Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Congo

Congo: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 33.84 0-100 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
33.84 0-100
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
178th
of 207 countries
All-time high
40.93 0-100
in 1996
All-time low
27.64 0-100
in 1998
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

0102030401996201020241996: 40.9 0-1001998: 27.6 0-1002000: 29.6 0-1002002: 37.9 0-1002003: 38.9 0-1002004: 38.2 0-1002005: 36.6 0-1002006: 36.1 0-1002007: 35.9 0-1002008: 36.7 0-1002009: 36.9 0-1002010: 37.6 0-1002011: 37.6 0-1002012: 36.9 0-1002013: 37.5 0-1002014: 37.2 0-1002015: 38.7 0-1002016: 37 0-1002017: 36.9 0-1002018: 35.7 0-1002019: 34.4 0-1002020: 35.4 0-1002021: 34.6 0-1002022: 34.6 0-1002023: 34.4 0-1002024: 33.8 0-100

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for voice and accountability - governance score in Congo is 33.84 0-100, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Congo peaked at 40.93 0-100 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 27.64 0-100, in 1998.

Congo ranks 178th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Congo, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 40.93 0-100
1998 27.64 0-100 -32.5%
2000 29.62 0-100 +7.1%
2002 37.89 0-100 +27.9%
2003 38.92 0-100 +2.7%
2004 38.18 0-100 -1.9%
2005 36.6 0-100 -4.1%
2006 36.13 0-100 -1.3%
2007 35.88 0-100 -0.7%
2008 36.68 0-100 +2.2%
2009 36.93 0-100 +0.7%
2010 37.64 0-100 +1.9%
2011 37.63 0-100 -0.0%
2012 36.87 0-100 -2.0%
2013 37.47 0-100 +1.6%
2014 37.19 0-100 -0.7%
2015 38.7 0-100 +4.1%
2016 36.97 0-100 -4.5%
2017 36.9 0-100 -0.2%
2018 35.65 0-100 -3.4%
2019 34.36 0-100 -3.6%
2020 35.42 0-100 +3.1%
2021 34.58 0-100 -2.4%
2022 34.62 0-100 +0.1%
2023 34.41 0-100 -0.6%
2024 33.84 0-100 -1.7%

Congo compared with similar countries

  • Congo's 33.84 0-100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.32 0-100, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Congo's 33.84 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.31 0-100, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1998 -32.5% 40.93 0-100 27.64 0-100
2002 +27.9% 29.62 0-100 37.89 0-100

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 34.29 0-100 27.64 0-100 40.93 0-100 2
2000s 36.31 0-100 29.62 0-100 38.92 0-100 9
2010s 36.94 0-100 34.36 0-100 38.7 0-100 10
2020s 34.57 0-100 33.84 0-100 35.42 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 175 Haiti 34.71 0-100 compare
  2. 176 Cuba 34.65 0-100 compare
  3. 177 Central African Republic 33.9 0-100 compare
  4. 179 Bahrain 33.72 0-100 compare
  5. 180 Libya 33.47 0-100 compare
  6. 181 Palestine 33.29 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Congo?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Congo was 33.84 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 Congo?
The highest recorded value was 40.93 0-100 in 1996.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 27.64 0-100 in 1998.
How does Congo rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Congo ranks 178th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this 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
207 places, 5,285 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).