Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Pakistan

Pakistan: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 36.44 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
36.44 0-100
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
165th
of 206 countries
All-time high
42.52 0-100
in 2017
All-time low
33.12 0-100
in 2000
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

0102030401996201020241996: 39.8 0-1001998: 38.9 0-1002000: 33.1 0-1002002: 35.4 0-1002003: 35.9 0-1002004: 35 0-1002005: 37.2 0-1002006: 41 0-1002007: 39.5 0-1002008: 40 0-1002009: 40.5 0-1002010: 41.5 0-1002011: 39.9 0-1002012: 40.1 0-1002013: 40.5 0-1002014: 41.6 0-1002015: 42.3 0-1002016: 42.4 0-1002017: 42.5 0-1002018: 42.3 0-1002019: 41 0-1002020: 41.6 0-1002021: 40.7 0-1002022: 39.9 0-1002023: 38.9 0-1002024: 36.4 0-100

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

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 36.44 0-100 for voice and accountability - governance score in 2024.

The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Pakistan peaked at 42.52 0-100 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 33.12 0-100, in 2000.

That places Pakistan 165th 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 39.32 0-100 38.86 0-100 39.79 0-100 2
2000s 37.5 0-100 33.12 0-100 40.96 0-100 9
2010s 41.43 0-100 39.94 0-100 42.52 0-100 10
2020s 39.5 0-100 36.44 0-100 41.57 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 162 Turkey 37.69 0-100 compare
  2. 163 Vietnam 37.63 0-100 compare
  3. 164 Bangladesh 36.53 0-100 compare
  4. 166 Guinea 35.68 0-100 compare
  5. 167 Democratic Republic of Congo 35.61 0-100 compare
  6. 168 Mali 35.48 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Pakistan?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Pakistan was 36.44 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 Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 42.52 0-100 in 2017.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 33.12 0-100 in 2000.
How does Pakistan rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Pakistan ranks 165th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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).