Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Portugal

Portugal: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 78.99 0-100 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
78.99 0-100
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
20th
of 207 countries
All-time high
82.91 0-100
in 1996
All-time low
77.29 0-100
in 2013
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

0204060801996201020241996: 82.9 0-1001998: 81 0-1002000: 81 0-1002002: 81.6 0-1002003: 81.9 0-1002004: 80.6 0-1002005: 81.4 0-1002006: 82.8 0-1002007: 82.8 0-1002008: 82.1 0-1002009: 81.9 0-1002010: 80.7 0-1002011: 80 0-1002012: 77.7 0-1002013: 77.3 0-1002014: 79.2 0-1002015: 79.6 0-1002016: 79.8 0-1002017: 79.8 0-1002018: 78.5 0-1002019: 78.1 0-1002020: 81 0-1002021: 80.7 0-1002022: 79.7 0-1002023: 79.8 0-1002024: 79 0-100

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

Analysis

In 2024, voice and accountability - governance score in Portugal stood at 78.99 0-100.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Portugal peaked at 82.91 0-100 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 77.29 0-100, in 2013.

That places Portugal 20th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Portugal, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 82.91 0-100 —
1998 80.96 0-100 -2.3%
2000 80.95 0-100 -0.0%
2002 81.56 0-100 +0.7%
2003 81.92 0-100 +0.4%
2004 80.64 0-100 -1.6%
2005 81.36 0-100 +0.9%
2006 82.84 0-100 +1.8%
2007 82.81 0-100 -0.0%
2008 82.14 0-100 -0.8%
2009 81.85 0-100 -0.4%
2010 80.73 0-100 -1.4%
2011 79.96 0-100 -1.0%
2012 77.75 0-100 -2.8%
2013 77.29 0-100 -0.6%
2014 79.19 0-100 +2.5%
2015 79.62 0-100 +0.5%
2016 79.76 0-100 +0.2%
2017 79.81 0-100 +0.1%
2018 78.51 0-100 -1.6%
2019 78.06 0-100 -0.6%
2020 80.96 0-100 +3.7%
2021 80.7 0-100 -0.3%
2022 79.72 0-100 -1.2%
2023 79.8 0-100 +0.1%
2024 78.99 0-100 -1.0%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 78.99 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.61 0-100, 1.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 78.99 0-100 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.38 0-100, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 81.93 0-100 80.96 0-100 82.91 0-100 2
2000s 81.79 0-100 80.64 0-100 82.84 0-100 9
2010s 79.07 0-100 77.29 0-100 80.73 0-100 10
2020s 80.03 0-100 78.99 0-100 80.96 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 17 Greenland 81.43 0-100 compare
  2. 18 Liechtenstein 80.09 0-100 compare
  3. 19 United Kingdom 79.61 0-100 compare
  4. 21 Czechia 78.81 0-100 compare
  5. 22 San Marino 78.66 0-100 compare
  6. 23 Uruguay 78.34 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 Portugal?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Portugal was 78.99 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 Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 82.91 0-100 in 1996.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 77.29 0-100 in 2013.
How does Portugal rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Portugal ranks 20th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Portugal 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
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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).