Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Kiribati

Kiribati: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 4 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
180th
of 208 countries
All-time high
6
in 2009
All-time low
2
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

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

234561996201020251996: 21998: 22000: 22002: 22003: 22004: 32005: 52006: 52007: 52008: 52009: 62010: 62011: 62012: 62013: 62014: 62015: 62016: 62017: 62018: 42019: 42020: 42021: 42022: 42023: 42024: 42025: 4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for voice and accountability - number of sources in Kiribati is 4, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Kiribati peaked at 6 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1996.

Kiribati ranks 180th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Kiribati, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 2 —
1998 2 +0.0%
2000 2 +0.0%
2002 2 +0.0%
2003 2 +0.0%
2004 3 +50.0%
2005 5 +66.7%
2006 5 +0.0%
2007 5 +0.0%
2008 5 +0.0%
2009 6 +20.0%
2010 6 +0.0%
2011 6 +0.0%
2012 6 +0.0%
2013 6 +0.0%
2014 6 +0.0%
2015 6 +0.0%
2016 6 +0.0%
2017 6 +0.0%
2018 4 -33.3%
2019 4 +0.0%
2020 4 +0.0%
2021 4 +0.0%
2022 4 +0.0%
2023 4 +0.0%
2024 4 +0.0%
2025 4 +0.0%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 4 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12, 33% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 4 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.5, 53% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2 2 2 2
2000s 3.89 2 6 9
2010s 5.6 4 6 10
2020s 4 4 4 6

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 180 Barbados 4 compare
  2. 180 Brunei 4 compare
  3. 180 Grenada 4 compare
  4. 180 Tuvalu 4 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - number of sources in Kiribati?
Voice and accountability - number of sources in Kiribati was 4 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 6 in 2009.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1996.
How does Kiribati rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
Kiribati ranks 180th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kiribati 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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