What is the difference in voice and accountability between Nigeria and South Africa?

1 number of surveys/polls, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Africa?

13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank Institute, published as Voice and Accountability (number of surveys/polls). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs South Africa: Voice and Accountability

Nigeria

17 number of surveys/polls

in 2011

South Africa

18 number of surveys/polls

in 2011

Nigeria rank

2nd

South Africa rank

1st

Voice and Accountability over time

Nigeria
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 18 number of surveys/polls against 17 number of surveys/polls in Nigeria, a difference of 1 number of surveys/polls.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 1st of 53 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5 number of surveys/polls	6 number of surveys/polls	1 number of surveys/polls	South Africa
2000s	13.56 number of surveys/polls	14 number of surveys/polls	0.4444 number of surveys/polls	South Africa
2010s	17 number of surveys/polls	18 number of surveys/polls	1 number of surveys/polls	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher voice and accountability, Nigeria or South Africa?: South Africa, at 18 number of surveys/polls against 17 number of surveys/polls in Nigeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in voice and accountability between Nigeria and South Africa?: 1 number of surveys/polls, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Africa?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Nigeria and South Africa rank globally for voice and accountability?: Nigeria ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 1st of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank Institute, published as Voice and Accountability (number of surveys/polls). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Voice and Accountability (number of surveys/polls)
Unit: number of surveys/polls
Source: World Bank Institute
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 53 places, 689 data points, 1996–2011
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

See definition GV.VOIC.AC.ES. This is the number of surveys/polls used to derive the GV.VOIC.AC.ES.