Voice and Accountability - Number of sources by country
Countries reporting
208
Highest
16
Kenya
Lowest
1
United States Virgin Islands
Median
10
Years covered
30
1996–2025
Data points
5,514
What the numbers show
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources is currently reported for 208 countries. The highest value is 16 in Kenya; the lowest is 1 in United States Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 10, and the mean is 9.4.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 16 | 2025 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 2 | Ghana | 15 | 2025 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 2 | Liberia | 15 | 2025 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 2 | Mozambique | 15 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 2 | Nigeria | 15 | 2025 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 2 | Zambia | 15 | 2025 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 15 | 2025 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 14 | 2025 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 8 | Cote d'Ivoire | 14 | 2025 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 8 | Cameroon | 14 | 2025 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 14 | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 8 | Guinea | 14 | 2025 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 8 | Gambia | 14 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 8 | Madagascar | 14 | 2025 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 8 | Mali | 14 | 2025 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 8 | Mauritania | 14 | 2025 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 8 | Malawi | 14 | 2025 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 8 | Niger | 14 | 2025 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 8 | Sudan | 14 | 2025 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 8 | Senegal | 14 | 2025 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 8 | Sierra Leone | 14 | 2025 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 8 | Togo | 14 | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 8 | Tanzania | 14 | 2025 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 8 | Uganda | 14 | 2025 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 25 | Argentina | 13 | 2025 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 25 | Benin | 13 | 2025 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 25 | Brazil | 13 | 2025 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 25 | Botswana | 13 | 2025 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 25 | Congo | 13 | 2025 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 13 | 2025 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 25 | Mexico | 13 | 2025 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 25 | Namibia | 13 | 2025 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 25 | Tunisia | 13 | 2025 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 25 | South Africa | 13 | 2025 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 35 | Angola | 12 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 35 | Bangladesh | 12 | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 12 | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 35 | Chile | 12 | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 35 | Colombia | 12 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 35 | Czechia | 12 | 2025 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 35 | Egypt | 12 | 2025 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 35 | Honduras | 12 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 35 | Croatia | 12 | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 35 | Hungary | 12 | 2025 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 35 | Indonesia | 12 | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 35 | Jordan | 12 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 35 | South Korea | 12 | 2025 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 12 | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 35 | Lesotho | 12 | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 35 | Morocco | 12 | 2025 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 35 | Mongolia | 12 | 2025 | down 29.4% | rising |
| 35 | Malaysia | 12 | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 35 | Peru | 12 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 35 | Philippines | 12 | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 35 | Poland | 12 | 2025 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 35 | Romania | 12 | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 35 | Rwanda | 12 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 35 | Somalia | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 35 | Slovakia | 12 | 2025 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 35 | Slovenia | 12 | 2025 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 35 | Eswatini | 12 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 35 | Thailand | 12 | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 35 | Venezuela | 12 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 64 | Australia | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Bolivia | 11 | 2025 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 11 | 2025 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 64 | Germany | 11 | 2025 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 11 | 2025 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 64 | Ecuador | 11 | 2025 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 64 | Spain | 11 | 2025 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 64 | Estonia | 11 | 2025 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 64 | France | 11 | 2025 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 64 | Gabon | 11 | 2025 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 64 | United Kingdom | 11 | 2025 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 64 | Guinea-Bissau | 11 | 2025 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 64 | Guatemala | 11 | 2025 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 64 | India | 11 | 2025 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 64 | Italy | 11 | 2025 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 11 | 2025 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 11 | 2025 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 64 | Libya | 11 | 2025 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 64 | Lithuania | 11 | 2025 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 64 | Latvia | 11 | 2025 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 64 | Nicaragua | 11 | 2025 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 64 | Nepal | 11 | 2025 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 64 | Pakistan | 11 | 2025 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 64 | Portugal | 11 | 2025 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 64 | Paraguay | 11 | 2025 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 64 | Singapore | 11 | 2025 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 64 | El Salvador | 11 | 2025 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 64 | Sweden | 11 | 2025 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 64 | Chad | 11 | 2025 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 64 | Turkey | 11 | 2025 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 64 | United States | 11 | 2025 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 64 | Vietnam | 11 | 2025 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 96 | Albania | 10 | 2025 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 96 | Austria | 10 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 96 | Burundi | 10 | 2025 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 96 | Belgium | 10 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 96 | Central African Republic | 10 | 2025 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 96 | Canada | 10 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 96 | China | 10 | 2025 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 96 | Comoros | 10 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 96 | Cyprus | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 96 | Denmark | 10 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 96 | Algeria | 10 | 2025 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 96 | Finland | 10 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 96 | Greece | 10 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 96 | Hong Kong | 10 | 2025 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 96 | Ireland | 10 | 2025 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 96 | Jamaica | 10 | 2025 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 96 | Japan | 10 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 96 | Cambodia | 10 | 2025 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 96 | Lebanon | 10 | 2025 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 96 | Luxembourg | 10 | 2025 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 96 | Moldova | 10 | 2025 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 96 | Myanmar | 10 | 2025 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 96 | Mauritius | 10 | 2025 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 96 | Netherlands | 10 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 96 | Norway | 10 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 96 | New Zealand | 10 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 96 | Panama | 10 | 2025 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 96 | Papua New Guinea | 10 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 96 | Serbia | 10 | 2025 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 96 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 2025 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 96 | Uruguay | 10 | 2025 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 96 | Uzbekistan | 10 | 2025 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 128 | Afghanistan | 9 | 2025 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 128 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9 | 2025 | down 35.7% | rising |
| 128 | Djibouti | 9 | 2025 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 128 | Eritrea | 9 | 2025 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 128 | Georgia | 9 | 2025 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 128 | Iraq | 9 | 2025 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 128 | North Macedonia | 9 | 2025 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 128 | Malta | 9 | 2025 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 128 | Montenegro | 9 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 128 | Qatar | 9 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 128 | Russia | 9 | 2025 | down 35.7% | rising |
| 128 | Saudi Arabia | 9 | 2025 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 128 | South Sudan | 9 | 2025 | down 25.0% | flat |
| 128 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 128 | Ukraine | 9 | 2025 | down 35.7% | rising |
| 128 | Kosovo | 9 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 128 | Yemen | 9 | 2025 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 128 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 146 | United Arab Emirates | 8 | 2025 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 146 | Armenia | 8 | 2025 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 146 | Azerbaijan | 8 | 2025 | down 38.5% | rising |
| 146 | Switzerland | 8 | 2025 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 146 | Cape Verde | 8 | 2025 | down 38.5% | rising |
| 146 | Fiji | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 146 | Equatorial Guinea | 8 | 2025 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 146 | Haiti | 8 | 2025 | down 38.5% | rising |
| 146 | Iran | 8 | 2025 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 146 | Iceland | 8 | 2025 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 146 | Kuwait | 8 | 2025 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 146 | Suriname | 8 | 2025 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 146 | Tajikistan | 8 | 2025 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 146 | East Timor | 8 | 2025 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 160 | Bahrain | 7 | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 160 | Belarus | 7 | 2025 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 160 | Belize | 7 | 2025 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 160 | Bhutan | 7 | 2025 | down 41.7% | rising |
| 160 | Guyana | 7 | 2025 | down 46.2% | rising |
| 160 | Israel | 7 | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 160 | Laos | 7 | 2025 | down 41.7% | rising |
| 160 | Oman | 7 | 2025 | down 22.2% | flat |
| 160 | North Korea | 7 | 2025 | down 22.2% | flat |
| 160 | Seychelles | 7 | 2025 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 160 | Syria | 7 | 2025 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 171 | Cuba | 6 | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 171 | Maldives | 6 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 171 | Palestine | 6 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 174 | Bahamas | 5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 174 | Solomon Islands | 5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 174 | Turkmenistan | 5 | 2025 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 174 | Tonga | 5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 174 | Vanuatu | 5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 174 | Samoa | 5 | 2025 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 180 | Barbados | 4 | 2025 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 180 | Brunei | 4 | 2025 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 180 | Grenada | 4 | 2025 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 180 | Kiribati | 4 | 2025 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 180 | Tuvalu | 4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 185 | Dominica | 3 | 2025 | down 40.0% | flat |
| 185 | Micronesia (country) | 3 | 2025 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 185 | Saint Lucia | 3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 185 | Liechtenstein | 3 | 2025 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 185 | Marshall Islands | 3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 185 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 2025 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 185 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 2025 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 192 | Andorra | 2 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 192 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 192 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 2025 | down 50.0% | flat |
| 192 | Nauru | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 192 | Palau | 2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | flat |
| 197 | Aruba | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 197 | American Samoa | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 197 | Bermuda | 1 | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 197 | Cayman Islands | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 197 | Greenland | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 197 | Guam | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 197 | Macao | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 197 | Monaco | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 197 | New Caledonia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 197 | French Polynesia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 197 | San Marino | 1 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 197 | United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 2017 | unchanged | flat |