Panama vs Romania: Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Panama
- Romania
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.4784 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.4409 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Romania, a difference of 0.0375 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 74th and Romania ranks 76th of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2968 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0818 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.215 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.5905 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.388 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2025 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.5326 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4661 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0666 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.5186 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5239 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0053 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher voice and accountability - governance estimate, Panama or Romania?
- Panama, at 0.4784 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.4409 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in voice and accountability - governance estimate between Panama and Romania?
- 0.0375 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Romania?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Romania rank globally for voice and accountability - governance estimate?
- Panama ranks 74th and Romania ranks 76th 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.