Botswana 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
- Botswana
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.4224 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.3959 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Botswana, a difference of 0.0265 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 80th and Brazil ranks 78th of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Brazil in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5834 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1401 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4433 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.6542 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5563 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0979 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.4435 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5589 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1154 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.3129 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.279 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0339 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher voice and accountability - governance estimate, Botswana or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 0.4224 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.3959 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in voice and accountability - governance estimate between Botswana and Brazil?
- 0.0265 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Brazil?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Brazil rank globally for voice and accountability - governance estimate?
- Botswana ranks 80th 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.