Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Mexico
Mexico: Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) was 52.55 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Mexico, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
In 2025, voice and accountability - governance score in Mexico stood at 52.55 0-100. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Mexico peaked at 64.69 0-100 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 52.55 0-100, in 2025.
That places Mexico 122nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 55.06 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 56.03 0-100 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 60.19 0-100 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 63.03 0-100 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 63.7 0-100 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 64.48 0-100 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 64.69 0-100 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 62.6 0-100 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 61.87 0-100 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 62.15 0-100 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 64.11 0-100 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 64.49 0-100 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 61.91 0-100 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 60.79 0-100 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 60.48 0-100 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 58.77 0-100 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 57.57 0-100 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 57.21 0-100 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 56.2 0-100 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 58.05 0-100 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 57.99 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 57.44 0-100 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 55.47 0-100 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 55.15 0-100 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 54.73 0-100 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 53.3 0-100 | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 52.55 0-100 | -1.4% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 52.55 0-100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.73 0-100, 93% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 52.55 0-100 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.47 0-100, 80% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.55 0-100 | 55.06 0-100 | 56.03 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 62.98 0-100 | 60.19 0-100 | 64.69 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 59.35 0-100 | 56.2 0-100 | 64.49 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.77 0-100 | 52.55 0-100 | 57.44 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 119 Papua New Guinea 53.4 0-100 compare
- 120 Philippines 53.03 0-100 compare
- 121 Bosnia and Herzegovina 53.03 0-100 compare
- 123 Zambia 52.1 0-100 compare
- 124 Kenya 51.59 0-100 compare
- 125 Guatemala 51.54 0-100 compare
More reference data data for Mexico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 84.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 157.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is voice and accountability - governance score in Mexico?
- Voice and accountability - governance score in Mexico was 52.55 0-100 in 2025, 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 64.69 0-100 in 2005.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.55 0-100 in 2025.
- How does Mexico rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
- Mexico ranks 122nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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
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).