwanda
145. Gabon
146. Iraq
147. Pakistan
148. Qatar
149. Algeria
150. Kazakhstan
151. Oman
152. Mali
153. Ethiopia
154. Cameroon
155. UA Emirates
156. Zimbabwe
157. Palestine
158. Guinea
159. R. of Congo
160. Swaziland
161. Haiti
162. DR Congo
163. Vietnam
164. C.A. Republic
165. Djibouti
166. Cambodia
167. Russia
168. Uzbekistan
169. Burundi
170. Bahrain
171. Egypt
172. Libya
173. Nicaragua
174. Azerbaijan
175. Saudi Arabia
176. Chad
177. Iran
178. China
179. Venezuela
180. Yemen
181. Sudan
182. Laos
183. Tajikistan
184. Somalia
185. Belarus
186. Eq. Guinea
187. Burma
188. Afghanistan
189. Syria
190. Eritrea
191. Turkmenistan
192. North Korea
1.78
1.69
1.67
1.66
1.63
1.63
1.57
1.56
1.51
1.48
1.48
1.46
1.45
1.41
1.40
1.33
1.28
1.26
1.25
1.22
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1.19
1.16
1.15
1.12
1.11
1.09
1.09
1.09
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1.01
1.00
0.99
0.97
0.96
0.91
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0.88
0.87
0.86
0.86
0.86
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0.79
0.75
0.74
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0.63
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0.58
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0.50
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0.45
0.41
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0.33
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-1.15
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-1.21
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-1.53
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-1.60
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-1.84
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