Kenya vs Zambia: Voice and Accountability

Kenya
-0.2257
in 2011
Zambia
-0.1972
in 2011
Kenya rank
16th
Zambia rank
14th

Voice and Accountability over time

  • Kenya
  • Zambia
-1-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.2199620032011

How they compare

Zambia currently reports -0.1972 against -0.2257 in Kenya, a difference of 0.0285.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Zambia ahead.

Kenya ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 14th of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s -0.8299 -0.5005 0.3294 Zambia
2000s -0.3552 -0.3339 0.0213 Zambia
2010s -0.2157 -0.2265 0.0108 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher voice and accountability, Kenya or Zambia?
Zambia, at -0.1972 against -0.2257 in Kenya as of 2011.
What is the difference in voice and accountability between Kenya and Zambia?
0.0285, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for voice and accountability?
Kenya ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 14th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Institute, published as Voice and Accountability (estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability (estimate)
Source
World Bank Institute
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 689 data points, 1996–2011
Last refreshed

Voice and accountability measures the extent to which a country’s citizens are able to participate in selecting their government and to enjoy freedom of expression, freedom of association, and a free media. Further documentation and research using the World Governance Indicators (WGI) is available at www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance.