Iran vs Saudi Arabia: Voice and Accountability - Governance score
Voice and Accountability - Governance score over time
- Iran
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 29.77 0-100 against 29.75 0-100 in Iran, a difference of 0.02 0-100.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 188th and Saudi Arabia ranks 187th of 206 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.11 0-100 | 22.4 0-100 | 15.71 0-100 | Iran |
| 2000s | 35.36 0-100 | 27.48 0-100 | 7.88 0-100 | Iran |
| 2010s | 32.54 0-100 | 27.99 0-100 | 4.55 0-100 | Iran |
| 2020s | 30.41 0-100 | 29.94 0-100 | 0.4616 0-100 | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher voice and accountability - governance score, Iran or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 29.77 0-100 against 29.75 0-100 in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in voice and accountability - governance score between Iran and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.02 0-100, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Saudi Arabia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Saudi Arabia rank globally for voice and accountability - governance score?
- Iran ranks 188th and Saudi Arabia ranks 187th 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 score (0-100). 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 score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).