Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Malawi

Malawi: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 54.93 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
54.93 0-100
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
108th
of 206 countries
All-time high
55.6 0-100
in 2023
All-time low
44.61 0-100
in 2002
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Malawi, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 53.5 0-1001998: 54.7 0-1002000: 51 0-1002002: 44.6 0-1002003: 45.8 0-1002004: 47.9 0-1002005: 50.8 0-1002006: 53.2 0-1002007: 54.1 0-1002008: 53.5 0-1002009: 55.1 0-1002010: 52.1 0-1002011: 51.2 0-1002012: 52.8 0-1002013: 52.6 0-1002014: 54 0-1002015: 54.4 0-1002016: 53.5 0-1002017: 53 0-1002018: 52.9 0-1002019: 52.1 0-1002020: 55.4 0-1002021: 55.5 0-1002022: 55.5 0-1002023: 55.6 0-1002024: 54.9 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

The most recent figure for voice and accountability - governance score in Malawi is 54.93 0-100, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Malawi peaked at 55.6 0-100 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.61 0-100, in 2002.

That places Malawi 108th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 54.13 0-100 53.53 0-100 54.73 0-100 2
2000s 50.67 0-100 44.61 0-100 55.12 0-100 9
2010s 52.86 0-100 51.16 0-100 54.36 0-100 10
2020s 55.38 0-100 54.93 0-100 55.6 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 105 India 55.47 0-100 compare
  2. 106 Ecuador 55.01 0-100 compare
  3. 107 Guyana 54.97 0-100 compare
  4. 109 Ukraine 54.91 0-100 compare
  5. 110 Liberia 54.89 0-100 compare
  6. 111 Sri Lanka 54.64 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Malawi?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Malawi was 54.93 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 55.6 0-100 in 2023.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 44.61 0-100 in 2002.
How does Malawi rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Malawi ranks 108th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,285 data points, 1996–2024
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