Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 35.61 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
35.61 0-100
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
167th
of 206 countries
All-time high
37.15 0-100
in 2023
All-time low
22.78 0-100
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996–2024

0102030401996201020241996: 22.8 0-1001998: 24.5 0-1002000: 25.6 0-1002002: 25.9 0-1002003: 27.5 0-1002004: 28.8 0-1002005: 30.9 0-1002006: 36.4 0-1002007: 36.9 0-1002008: 34.3 0-1002009: 33.7 0-1002010: 33.5 0-1002011: 31.6 0-1002012: 31.5 0-1002013: 31.7 0-1002014: 33.3 0-1002015: 33.9 0-1002016: 32.2 0-1002017: 31.1 0-1002018: 33.2 0-1002019: 36.2 0-1002020: 37.1 0-1002021: 36.9 0-1002022: 36.8 0-1002023: 37.1 0-1002024: 35.6 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, voice and accountability - governance score in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 35.61 0-100.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 37.15 0-100 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.78 0-100, in 1996.

That places Democratic Republic of Congo 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.64 0-100 22.78 0-100 24.5 0-100 2
2000s 31.13 0-100 25.62 0-100 36.92 0-100 9
2010s 32.81 0-100 31.09 0-100 36.22 0-100 10
2020s 36.72 0-100 35.61 0-100 37.15 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 164 Bangladesh 36.53 0-100 compare
  2. 165 Pakistan 36.44 0-100 compare
  3. 166 Guinea 35.68 0-100 compare
  4. 168 Mali 35.48 0-100 compare
  5. 169 Comoros 35.18 0-100 compare
  6. 170 Cameroon 35.12 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Democratic Republic of Congo was 35.61 0-100 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 37.15 0-100 in 2023.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 22.78 0-100 in 1996.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), 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
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,259 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

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 score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).