Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) by country
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...
Countries reporting
207
Highest
1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Norway
Lowest
-2.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Eritrea
Median
-0.0277 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 207 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 -0.0277 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, and the mean is -0.0926 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Over the past decade 80 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 | Greece | 0.7819 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 56 | Poland | 0.7522 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 57 | New Caledonia | 0.7309 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 41.0% | falling |
| 58 | Croatia | 0.6487 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Seychelles | 0.6344 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 772.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Saint Lucia | 0.6113 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 61 | South Africa | 0.6073 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 62 | Nauru | 0.5991 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 63 | Bahamas | 0.5531 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 64 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5118 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 65 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.5029 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 66 | Vanuatu | 0.4864 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 67 | Jamaica | 0.4852 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 68 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.4599 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 69 | Panama | 0.4411 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.4063 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 71 | Bhutan | 0.4011 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 95.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Montenegro | 0.391 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Romania | 0.3874 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 74 | Argentina | 0.3856 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 75 | Dominica | 0.3798 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 76 | Grenada | 0.3787 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 77 | Puerto Rico | 0.3782 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 78 | Mauritius | 0.3689 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 79 | East Timor | 0.3455 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 860.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Namibia | 0.3365 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 81 | Fiji | 0.3316 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 207.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Solomon Islands | 0.3267 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1,425.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Brazil | 0.3165 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 84 | Botswana | 0.2953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 85 | Israel | 0.2952 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 86 | Moldova | 0.2837 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 941.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 0.2134 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Ghana | 0.2043 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 0.2011 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 339.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.1647 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 91 | Kosovo | 0.1596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.1596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Mongolia | 0.1269 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 94 | Armenia | 0.1202 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 132.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Belize | 0.104 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 96 | North Macedonia | 0.0737 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 140.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Macao | 0.0636 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Suriname | 0.0554 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Peru | 0.0456 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Singapore | 0.0383 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Colombia | 0.0346 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 160.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Senegal | 0.0161 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Albania | -0.0124 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 112.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Hungary | -0.0277 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 105.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Nepal | -0.0598 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 81.4% | volatile |
| 106 | India | -0.0789 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 129.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Ecuador | -0.1051 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Guyana | -0.1074 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 773.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Malawi | -0.1094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Ukraine | -0.111 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Liberia | -0.1118 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Sri Lanka | -0.126 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 81.9% | rising |
| 113 | Malaysia | -0.1267 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 114 | Paraguay | -0.1498 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Lesotho | -0.1551 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Indonesia | -0.1754 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 25,940.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Gambia | -0.182 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 85.0% | rising |
| 118 | Georgia | -0.2535 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 207.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Hong Kong | -0.3206 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 152.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Papua New Guinea | -0.3264 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Mexico | -0.3383 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 671.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Kenya | -0.3542 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Philippines | -0.3554 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 567.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Benin | -0.3805 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 693.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.3953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 147.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Zambia | -0.4076 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 136.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Maldives | -0.4119 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Bolivia | -0.4398 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 341.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Serbia | -0.4659 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 470.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Guatemala | -0.4708 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 48.7% | rising |
| 131 | Sierra Leone | -0.5129 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Thailand | -0.5598 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Rwanda | -0.5889 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 134 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.6167 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 135 | Tanzania | -0.645 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 285.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Honduras | -0.6535 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 137 | Tunisia | -0.6837 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 590.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Jordan | -0.7137 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 139 | Kuwait | -0.7183 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 140 | Madagascar | -0.7254 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Nigeria | -0.7265 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 142 | Morocco | -0.7267 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 143 | Lebanon | -0.7733 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 68.3% | falling |
| 144 | Guinea-Bissau | -0.7788 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 145 | El Salvador | -0.7884 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 1,750.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Brunei | -0.7999 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 66.7% | rising |
| 147 | Kyrgyzstan | -0.8013 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 151.4% | rising |
| 148 | Kazakhstan | -0.8157 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 149 | United Arab Emirates | -0.8537 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 33.8% | flat |
| 150 | Oman | -0.8877 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 151 | Mauritania | -0.9253 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 152 | Qatar | -0.9544 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 153 | Burkina Faso | -0.9645 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 146.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Niger | -0.9707 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 255.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Togo | -0.9718 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 156 | Mozambique | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 162.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Uganda | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 54.3% | flat |
| 158 | Gabon | -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 15.4% | flat |
| 159 | Iraq | -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 160 | Uzbekistan | -1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 161 | Algeria | -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 44.6% | rising |
| 162 | Angola | -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 163 | Turkey | -1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 126.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Vietnam | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 165 | Bangladesh | -1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 166 | Pakistan | -1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 33.8% | rising |
| 167 | Guinea | -1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 168 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 169 | Mali | -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 427.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Comoros | -1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 107.5% | falling |
| 171 | Cameroon | -1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 172 | Ethiopia | -1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 173 | Djibouti | -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 174 | Zimbabwe | -1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 175 | Haiti | -1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 176 | Cuba | -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 177 | Central African Republic | -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 178 | Congo | -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 17.1% | flat |
| 179 | Bahrain | -1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 180 | Libya | -1.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 181 | Palestine | -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 68.3% | falling |
| 182 | Eswatini | -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 183 | Russia | -1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 78.8% | falling |
| 184 | Laos | -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 185 | Burundi | -1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 186 | Azerbaijan | -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 187 | Chad | -1.52 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 188 | Saudi Arabia | -1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 189 | Iran | -1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 190 | Somalia | -1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 191 | Egypt | -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 192 | Tajikistan | -1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 193 | China | -1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 21.1% | flat |
| 194 | Cambodia | -1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 195 | Belarus | -1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 196 | Yemen | -1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 197 | Nicaragua | -1.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 176.5% | volatile |
| 198 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.73 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 199 | Venezuela | -1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 200 | Syria | -1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 201 | Sudan | -1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 202 | South Sudan | -1.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 203 | North Korea | -1.99 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 204 | Turkmenistan | -2.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 205 | Myanmar | -2.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 58.4% | rising |
| 206 | Afghanistan | -2.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 78.4% | rising |
| 207 | Eritrea | -2.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
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.