Liberia vs Malawi: Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate

Liberia
-0.1118 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Malawi
-0.1094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Liberia rank
110th
Malawi rank
108th

Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate over time

  • Liberia
  • Malawi
-1.5-1-0.50199620102024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports -0.1094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.1118 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Liberia, a difference of 0.0024 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malawi ahead.

Liberia ranks 110th and Malawi ranks 108th of 206 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s -1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1555 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Malawi
2000s -0.653 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.353 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2999 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Malawi
2010s -0.2098 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2281 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0182 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Liberia
2020s -0.1542 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.0842 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher voice and accountability - governance estimate, Liberia or Malawi?
Malawi, at -0.1094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.1118 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Liberia as of 2024.
What is the difference in voice and accountability - governance estimate between Liberia and Malawi?
0.0024 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Malawi?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Liberia and Malawi rank globally for voice and accountability - governance estimate?
Liberia ranks 110th and Malawi ranks 108th of 206 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

Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,259 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

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.