Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Rwanda

Rwanda: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 46.54 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
46.54 0-100
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
133rd
of 207 countries
All-time high
47.62 0-100
in 2023
All-time low
26.57 0-100
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

010203040501996201020241996: 26.6 0-1001998: 28.7 0-1002000: 26.8 0-1002002: 30.6 0-1002003: 34.1 0-1002004: 34.9 0-1002005: 38.7 0-1002006: 40.4 0-1002007: 39.4 0-1002008: 39.4 0-1002009: 38.9 0-1002010: 38.2 0-1002011: 38.5 0-1002012: 41.2 0-1002013: 41.6 0-1002014: 42.8 0-1002015: 42.7 0-1002016: 42.5 0-1002017: 42.9 0-1002018: 44.1 0-1002019: 44.6 0-1002020: 44.4 0-1002021: 47.4 0-1002022: 47.4 0-1002023: 47.6 0-1002024: 46.5 0-100

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

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 46.54 0-100 for voice and accountability - governance score in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Rwanda peaked at 47.62 0-100 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.57 0-100, in 1996.

Rwanda ranks 133rd of 207 countries on this measure, 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 Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Rwanda, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 26.57 0-100
1998 28.68 0-100 +7.9%
2000 26.79 0-100 -6.6%
2002 30.62 0-100 +14.3%
2003 34.13 0-100 +11.5%
2004 34.91 0-100 +2.3%
2005 38.7 0-100 +10.9%
2006 40.41 0-100 +4.4%
2007 39.41 0-100 -2.5%
2008 39.41 0-100 +0.0%
2009 38.93 0-100 -1.2%
2010 38.17 0-100 -1.9%
2011 38.5 0-100 +0.9%
2012 41.23 0-100 +7.1%
2013 41.6 0-100 +0.9%
2014 42.77 0-100 +2.8%
2015 42.73 0-100 -0.1%
2016 42.5 0-100 -0.5%
2017 42.88 0-100 +0.9%
2018 44.1 0-100 +2.8%
2019 44.55 0-100 +1.0%
2020 44.4 0-100 -0.3%
2021 47.43 0-100 +6.8%
2022 47.35 0-100 -0.2%
2023 47.62 0-100 +0.6%
2024 46.54 0-100 -2.3%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 46.54 0-100 is above the median for low income countries, which is 35.48 0-100, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Rwanda's 46.54 0-100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.31 0-100, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 27.63 0-100 26.57 0-100 28.68 0-100 2
2000s 35.92 0-100 26.79 0-100 40.41 0-100 9
2010s 41.9 0-100 38.17 0-100 44.55 0-100 10
2020s 46.67 0-100 44.4 0-100 47.62 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 130 Guatemala 48.61 0-100 compare
  2. 131 Sierra Leone 47.87 0-100 compare
  3. 132 Thailand 47.05 0-100 compare
  4. 134 Cote d'Ivoire 46.06 0-100 compare
  5. 135 Tanzania 45.56 0-100 compare
  6. 136 Honduras 45.41 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Rwanda?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Rwanda was 46.54 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 Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 47.62 0-100 in 2023.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 26.57 0-100 in 1996.
How does Rwanda rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Rwanda ranks 133rd out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda 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).