Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 22.06 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
22.06 0-100
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
202nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
27.72 0-100
in 2011
All-time low
17.96 0-100
in 2002
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1996–2024

01020301996201020241996: 21.3 0-1001998: 18.8 0-1002000: 18.8 0-1002002: 18 0-1002003: 18.4 0-1002004: 20.1 0-1002005: 19.6 0-1002006: 19.7 0-1002007: 21.6 0-1002008: 21.2 0-1002009: 20.5 0-1002010: 27.5 0-1002011: 27.7 0-1002012: 21.2 0-1002013: 20.8 0-1002014: 21.3 0-1002015: 21.3 0-1002016: 21.2 0-1002017: 21 0-1002018: 22.7 0-1002019: 22.4 0-1002020: 22.4 0-1002021: 22.1 0-1002022: 22.6 0-1002023: 22.5 0-1002024: 22.1 0-100

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

Analysis

Democratic People's Republic of Korea recorded 22.06 0-100 for voice and accountability - governance score in 2024.

The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 27.72 0-100 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 17.96 0-100, in 2002.

That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 202nd 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 20.06 0-100 18.78 0-100 21.33 0-100 2
2000s 19.77 0-100 17.96 0-100 21.56 0-100 9
2010s 22.7 0-100 20.77 0-100 27.72 0-100 10
2020s 22.35 0-100 22.06 0-100 22.6 0-100 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 22.06 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 People's Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 27.72 0-100 in 2011.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 17.96 0-100 in 2002.
How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 202nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea 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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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
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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).