Argentina vs Brazil: Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Argentina
- Brazil
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 0.4476 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.4224 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Brazil, a difference of 0.0252 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 75th and Brazil ranks 78th of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Brazil in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.233 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1401 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0929 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Argentina |
| 2000s | 0.4557 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5563 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1006 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.4913 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5589 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0675 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.5264 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.279 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2474 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher voice and accountability - governance estimate, Argentina or Brazil?
- Argentina, at 0.4476 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.4224 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in voice and accountability - governance estimate between Argentina and Brazil?
- 0.0252 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for voice and accountability - governance estimate?
- Argentina ranks 75th and Brazil ranks 78th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.