Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Nepal

Nepal: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 55.8 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
55.8 0-100
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
105th
of 207 countries
All-time high
55.92 0-100
in 2023
All-time low
39.34 0-100
in 2005
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

02040601996201020241996: 50 0-1001998: 48.3 0-1002000: 46.8 0-1002002: 40.1 0-1002003: 47.1 0-1002004: 39.9 0-1002005: 39.3 0-1002006: 45.6 0-1002007: 50.4 0-1002008: 49.9 0-1002009: 49.3 0-1002010: 48.4 0-1002011: 49.4 0-1002012: 48.3 0-1002013: 50.3 0-1002014: 51.2 0-1002015: 51.2 0-1002016: 52.6 0-1002017: 53.6 0-1002018: 54.7 0-1002019: 53.8 0-1002020: 54.5 0-1002021: 54.3 0-1002022: 55.1 0-1002023: 55.9 0-1002024: 55.8 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 Nepal is 55.8 0-100, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Nepal peaked at 55.92 0-100 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.34 0-100, in 2005.

That places Nepal 105th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Nepal, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 49.95 0-100
1998 48.33 0-100 -3.2%
2000 46.8 0-100 -3.2%
2002 40.12 0-100 -14.3%
2003 47.09 0-100 +17.4%
2004 39.87 0-100 -15.3%
2005 39.34 0-100 -1.3%
2006 45.57 0-100 +15.8%
2007 50.37 0-100 +10.5%
2008 49.9 0-100 -0.9%
2009 49.27 0-100 -1.3%
2010 48.43 0-100 -1.7%
2011 49.39 0-100 +2.0%
2012 48.33 0-100 -2.2%
2013 50.31 0-100 +4.1%
2014 51.24 0-100 +1.9%
2015 51.16 0-100 -0.2%
2016 52.58 0-100 +2.8%
2017 53.63 0-100 +2.0%
2018 54.71 0-100 +2.0%
2019 53.78 0-100 -1.7%
2020 54.55 0-100 +1.4%
2021 54.32 0-100 -0.4%
2022 55.12 0-100 +1.5%
2023 55.92 0-100 +1.5%
2024 55.8 0-100 -0.2%

Nepal compared with similar countries

  • Nepal's 55.8 0-100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.32 0-100, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nepal's 55.8 0-100 is above the median for South Asia, which is 55.06 0-100, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 49.14 0-100 48.33 0-100 49.95 0-100 2
2000s 45.37 0-100 39.34 0-100 50.37 0-100 9
2010s 51.36 0-100 48.33 0-100 54.71 0-100 10
2020s 55.14 0-100 54.32 0-100 55.92 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 102 Senegal 57.13 0-100 compare
  2. 103 Albania 56.63 0-100 compare
  3. 104 Hungary 56.36 0-100 compare
  4. 106 India 55.47 0-100 compare
  5. 107 Ecuador 55.01 0-100 compare
  6. 108 Guyana 54.97 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 207 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Nepal?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Nepal was 55.8 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 Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 55.92 0-100 in 2023.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 39.34 0-100 in 2005.
How does Nepal rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Nepal ranks 105th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nepal 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
207 places, 5,285 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).