Bulgaria vs Ghana: Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Bulgaria
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.3603 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.2687 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0916 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 86th and Ghana ranks 84th of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.268 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.433 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.701 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.5619 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2347 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3272 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.3387 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5005 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1618 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.3061 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3302 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0242 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher voice and accountability - governance estimate, Bulgaria or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.3603 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.2687 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in voice and accountability - governance estimate between Bulgaria and Ghana?
- 0.0916 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ghana?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Ghana rank globally for voice and accountability - governance estimate?
- Bulgaria ranks 86th and Ghana ranks 84th 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.