Voice and Accountability - Governance score in New Zealand

New Zealand: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 86.42 0-100 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
86.42 0-100
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
5th
of 207 countries
All-time high
88.53 0-100
in 2011
All-time low
82.66 0-100
in 1998
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in New Zealand, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 83.9 0-1001998: 82.7 0-1002000: 83.7 0-1002002: 83.8 0-1002003: 84 0-1002004: 83.4 0-1002005: 84.9 0-1002006: 85.2 0-1002007: 85.1 0-1002008: 85.6 0-1002009: 86.4 0-1002010: 86.5 0-1002011: 88.5 0-1002012: 88.2 0-1002013: 87.8 0-1002014: 86.8 0-1002015: 88.2 0-1002016: 88.1 0-1002017: 87.9 0-1002018: 87.3 0-1002019: 87.5 0-1002020: 87.6 0-1002021: 87.3 0-1002022: 87.3 0-1002023: 86.9 0-1002024: 86.4 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 86.42 0-100 for voice and accountability - governance score in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in New Zealand peaked at 88.53 0-100 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 82.66 0-100, in 1998.

New Zealand ranks 5th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 83.26 0-100 82.66 0-100 83.85 0-100 2
2000s 84.68 0-100 83.4 0-100 86.38 0-100 9
2010s 87.67 0-100 86.55 0-100 88.53 0-100 10
2020s 87.1 0-100 86.42 0-100 87.56 0-100 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 2 Denmark 90.02 0-100 compare
  2. 3 Finland 89.29 0-100 compare
  3. 4 Sweden 87.09 0-100 compare
  4. 6 Luxembourg 86 0-100 compare
  5. 7 Netherlands 85.79 0-100 compare
  6. 8 Switzerland 85.59 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 207 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in New Zealand?
Voice and accountability - governance score in New Zealand was 86.42 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 88.53 0-100 in 2011.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 82.66 0-100 in 1998.
How does New Zealand rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
New Zealand ranks 5th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand 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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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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