Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Turkey

Turkey: Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) was 37.28 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
37.28 0-100
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
162nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
59.42 0-100
in 2006
All-time low
37.28 0-100
in 2025
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Turkey, 1996–2025

02040601996201020251996: 54.8 0-1001998: 45.8 0-1002000: 51.1 0-1002002: 52.1 0-1002003: 55.7 0-1002004: 58.5 0-1002005: 59.1 0-1002006: 59.4 0-1002007: 57.3 0-1002008: 58.2 0-1002009: 59 0-1002010: 57.5 0-1002011: 55.3 0-1002012: 55.1 0-1002013: 53 0-1002014: 50 0-1002015: 48.6 0-1002016: 44.8 0-1002017: 43.6 0-1002018: 39.9 0-1002019: 40.5 0-1002020: 39.8 0-1002021: 38.9 0-1002022: 37.4 0-1002023: 37.7 0-1002024: 37.6 0-1002025: 37.3 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 2025, voice and accountability - governance score in Turkey stood at 37.28 0-100. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Turkey peaked at 59.42 0-100 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 37.28 0-100, in 2025.

Turkey ranks 162nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Turkey, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 54.84 0-100 —
1998 45.83 0-100 -16.4%
2000 51.12 0-100 +11.5%
2002 52.12 0-100 +2.0%
2003 55.73 0-100 +6.9%
2004 58.49 0-100 +5.0%
2005 59.14 0-100 +1.1%
2006 59.42 0-100 +0.5%
2007 57.26 0-100 -3.6%
2008 58.25 0-100 +1.7%
2009 59.01 0-100 +1.3%
2010 57.48 0-100 -2.6%
2011 55.3 0-100 -3.8%
2012 55.07 0-100 -0.4%
2013 53 0-100 -3.8%
2014 50.01 0-100 -5.7%
2015 48.61 0-100 -2.8%
2016 44.8 0-100 -7.8%
2017 43.63 0-100 -2.6%
2018 39.94 0-100 -8.4%
2019 40.5 0-100 +1.4%
2020 39.82 0-100 -1.7%
2021 38.9 0-100 -2.3%
2022 37.39 0-100 -3.9%
2023 37.75 0-100 +1.0%
2024 37.56 0-100 -0.5%
2025 37.28 0-100 -0.7%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 37.28 0-100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.73 0-100, 66% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 37.28 0-100 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 73.89 0-100, 50% of the median. (54 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 50.34 0-100 45.83 0-100 54.84 0-100 2
2000s 56.73 0-100 51.12 0-100 59.42 0-100 9
2010s 48.83 0-100 39.94 0-100 57.48 0-100 10
2020s 38.12 0-100 37.28 0-100 39.82 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 159 Comoros 37.93 0-100 compare
  2. 160 Algeria 37.81 0-100 compare
  3. 161 Oman 37.37 0-100 compare
  4. 163 Pakistan 37.02 0-100 compare
  5. 164 Niger 36.75 0-100 compare
  6. 165 Guinea 36.13 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Turkey?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Turkey was 37.28 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 Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 59.42 0-100 in 2006.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 37.28 0-100 in 2025.
How does Turkey rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Turkey ranks 162nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Turkey 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
208 places, 5,514 data points, 1996–2025
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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).