Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) by country
Countries reporting
204
Highest
1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Norway
Lowest
-2.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Eritrea
Median
-0.0201 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
5,285
What the numbers show
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) is currently reported for 204 countries. The highest value is 1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Norway; the lowest is -2.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Eritrea.
The median across all reporting countries is -0.0201 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, and the mean is -0.084 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 127 fell. The largest increase was in Solomon Islands (up 1,425.6%), and the largest decrease in Indonesia (down 25,940.0%).
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 2 | Denmark | 1.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 3 | Finland | 1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 1.73 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 5 | New Zealand | 1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 8 | Switzerland | 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 9 | Ireland | 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 11 | Australia | 1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 12 | Canada | 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 13 | Belgium | 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 14 | Iceland | 1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 15 | Estonia | 1.41 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 1.41 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 17 | Greenland | 1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 18 | Liechtenstein | 1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 20 | Portugal | 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 21 | Czechia | 1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 22 | San Marino | 1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 23 | Uruguay | 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 24 | Lithuania | 1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 25 | Tuvalu | 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 126.9% | falling |
| 26 | Guam | 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 27 | France | 1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 28 | Spain | 1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 29 | Latvia | 1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 30 | Japan | 1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 31 | Italy | 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 32 | Slovenia | 1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 26.1% | falling |
| 33 | Bermuda | 1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2017 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 34 | Palau | 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 36 | Chile | 0.9942 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 13.8% | flat |
| 37 | Barbados | 0.994 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 38 | Kiribati | 0.9729 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 39 | Aruba | 0.9577 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 31.1% | rising |
| 39 | Cayman Islands | 0.9577 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 35.2% | falling |
| 41 | Marshall Islands | 0.9544 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 42 | American Samoa | 0.9306 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 43 | Slovakia | 0.9302 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 44 | Malta | 0.9216 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 45 | Micronesia (country) | 0.9032 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 46 | Samoa | 0.8879 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 118.1% | rising |
| 47 | Cyprus | 0.8873 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 48 | United States | 0.887 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 49 | French Polynesia | 0.8766 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 75.8% | rising |
| 50 | Monaco | 0.8368 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 51 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.8331 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2017 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 52 | Tonga | 0.8207 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 105.3% | volatile |
| 53 | South Korea | 0.8078 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 54 | Cape Verde | 0.7911 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 55 | Andorra | 0.7892 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 56 | Greece | 0.7819 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 57 | Poland | 0.7522 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 58 | New Caledonia | 0.7309 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 41.0% | falling |
| 59 | Croatia | 0.6487 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Seychelles | 0.6344 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 772.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Saint Lucia | 0.6113 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 62 | South Africa | 0.6073 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 63 | Nauru | 0.5991 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 64 | Bahamas | 0.5531 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 65 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5118 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 66 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.5029 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 67 | Vanuatu | 0.4864 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 68 | Jamaica | 0.4852 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 69 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.4599 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 70 | Panama | 0.4411 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 71 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.4063 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 72 | Bhutan | 0.4011 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 95.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Montenegro | 0.391 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Romania | 0.3874 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 75 | Argentina | 0.3856 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 76 | Dominica | 0.3798 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 77 | Grenada | 0.3787 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 78 | Puerto Rico | 0.3782 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 79 | Mauritius | 0.3689 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 80 | East Timor | 0.3455 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 860.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Namibia | 0.3365 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 82 | Fiji | 0.3316 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 207.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Solomon Islands | 0.3267 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1,425.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Brazil | 0.3165 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 85 | Botswana | 0.2953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 86 | Israel | 0.2952 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 87 | Moldova | 0.2837 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 941.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 0.2134 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Ghana | 0.2043 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 0.2011 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 339.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.1647 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 92 | Mongolia | 0.1269 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 93 | Armenia | 0.1202 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 132.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Belize | 0.104 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 95 | North Macedonia | 0.0737 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 140.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Macao | 0.0636 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Suriname | 0.0554 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Peru | 0.0456 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Singapore | 0.0383 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Colombia | 0.0346 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 160.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Senegal | 0.0161 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Albania | -0.0124 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 112.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Hungary | -0.0277 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 105.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Nepal | -0.0598 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 81.4% | volatile |
| 105 | India | -0.0789 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 129.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Ecuador | -0.1051 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Guyana | -0.1074 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 773.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Malawi | -0.1094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Ukraine | -0.111 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Liberia | -0.1118 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Sri Lanka | -0.126 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 81.9% | rising |
| 112 | Malaysia | -0.1267 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 113 | Paraguay | -0.1498 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Lesotho | -0.1551 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Indonesia | -0.1754 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 25,940.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Gambia | -0.182 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 85.0% | rising |
| 117 | Georgia | -0.2535 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 207.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Papua New Guinea | -0.3264 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Mexico | -0.3383 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 671.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Kenya | -0.3542 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Philippines | -0.3554 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 567.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Benin | -0.3805 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 693.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.3953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 147.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Zambia | -0.4076 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 136.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Maldives | -0.4119 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Bolivia | -0.4398 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 341.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Serbia | -0.4659 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 470.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Guatemala | -0.4708 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 48.7% | rising |
| 130 | Sierra Leone | -0.5129 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Thailand | -0.5598 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Rwanda | -0.5889 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 133 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.6167 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 134 | Tanzania | -0.645 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 285.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Honduras | -0.6535 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 136 | Tunisia | -0.6837 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 590.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Jordan | -0.7137 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 138 | Kuwait | -0.7183 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 139 | Madagascar | -0.7254 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Nigeria | -0.7265 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 141 | Morocco | -0.7267 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 142 | Lebanon | -0.7733 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 68.3% | falling |
| 143 | Guinea-Bissau | -0.7788 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 144 | El Salvador | -0.7884 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 1,750.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Brunei | -0.7999 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 66.7% | rising |
| 146 | Kyrgyzstan | -0.8013 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 151.4% | rising |
| 147 | Kazakhstan | -0.8157 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 148 | United Arab Emirates | -0.8537 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 33.8% | flat |
| 149 | Oman | -0.8877 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 150 | Mauritania | -0.9253 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 151 | Qatar | -0.9544 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 152 | Burkina Faso | -0.9645 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 146.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Niger | -0.9707 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 255.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Togo | -0.9718 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 155 | Mozambique | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 162.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Uganda | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 54.3% | flat |
| 157 | Gabon | -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 15.4% | flat |
| 158 | Iraq | -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 159 | Uzbekistan | -1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 160 | Algeria | -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 44.6% | rising |
| 161 | Angola | -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 162 | Turkey | -1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 126.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Vietnam | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 164 | Bangladesh | -1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 165 | Pakistan | -1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 33.8% | rising |
| 166 | Guinea | -1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 167 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 168 | Mali | -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 427.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Comoros | -1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 107.5% | falling |
| 170 | Cameroon | -1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 171 | Ethiopia | -1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 173 | Zimbabwe | -1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 174 | Haiti | -1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 175 | Cuba | -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 176 | Central African Republic | -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 177 | Congo | -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 17.1% | flat |
| 178 | Bahrain | -1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 179 | Libya | -1.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 180 | Palestine | -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 68.3% | falling |
| 181 | Eswatini | -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 182 | Russia | -1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 78.8% | falling |
| 183 | Laos | -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 184 | Burundi | -1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 185 | Azerbaijan | -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 186 | Chad | -1.52 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 187 | Saudi Arabia | -1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 188 | Iran | -1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 189 | Somalia | -1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 190 | Egypt | -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 191 | Tajikistan | -1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 192 | China | -1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 21.1% | flat |
| 193 | Cambodia | -1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 194 | Belarus | -1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 195 | Yemen | -1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 196 | Nicaragua | -1.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 176.5% | volatile |
| 197 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.73 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 198 | Venezuela | -1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 199 | Syria | -1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 200 | Sudan | -1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 201 | South Sudan | -1.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 202 | North Korea | -1.99 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 203 | Turkmenistan | -2.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 204 | Myanmar | -2.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 58.4% | rising |
| 205 | Afghanistan | -2.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 78.4% | rising |
| 206 | Eritrea | -2.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 0.1596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5