Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Switzerland

Switzerland: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 85.59 0-100 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
85.59 0-100
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
8th
of 208 countries
All-time high
86.33 0-100
in 2022
All-time low
84.16 0-100
in 2000
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

0204060801996201020241996: 84.3 0-1001998: 84.4 0-1002000: 84.2 0-1002002: 85.1 0-1002003: 85.4 0-1002004: 84.9 0-1002005: 85.1 0-1002006: 85.7 0-1002007: 85.7 0-1002008: 85.6 0-1002009: 85.9 0-1002010: 85.8 0-1002011: 85.9 0-1002012: 85.9 0-1002013: 85.7 0-1002014: 85.4 0-1002015: 85.4 0-1002016: 85.5 0-1002017: 86 0-1002018: 86.2 0-1002019: 85.7 0-1002020: 85.5 0-1002021: 86.2 0-1002022: 86.3 0-1002023: 85.3 0-1002024: 85.6 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, voice and accountability - governance score in Switzerland stood at 85.59 0-100.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Switzerland peaked at 86.33 0-100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 84.16 0-100, in 2000.

Switzerland ranks 8th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Switzerland, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 84.3 0-100 —
1998 84.37 0-100 +0.1%
2000 84.16 0-100 -0.3%
2002 85.13 0-100 +1.2%
2003 85.39 0-100 +0.3%
2004 84.9 0-100 -0.6%
2005 85.07 0-100 +0.2%
2006 85.69 0-100 +0.7%
2007 85.68 0-100 -0.0%
2008 85.64 0-100 -0.0%
2009 85.91 0-100 +0.3%
2010 85.83 0-100 -0.1%
2011 85.92 0-100 +0.1%
2012 85.9 0-100 -0.0%
2013 85.7 0-100 -0.2%
2014 85.4 0-100 -0.3%
2015 85.41 0-100 +0.0%
2016 85.54 0-100 +0.1%
2017 86 0-100 +0.5%
2018 86.15 0-100 +0.2%
2019 85.72 0-100 -0.5%
2020 85.54 0-100 -0.2%
2021 86.22 0-100 +0.8%
2022 86.33 0-100 +0.1%
2023 85.29 0-100 -1.2%
2024 85.59 0-100 +0.4%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

  • Switzerland's 85.59 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.37 0-100, 1.2× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Switzerland's 85.59 0-100 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 71.94 0-100, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 84.34 0-100 84.3 0-100 84.37 0-100 2
2000s 85.29 0-100 84.16 0-100 85.91 0-100 9
2010s 85.76 0-100 85.4 0-100 86.15 0-100 10
2020s 85.8 0-100 85.29 0-100 86.33 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 5 New Zealand 86.42 0-100 compare
  2. 6 Luxembourg 86 0-100 compare
  3. 7 Netherlands 85.79 0-100 compare
  4. 9 Ireland 85.51 0-100 compare
  5. 10 Germany 84.82 0-100 compare
  6. 11 Australia 83.32 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Switzerland?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Switzerland was 85.59 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 86.33 0-100 in 2022.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 84.16 0-100 in 2000.
How does Switzerland rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Switzerland ranks 8th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Switzerland 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
208 places, 5,311 data points, 1996–2024
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