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
208
Highest
1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Norway
Lowest
-2.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Eritrea
Median
0.0124 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Years covered
30
1996–2025
Data points
5,514
What the numbers show
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) is currently reported for 208 countries. The highest value is 1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Norway; the lowest is -2.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Eritrea.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0124 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, and the mean is -0.0888 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 140 fell. The largest increase was in Moldova (up 4,780.0%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 3,361.7%).
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 2 | Denmark | 1.78 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 3 | Finland | 1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 5 | New Zealand | 1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 6 | Ireland | 1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands | 1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 10 | Switzerland | 1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 11 | Canada | 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 12 | Belgium | 1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 13 | Greenland | 1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 14 | Austria | 1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 15 | Australia | 1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 16 | Iceland | 1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 17 | Estonia | 1.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 18 | Liechtenstein | 1.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 20 | Portugal | 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 21 | Tuvalu | 1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 101.4% | flat |
| 22 | San Marino | 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 23 | Uruguay | 1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 24 | Czechia | 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 25 | Lithuania | 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 26 | France | 1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 27 | Latvia | 1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 28 | Spain | 1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 29 | Aruba | 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 29 | Cayman Islands | 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 67.5% | falling |
| 31 | Japan | 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 32 | Slovenia | 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 23.5% | falling |
| 33 | Barbados | 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 34 | Italy | 1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 35 | Guam | 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 36 | American Samoa | 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 38 | Chile | 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 39 | Kiribati | 1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 40 | Bermuda | 1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2017 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 41 | Palau | 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 42 | Malta | 0.9796 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 43 | Monaco | 0.9377 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 44 | Marshall Islands | 0.9226 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 45 | Samoa | 0.9158 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 95.9% | rising |
| 46 | Micronesia (country) | 0.9049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 47 | Cyprus | 0.8997 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 48 | Cape Verde | 0.8806 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 49 | French Polynesia | 0.8772 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 50 | South Korea | 0.8756 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 51 | Greece | 0.8623 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 52 | Slovakia | 0.848 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 53 | Poland | 0.8187 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 54 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.8093 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2017 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 55 | Tonga | 0.8058 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 110.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Andorra | 0.7936 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 57 | Croatia | 0.7384 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Saint Lucia | 0.7355 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 59 | South Africa | 0.6809 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 60 | Seychelles | 0.678 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 175.3% | volatile |
| 61 | United States | 0.6448 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 62 | Bahamas | 0.6321 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 63 | Solomon Islands | 0.6224 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 415.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.6134 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 65 | Mauritius | 0.6061 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 66 | Jamaica | 0.5947 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 67 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.5788 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 68 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5498 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 69 | Vanuatu | 0.5471 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.5461 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 71 | Nauru | 0.5405 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 72 | Dominica | 0.5003 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 73 | Grenada | 0.4831 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 74 | Panama | 0.4784 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 75 | Argentina | 0.4476 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 76 | Romania | 0.4409 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 77 | East Timor | 0.4327 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 155.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Brazil | 0.4224 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 79 | Montenegro | 0.3985 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 65.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Botswana | 0.3959 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 81 | Puerto Rico | 0.3905 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 82 | Israel | 0.3902 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 83 | Namibia | 0.3735 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 84 | Ghana | 0.3603 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 0.3427 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 281.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Bulgaria | 0.2687 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 87 | Moldova | 0.2627 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 4,780.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Suriname | 0.2378 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 89 | Mongolia | 0.2353 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 90 | Fiji | 0.2157 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 174.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Bhutan | 0.2113 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Belize | 0.209 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 93 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.195 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 94 | North Macedonia | 0.1937 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 209.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Senegal | 0.1607 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Kosovo | 0.1596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Albania | 0.1263 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Armenia | 0.1208 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 134.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Lesotho | 0.1012 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 3,856.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.0778 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 101 | New Caledonia | 0.069 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Guyana | 0.0628 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Colombia | 0.0426 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Liberia | 0.0171 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Sri Lanka | 0.0078 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 102.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Malawi | -0.0087 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Hungary | -0.0357 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 107.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Peru | -0.0542 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 117.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Ecuador | -0.0803 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Ukraine | -0.0835 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Malaysia | -0.1056 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Paraguay | -0.1354 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 187.2% | volatile |
| 113 | India | -0.1522 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 134.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Indonesia | -0.1663 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 215.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Nepal | -0.1682 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Singapore | -0.1726 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 314.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Bolivia | -0.1735 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 1,468.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Gambia | -0.2084 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 84.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Papua New Guinea | -0.2356 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 125.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Philippines | -0.2556 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 295.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.2558 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Mexico | -0.2821 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 3,361.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Zambia | -0.3062 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 139.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Kenya | -0.3342 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Guatemala | -0.3367 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Benin | -0.3406 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 311.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Georgia | -0.3588 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 227.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Serbia | -0.4145 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 329.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Macao | -0.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 299.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Maldives | -0.4582 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Sierra Leone | -0.4665 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Thailand | -0.5174 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Hong Kong | -0.5229 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 189.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.5427 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 135 | Lebanon | -0.5935 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 136 | Honduras | -0.5948 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 137 | Madagascar | -0.6481 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Tunisia | -0.6502 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 400.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Nigeria | -0.6608 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 51.4% | rising |
| 140 | Morocco | -0.692 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 141 | Bangladesh | -0.7209 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 142 | Jordan | -0.7457 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 143 | El Salvador | -0.7479 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 1,068.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Rwanda | -0.7616 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 145 | Tanzania | -0.7857 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 280.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Iraq | -0.8217 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 147 | Gabon | -0.8263 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 148 | Kyrgyzstan | -0.8446 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 433.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Mozambique | -0.9014 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 156.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Mauritania | -0.9018 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 151 | Kuwait | -0.9191 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 152 | Brunei | -0.9538 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 29.4% | flat |
| 153 | Kazakhstan | -0.9629 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 154 | Angola | -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 155 | Uganda | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 68.3% | flat |
| 156 | Togo | -1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 157 | United Arab Emirates | -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 158 | Guinea-Bissau | -1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 159 | Comoros | -1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 94.1% | falling |
| 160 | Algeria | -1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 42.6% | flat |
| 161 | Oman | -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 162 | Turkey | -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 124.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Pakistan | -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 49.8% | rising |
| 164 | Niger | -1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 328.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Guinea | -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 45.7% | rising |
| 166 | Palestine | -1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 167 | Burkina Faso | -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 727.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 169 | Haiti | -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 170 | Uzbekistan | -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 171 | Mali | -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 378.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Cameroon | -1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 173 | Vietnam | -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 174 | Central African Republic | -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 175 | Ethiopia | -1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 176 | Congo | -1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 177 | Qatar | -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 20.4% | flat |
| 178 | Zimbabwe | -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 179 | Djibouti | -1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 180 | Libya | -1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 181 | Russia | -1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 76.0% | falling |
| 182 | Eswatini | -1.45 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 183 | Chad | -1.45 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 184 | Bahrain | -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 185 | Azerbaijan | -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 186 | Burundi | -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 187 | Somalia | -1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 188 | Cuba | -1.62 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 189 | Syria | -1.62 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 18.1% | falling |
| 190 | Iran | -1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 191 | Egypt | -1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 192 | Laos | -1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 193 | Cambodia | -1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 194 | China | -1.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 195 | Saudi Arabia | -1.73 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 196 | Belarus | -1.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 197 | Yemen | -1.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 198 | Venezuela | -1.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 199 | Tajikistan | -1.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 200 | Nicaragua | -1.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 187.4% | volatile |
| 201 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 202 | South Sudan | -1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 203 | Sudan | -1.99 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 204 | Turkmenistan | -2.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 205 | Myanmar | -2.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 83.1% | rising |
| 206 | North Korea | -2.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 207 | Afghanistan | -2.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | down 95.7% | rising |
| 208 | Eritrea | -2.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2025 | up 0.4% | 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.