Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Australia

Australia: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 11 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
11
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
64th
of 208 countries
All-time high
13
in 2017
All-time low
7
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Australia, 1996–2025

0510151996201020251996: 71998: 72000: 72002: 92003: 92004: 92005: 92006: 102007: 102008: 102009: 102010: 102011: 112012: 112013: 112014: 112015: 112016: 122017: 132018: 122019: 122020: 122021: 122022: 122023: 112024: 112025: 11

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2025, voice and accountability - number of sources in Australia stood at 11.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Australia peaked at 13 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7, in 1996.

Australia ranks 64th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Australia, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 7 —
1998 7 +0.0%
2000 7 +0.0%
2002 9 +28.6%
2003 9 +0.0%
2004 9 +0.0%
2005 9 +0.0%
2006 10 +11.1%
2007 10 +0.0%
2008 10 +0.0%
2009 10 +0.0%
2010 10 +0.0%
2011 11 +10.0%
2012 11 +0.0%
2013 11 +0.0%
2014 11 +0.0%
2015 11 +0.0%
2016 12 +9.1%
2017 13 +8.3%
2018 12 -7.7%
2019 12 +0.0%
2020 12 +0.0%
2021 12 +0.0%
2022 12 +0.0%
2023 11 -8.3%
2024 11 +0.0%
2025 11 +0.0%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 11 is above the median for high income countries, which is 10, 1.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 11 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.5, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7 7 7 2
2000s 9.22 7 10 9
2010s 11.4 10 13 10
2020s 11.5 11 12 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 64 Bolivia 11 compare
  2. 64 Chad 11 compare
  3. 64 Costa Rica 11 compare
  4. 64 Dominican Republic 11 compare
  5. 64 Ecuador 11 compare
  6. 64 El Salvador 11 compare
  7. 64 Estonia 11 compare
  8. 64 France 11 compare
  9. 64 Gabon 11 compare
  10. 64 Germany 11 compare
  11. 64 Guatemala 11 compare
  12. 64 Guinea-Bissau 11 compare
  13. 64 India 11 compare
  14. 64 Italy 11 compare
  15. 64 Kazakhstan 11 compare
  16. 64 Kyrgyzstan 11 compare
  17. 64 Latvia 11 compare
  18. 64 Libya 11 compare
  19. 64 Lithuania 11 compare
  20. 64 Nepal 11 compare
  21. 64 Nicaragua 11 compare
  22. 64 Pakistan 11 compare
  23. 64 Paraguay 11 compare
  24. 64 Portugal 11 compare
  25. 64 Singapore 11 compare
  26. 64 Spain 11 compare
  27. 64 Sweden 11 compare
  28. 64 Turkey 11 compare
  29. 64 United Kingdom 11 compare
  30. 64 United States 11 compare
  31. 64 Vietnam 11 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - number of sources in Australia?
Voice and accountability - number of sources in Australia was 11 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 13 in 2017.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 7 in 1996.
How does Australia rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
Australia ranks 64th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Voice and Accountability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,514 data points, 1996–2025
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